smartWhales (9F040-190633/A)

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

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TITLE: smartWhales - Development of Space-Based Solutions for the Monitoring and Protection of the
             North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW).

1.2.1 Under the Integrator track of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) smartEarth initiative, in line with several key priorities of the Government of Canada (GoC), services of suppliers are being sought for the development of Space-Based Solutions for the Monitoring and Protection of the North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW). On behalf of CSA and in collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will be awarding several contracts under two streams. 

Stream 1: To improve the accuracy of detection and monitoring of NARW.
Stream 2: To increase the effectiveness of prediction and modelling methods. 

Bidders can submit a proposal for each Stream.

In the event they wish to submit bids for both Streams 1 and 2, bidders must provide separate bids, and clearly identify on each bid (1 or 2) for which Stream they are proposing their services. 

Actual Available Budget

Stream 1:
The maximum funding available for each contract resulting from the bid solicitation for this stream is $1.2M per contract (Applicable Taxes extra, as appropriate). Annex A (Statement of Work) includes a description of the work required. Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available. A maximum of 3  contracts are expected to be awarded within Stream 1.

Stream 2:
The maximum funding available for each contract resulting from the bid solicitation for this stream is $0.9M per contract (Applicable Taxes extra, as appropriate). Annex A (Statement of Work) includes a description of the work required. Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available. A maximum of 2  contracts are expected to be awarded within Stream 2.

In this RFP, up to 5 (five) contracts are expected to be awarded. For additional information, please refer to Part 2, section 2.7 – Maximum Funding, of the bid solicitation.


1.2.2    The proposed period of the contracts will be from the date of the award up to 36 months.  
     
1.2.3 There are no security requirements associated with this requirement. 

1.2.4     This requirement is not subject to the trade agreements.

1.2.5 The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.

1.2.6     The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 – Certifications and Additional Information, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.


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.