TRAINING CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

TITLE: TRAINING AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
FOR CANADIAN ARMED FORCES LAND OPERATIONS


Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and the Department of National Defence (DND) are requesting Industry feedback to assist in defining the requirement for an upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP).

OBJECTIVES:

a. Inform potential suppliers of the requirements of this procurement;

b. Collect information on the level of interest and capability from Canadian suppliers regarding the requirements as published in this RFI;

c. Seek Industry feedback on Annex A - Statement of Work and Attachment 
1 to Part 4 - Technical Criteria;

d. Obtain answers to the questions for industry as provided in this document;

e. Seek industry interest to participate in Industry Engagement activities such as Industry Day and/or one-on-one meetings.

BACKGROUND:

DND has a requirement for a Professional Services contract to support and manage their Simulation Centers.  

Several different categories of Professional Services are required to provide training and capability development to support the planning, coordination and execution of both simple and complex military operations in military Synthetic Environments (SE) which are training environments that replicate complex operational environments using a variety of simulations systems such as Virtual Simulation, Live Simulation and Constructive Simulation.

PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT:

The duration of the proposed contract is expected to be for a period of five (5)
 years commencing from date of Contract award, with an irrevocable option on the part of Canada to extend the period of the Contract by tw
o (2) additional two (2) year periods.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT:

There are security requirements associated with this contract. 

Facility Security Clearance (FSC):

At bid closing date and throughout the life of the contract, the Contractor must hold a valid Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at a level of information of SECRET (Level II) issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).

Additionally, certain information and assets under the resulting Contract is restricted to Canadian Eyes Only and as a result a majority of the r
esources will be restricted exclusively to Canadian citizens.

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE):

As part of this RFI process Canada would like to offer bidders the opportunity to explain and express their comment(s) on the attached documents. Should the interest arise from Industry, Canada could hold Industry Engagement Activities such as Industry Day and/or One-on-One meetings at the Canadian Forces Base in Kingston, Ontario. 

Potential bidders interested in attending such activities, either in person or via telecom should do so by informing the Contracting Authority on or before May 19, 2017, 2PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

If necessary, exact timing, location and agenda of the Industry Engagement Activities will be made available through an amendment to the presen
t RFI.

CLOSING DATE FOR THE RFI:

Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Authority and will be accepted until 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 05, 2017. The information received after that date will be considered only to the extent reasonable, in the sole opinio
n of Canada.

ENQUIRIES:

Any questions from respondents concerning this RFI must be made in writing to the Contracting Authority stated below, via e-mail on or before the closing date.

Martin Lalonde
Supply Team Leader
Division des services de gestion des affaires et de consultation, Business Management and Consulting Services Division
Services publics et de l'Approvisionnement Canada Public Services and Procurement Canada
Place du Portage, Phase III, 10C1
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Email: martin.lalonde@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.