RFI Manolis L Wreck Assessment

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Request for Information (RFI)
Wreck Assessment - General Cargo Vessel - Manolis L
F6813-150004
Joanne Pardy
Telephone No. - (709)772-8667
Fax No. - (709)772-2932
E-mail - joanne.pardy@pwgsc.gc.ca

SUBJECT - On behalf of its client, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG),
Atlantic Region, Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) is soliciting information from experienced
Salvage/Offshore contractors regarding an assessment on the
wreck - General Cargo Vessel - Manolis L.  The assessment
project will potentially be undertaken in 2016, beginning as
soon as  operationally feasible, bearing in mind the potentially
inclement weather conditions the north east coast of
Newfoundland and Labrador normally encounters throughout the
fall and winter months.

BACKGROUND - On 17th January 1985, the general cargo vessel
"MANOLIS L" was on voyage from Botwood, Newfoundland and
Labrador (NL), loaded with 2,990 tonnes of newsprint.  She ran
aground and sank in an area known as Blow Hard Rock, Notre Dame
Bay, Newfoundland in a water depth of about 70 meters.

For 28 years the wreck lay dormant on the seabed, but in April
2013 oil (Bunker C) was reported on sea birds and on the
shoreline in the Change Island area.  CCG conducted an
assessment and identified the wreck of "MANOLIS L" as the source
of the oil.

A more indepth BACKGROUND is incorporated in the RFI document
attached.

RFI PURPOSE - The objectives of this Request for Information
(RFI) are:
	1) To alert industry to this potential requirement and to give
industry an opportunity to 	prepare for the related Request for
Proposal (RFP) process;
	2) To obtain feedback on the capacity of industry to undertake
the proposed work during the 2016 time period;
	3) To allow industry an opportunity to provide feedback and ask
questions on the RFI and RFP process.

Further information may be available as the RFI process
progresses.

The feedback obtained from this RFI will assist Canada in
planning the procurement strategy and finalizing the Statement
of Requirement for the Wreck Assessment - General Cargo Vessel -
Manolis L.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - This is not a bid solicitation.  A
contract will not result from this activity.  This RFI will not
necessarily result in any procurement action and potential
suppliers are not to earmark services or facilities relative to
the work described herein.

Responses are requested on or before 31 August 2015.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY - Canada may, in its discretion, contact any
respondent to follow up with additional questions or for
clarification of any aspect of a response.

INQUIRIES/CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
John Cabot Building, 7th Floor
10 Barter's Hill
St. John's, NL
A1C 5T2
Attention: Joanne Pardy, Team Leader
Telephone: (709)772-8667
Facsimile: (709)772-2932
E-mail address: joanne.pardy@pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.