F7047-200019/A - EREP:Portable Oil Recovery Vacuum System - 250 cfm (F7047-200019/A)

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:

Amendment 004

This amendment is being raised to respond to questions received from Industry.

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Amendment 003

This amendment is being raised to respond to questions received from Industry.

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Amendment 002

This amendment is raised to extend the RFI closing date to February 26, 2021.

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Amendment 001

This amendment is raised to extend the RFI closing date to February 17, 2021.

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Purpose:

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to request that interested companies provide responses to the questions posed herein. The questions are regarding the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) requirement for commercially available Portable Vacuum System with a minimum recovery capacity of 250 cubic feet per minute (cfm). The unit will be primarily deployed on a Pollution Response Vessels (PRV) Class II, performing recovery operations from containment boom and pooled oil on shoreline but could also be used for any incident requiring vacuum recovery.

Background Information:

The Environmental Response Equipment Modernization (ERE) Project for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) forms part of the Oceans Protection Plan announced in November 2016. Under the ERE, CCG is renewing its suite of environmental response (ER) equipment, ensuring a robust and strategic national response capability. The ERE is modernizing ER equipment with new technology for strategic ER locations across Canada. Several unique procurements for different types of equipment, including Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) documentation, may be required. Several of these procurements have been completed or are in progress.

Note to respondents:

This RFI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal (RFP). No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this RFI. The issuance of this RFI is not to be considered in any way a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to potential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. This RFI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.

Participation in this RFI is encouraged, but is not mandatory.

There will be no short-listing of potential suppliers for the purposes of undertaking any future work as a result of this RFI. Similarly, participation in this RFI is not a condition or prerequisite for the participation in any potential subsequent solicitation.

Respondents will not be reimbursed for any cost incurred by participating in this RFI.

Interested Respondents may submit their responses to:

Jessica Cormier

Supply Team Leader Marine Navigation and Remediation Division Jessica.Cormier2@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca 343-543-7594

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.