Basic Information

Reference Number

0000269248

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada - Ontario Region

Owner Organization

Defense Construction Canada (DCC)

Project Type

APN - Advanced Procurement Notice (Formal)

Project Number

APN_HQ000869_81475

Title

APN_Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACVS) Infrastructure - MDB

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862537.C96394

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Kingston-Pembroke

Job Location

Petawawa, Ontario

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:2024/07/01

Description

Advance Procurement Notice

Design-Builder Services (MDB Project)
ARMOURED COMBAT SUPPORT VEHICLE (ACSV) PROJECT
4 CDSB PETAWAWA, ON
(with Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested Consultants and Contractors an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the Project and Services
The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) project will deliver new armored combat support vehicles to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

This project will address infrastructure requirements for maintenance and storage of ACSV vehicles. A potential location for ACSV infrastructure is at the 4th Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Petawawa.

The intended scope of this work for this project should the project proceed will include:

The concept development, design, and new construction of a 5,384m2 facility for Armoured Combat Support Vehicle, and
Associated ancillary site works and utilities.

The estimated Design-Builder and Construction cost is in the order of $40,300,000.

It is anticipated that this/these solicitations will be initiated in summer of 2024. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements
In order to be eligible for contract award, Consultants and Contractors will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the solicitation documents.

As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be:

for Consultants and Contractors: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)

Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing the Consultants and the Contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, the Consultants and the Contractors that are interested in submitting or participating in a proposal for this procurement that fall under this program and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.

Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process.

To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, the Consultants and the Contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number HQ000869_81475; and
Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the Consultants or the Contractors to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the Consultants or the Contractors has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the Consultants or the Contractors based on the following timelines:

30 calendar days prior to planned solicitation closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS)

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the Consultants or the Contractors regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the Consultants or the Contractors will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process.

Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:

Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:

Cameron King
Regional Service Line Leader, Contracts Services
Defence Construction Canada
613-483-9587
Cameron.King@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Disclaimer
DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a Consultants or the Contractors will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the Consultants or the Contractors accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.

Dates

Publication

2024/04/30 09:04:55 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2024/06/09 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Cameron King

(613) 483-9587

Cameron.King@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

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