Helicopter Flight Simulator Training

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
CAE Aircrew Training Services plc
RAF Benson
Wallingford
United Kingdom
OX106AA
Nature of Requirements: 
Helicopter Flight Simulator Training

W8485-152968/A
Almonte, Cathleen
Telephone No. - (204) 984-6664 (    )
Fax No. - (204) 983-7796

Project Number: W8485-152968

Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN):

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community
that a department or agency intends to
award a contract for goods, services or construction to a
pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other
suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a
statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits
a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out
in the ACAN, on or before the closing date
stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed
with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

Description of Requirement:

Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of
Department of National Defence (DND)
intends to solicit a bid and negotiate with CAE Aircrew Training
Services for the provision of annual
CH149 FMFS training to CAF/Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH149
Pilots and Flight Engineers as a
requirement for the maintenance of flying qualifications and
currencies, including basic and advanced
emergency training through the use of a Full Motion Flight
Simulator (FMFS).

Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements):

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that it meets the following
requirements:

1.1 	The training will fulfill the following requirements:

1.1.1 	The Contractor must provide the RCAF with access to and
use of a Full-Motion Flight Simulator
	(FMFS) which will allow for Initial, Basic, or Conversion
Training (hereafter referred to as Ab-
	Initio) in an environment that approximates flying an
EH101/CH149 helicopter. The FMFS must
	be capable of providing simulation that allows students to
attain a basic level of skill and
	knowledge on various emergency procedures in order to be
employed as, and hold, a basic flight
	qualification.

1.1.2 	The Contractor must provide the RCAF with access to and
use of an FMFS which will allow for
	Re-current or Continuation Training (hereafter referred to as
Continuation) in an environment that
	approximates flying an EH101/CH149 helicopter. The FMFS must be
capable of providing
	simulation that allows CH149 pilots and FEs already current on
the CH149 to retain that currency.

1.1.3 	The Contractor must provide the RCAF with access to and
use of an EH101/CH149 FMFS
	capable of providing simulation that allows for qualification
at or above FAA Level-D standards for
	personnel posted to the CH149 Operational Community in the
capacity of but not limited to pilots
	and FEs for the following simulation manoeuvers:

a. 12 Hours SIM;
b. Over Water Transition Down (OWTD) Flown;
c. OWTD Monitored;
d. OEI Procedure and Landing;
e. Tail Rotor Malfunction; and
f. Autorotations.

1.1.4 	The Contractor must provide a minimum of 24 and a maximum
of 30 continuation training
	simulator sessions per year of 12 hours per session (288 - 360
simulator hours per year):

1.1.5 	The Contract must also provide, in addition to
continuation training, a minimum of 80 simulator
	hours per year for ab-initio training.

1.1.6 	Courses must take place at the Contractor`s location.

1.1.7 	Training courses must be presented in English.

1.1.8 	Training courses must be provided by presentation,
lecture, simulation, audio/video presentation,
	group discussion and visit to support facilities, or a
combination thereof.

1.1.9 	All capabilities and functions of the simulator must be
fully operational, serviceable, and
	configured to enable Canadian training objectives to be met.

1.1.10 	Canadian-style PALs must be installed, Flight Control
trim functions must emulate the CH149
	Cormorant, and the CCU display Hover page must emulate the CCU
of the CH149 Cormorant.

1.1.11 	The Contractor must provide a designated classroom in
close proximity to the flight simulator for
	the purpose of conducting pre-flight and post-flight
debriefings. These briefings (up to 90
	minutes) will be conducted prior-to and following each training
session.

1.1.12 	Parking must be available in close proximity (less than
100 m) to the simulator facility entrance.

Trade Agreement Application:

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier:

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is invoked for this procurement
under subsection 6 (d) only one person is capable of performing
the work.

Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - ARTICLE 506, SECTION 12
(b) where there is an absence of competition for technical
reasons and the goods or services can be
supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or
substitute exists

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - ARTICLE 1016,
SECTION 2
(b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the
protection of patents, copyrights or other
exclusive rights, or proprietary information or where there is
an absence of competition for technical
reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a
particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists;

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO - AGP) - ARTICLE XV
1. (b) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with
protection of exclusive rights, such as patents
or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical
reasons, the products or services can be
supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists

Ownership of Intellectual Property:

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of
the proposed contract will vest in the
Contractor.

Period of the Proposed Contract:

The period of the Contract is from 01 August 2015 to 31 March
2018 inclusive with Canada retaining an
irrevocable option to extend the Contract for an additional two
(2) consecutive one (1) year periods.

Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract:

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s) is $9M
- $9.5M (GST/HST included)

Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier:

CAE Aircrew Training Services plc.
RAF Benson
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
OX106AA
United Kingdom

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services and/or goods
described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in
writing to the contact person identified in this
Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The
statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

Inquiries and submission of Statements of Capabilities:

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Cathleen Almonte, B. Comm. (Hons.)
Supply Specialist, Acquisitions Branch
PO Box 1408
100-167 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2Z1

Telephone: (204) 984-6664 			Facsimile: (204) 983-7796
E-mail: cathleen.almonte@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.