AIS - Physical Shore Station

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is requesting Industry feedback regarding the Automatic Identification System (AIS) Physical Shore Station (PSS) equipment for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to:

a) present the draft Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) documents to solicit industry comments and feedback; 

b) requesting the industry to consider and give feedback on all requirements and to give special consideration to the availability, in their commercial off the shelf AIS PSS, of the rated requirements in the Technical Statement of Requirement (TSOR) and evaluation matrix;

c) answer questions from industry to ensure all interested participants receive the same information; and

d) to improve the final RFP and delivery of the AIS PSS.

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has a requirement for the procurement of new AIS PSS which support the AIS network across Canada. The requirement will also include provisions to obtain spares parts, documentation, training and In-service support.

The contract will be valid from the date of issuance of the contract for a period of five (5) years with five (5) additional one-year option periods.

The contract agreement objectives are to procure, subject to funding, new AIS PSS to the geographic distribution of a total of 28 Electronic workshops which support the AIS network. Those workshops are distributed as follows:

• Arctic    2 workshop
• Atlantic North:  6 workshops
• Atlantic South:  5 workshops
• St. Lawrence River: 6 workshops
• Great-Lakes:  5 workshops
• Pacific:  4 workshops

Finally, CCG has a college located in Sydney NS for operational and technical training.

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.