VESSEL PLANNING & CREWING SOFTWARE

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
VESSEL PLANNING & CREWING SOFTWARE

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement
of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) -
Canadian Coast Guard Fleet Directorate (the "Client") for Vessel
Planning and Crewing Planning Software. It may result in the
award of a contract for 1 year, plus  five (5) one-year
irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the
contract.
The Software Solution is required to include:
1.) Licensed software that is licensed on a perpetual basis;
2.) Warranty; 
3.) Maintenance and support services;
4.) Professional services for the fixed price detailed
architectural design and analysis;
5) Professional services for the extension of the product for
CCG business requirements; and,
6.) Knowledge transfer and training.

Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) wishes to solicit bids for the
provision of a Commercial Off-the-Shelf computer application to
replace the vessel planning functions of the current application
(MariTime). The contract is expected to be initial year plus
five one-year renewable option years for core product support.
There will be a parallel project to determine the feasibility of
integrating the human resource functionality into PeopleSoft
therefore the inclusion of this functionality will not form part
of the Statement of Requirements for this RFP. The suppliers
will be asked to propose a solution requiring no more than 15%
extension to meet unique CCG business rules and that those
extensions will be maintained by CCG employees. The proposed
supplier will be required to meet a variety of mandatory
requirements both in terms of the operation and technical make
up of the application but also with regard to the proposed
supplier's ability to show that they are a going concern and can
reasonably demonstrate the ability to provide on-going support
over the term of the contract and option years. Before a
contract is awarded, the company must pass a "Proof of Proposal"
where they will demonstrate that their proposed solution meets a
randomly selected subset (to a maximum of three) of the
mandatory requirements. The contract will be fixed price and
delivered within 12 months of contract award. The contract will
have a minimum of one "go - no go" points where senior
management will assess the progress of the project and have the
option of proceeding with the remainder of the project or
exercise the option to cancel the project outright with no
further financial obligation to the Crown. The CCG may also opt
for an iterative deployment of the functionality over several
years.

It is expected that the services provided under this requirement
will be subject to both NAFTA and WTO-AGP trade agreements as
well as a formal risk assessment of the procurement will be
undertaken in advance of solicitation and PRC approval will be
sought.

See REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL for further details.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Peter Gabriel
4C1- #24, Place du Portage Phase III
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Tel: (819) 956-7566
Fax: (819) 953-3703
Email: peter.gabriel@tpsgc-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.