DND 14-0012585 - Advance Contract Award Notice for Education Services (Laboratory Technician) for the Department of National Defence (DND 14-0012585)

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Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities.

If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

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Definition of the requirement

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to train CBRN Operators as Laboratory Technicians in the following three streams:

Chemical Engineering Technician, Biotechnology Technician and Environmental Technician. DND will determine which stream the student will enter before beginning the program.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

M1)

Must be a recogns, is done in accordance with QC procedures, to ensure that the program maintains high standards, and that the program is defensible. The requirement for an unbiased QC program is based on the need to have a formalized tool in place to validate test results and ensure consistency in techniques and practices. Consultation with Program Managers from other agencies and experience has demonstrated that there are serious consequences when mistakes are made and not noticed. This independent QC review will enhance the credibility of the PEP program. The work is described in detail in the Request for Proposal.

To be declared responsive, a bid must comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; meet all mandatory criteria; and must achieve the minimum pass mark of 63 points to be considered compliant. Minimum pass mark: 70%. This is described in detail in the Request for Proposal.

The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 70% for the technical merit and 30% for the price. This is described in detail in the Request for Proposal.

The resulting contract shall be for a one year period from contract award date. In addition, the RCMP has an irrevocable option to extend the contract for two (2) additional one (1) year period(s). This is described in detail in the Request for Proposal.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

For more information on the RCMP National Procurement Plan for fiscal year 2015-2016 please visit

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm .

Robyn Dagg

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Ottawa, Ontario

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Phone: 613-843-3872 Fax: 613-825-0082

Email:

robyn.dagg@rcmp-grc.gc.ca