WHAT'S CANADA BUYING? April 2010

[The Bread Guy]

Snack cakes for Valcartier Garrison

DND-VAL Individual snack cakes ....

This Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) request involves the provision, on an as and when ordered basis, of individual Snack cakes.

"The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services".

USER:

Department of National Defence, various sites of the Valcartier Garrison, Courcelette, province of Quebec.

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APPROXIMATE SCOPE OF THE STANDING OFFER:

The approximate scope of the Standing Offer is $74,875.00 for the period from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 inclusive.....

What kind of snack cakes?  See attached!

BTW, whatever happened to the chocolate 1/2 Moon's (or, as I used to call them, "Lune-Moons")?

 

[gt102]

I'm not sure why, but this has led to me laugh copious amounts.  ;D

 

[The Bread Guy]

I thought the question about the chocolate "Lune-Moons" was perfectly reasonable....

 

[Timmy!]

Leave it to  Valcartier for snack cakes...  :nod:

It's all I've seen that my franco friends eat.  :rofl:

 

[The Bread Guy]

1)  DRDC Valcartier getting help in answering the bigger question:  "what happens to the ground and water (surface and ground) with all that explosive stuff hitting it?":

Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier) intends to award a contract to:

Institut national de la recherche scientifique
490, rue de la Couronne
Québec, Quebec
G1K 9A9
Canada

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DRDC Valcartier, Energetic Materials Section has been planning and executing applied R&D programs and direct Canadian Forces support projects in the field of environmental aspects of energetic materials in order to get sustainable training for over 15 years. Due to limited human and laboratory resources as well as limited expertise in specific fields such as hydrogeology, geology and fate and transport of munitions-related contaminants in soils, groundwater and surface water bodies of the military ranges and training areas , it is necessary to contract out portions of the projects related to the characterization, understanding of the groundwater contamination, and understanding of the fate and transport of munitions related contaminants in groundwater of the Canadian Forces Bases training areas that are part of the R&D program.  Specifically, knowledge and expertise in hydrogeology, geology, fate and transport of munitions-related contaminants, modeling, building of conceptual models and remediation of explosives contaminated sites are necessary to provide adequate services .... Estimated amount of available funding for this contract:
$4,000,000.00, GST extra, for the period of the Contract and
$3,000,000.00, GST extra, for each of the 2 option periods ....

2)  What sort of plants and other greenery do we have on the training area in Suffield?

.... CFB Suffield has a requirement for a Vegetation Study to be carried out in the Military Training Area (MTA) over the course of one (1) year.

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Vendor Name and Address:
ANNE HOLDROFT WEERSTRA O/A BIOTA CONSULTANTS
BOX 1446
COCHRANE Alberta
Canada
T0L0W0

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[The Bread Guy]

Remember this?

MERX-speak:  "The objectives of the work are:  Perform modeling, simulation and analyses of weapons systems performance.  The contractor will be responsible for developing simulation components, exercising softwares simulations under realistic scenarios and performing analysis of weapon systems...."

Plain speak (see Statement of Work attached):  We need someone who can build simulation systems to figure out the best way to protect ourselves from Anti-Ship Supersonic Sea Skimming Missiles.

Reference Number  PW-$QCL-028-12536
Solicitation Number W7701-092356/A

And the winner is:

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Amount  $477 219.75 CAD

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Supplier Information
LOUIS TANGUAY INFORMATIQUE INC.
825 boul. Lebourgneuf
Bureau 204
Québec
Quebec
G2J0B9
Canada ....

 

[The Bread Guy]

".... Departmental Security Office (DSO) requires the ability to check the credit history of new staff, current staff and persons associated with the Canadian Forces (CF) and Department of National Defence (DND) for security screening purposes. As part of this, DSO requires a contract to conduct the checks using individual and bulk processing, provide advice and interpretation, and liaise with the credit information providers.

DSO is responsible for conducting applicant personnel security screening for the CF and DND. As part of the process, the applicant's credit report is used to determine whether the individual might be subject to financial pressures that could affect the trustworthiness of the individual in relation to the duties to be performed. A credit report is a record of an individual's financial information including debt and payment history that will contain information on late and outstanding payments and bankruptcy.  Over the past few years up to 400-credit report requests have been processed daily, with an average of 60,000 credit requests, per year ...."
Reference Number  PW-$$ZG-402-21046
Solicitation Number W8474-099192/B


"How can we detect sea mines, UXO better in waters with sediment?"
".... Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Suffield, Medicine Hat, Alberta, requires a contract to use the DRDC Suffield-owned One-Sided Electrical Impedance Imaging (OSEII) imaging sensor and subscale water tank to resolve a number questions regarding underwater detection of mine-like objects and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a sediment bed. A second objective is to use the imager to conduct preliminary experiments to see if tunnels buried in earth and IEDs hidden in buried culverts can be imaged .... The estimated budget for this contract is $210,000.00 (Goods and Services Tax or Harmonized Sales Tax extra, as appropriate) ...."
Reference Number  PW-$EDM-006-8353
Solicitation Number W7702-09R241/A


".... The Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue (CFSSAR) of the Department of national Defence, 19 Wing Comox, BC requires Search and Rescue Technician (SAR Tech) mountain and glacier climbing and rescue courses.

Location: Jasper/Hinton AB area and Columbia Ice Fields' area

Period of Contract (Mandatory):
1) SAR Tech Qualification Level 5A Course: 08:00 - 18:00 (Mon-Fri) May 17-28, 2010 with May 22 & 23 (Sat-Sun) reserved as back-up training in the event of inclement weather.
2) SAR Tech Qualification Level 6A Part II Course: 08:00 - 18:00 (Mon-Fri) May 29 - Jun 11, 2010 with June 5 & 6 (Sat-Sun) reserved as back-up training in the event of inclement weather ...."
Reference Number  PW-$VIC-246-5187
Solicitation Number W0133-09J027/A

 

[The Bread Guy]

This from MERX:

.... The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the procurement of three hundred (300) Night Vision Finger Lights.

Delivery points are CFB Edmonton and CFB Montreal....

 

[The Bread Guy]

".... Requirement Summary:  The Department of National Defence Canada has a requirement for the provision of water jet Barrel Disrupter Suites (BDS) and associated equipment for Canadian Forces' training and operations.
(....)
Closing 2010-05-19 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time EST...."
Reference Number  PW-$$BM-020-19953
Solicitation Number W8476-102099/A

Statement of Work attached.


".... The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to procure following item to be delivered to Canadian Forces Base Montreal.

FIRING ATTACHMENT, BLANK AMMUNITION
NSN:N1005-21-9214643
Part No. : 9978292
NCAGE: 35907
Quantity: 900

Drawings are available upon request. Bidders are responsible to request drawings early enough to ensure that the drawings are received (through regular mail) before bid closing.
(....)
Closing  2010-05-20 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT ...."
Reference Number  PW-$$BM-018-19955
Solicitation Number W8486-102912/A

 

[The Bread Guy]

".... Defence Construction Canada - Expressions of Interest for Architecture and Engineering Consulting Services for the Health Care Center and Dental Unit at St-Jean Garrison.

According to regulations, laws, procedures, guidelines and professional associations in Quebec, Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is inviting consulting firms to submit expressions of interest for the provision of professional services for Department of National Defence (DND) for the proposed project to be located at the St-Jean Garrison, Quebec.

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The estimated construction cost for the Project is $23,000,000.00 ...."
Reference Number  194882
Solicitation Number IE100446


" .... The Canadian Forces College (CFC), Toronto, Ontario, provides professional military education for selected members of the Defence Team for the command and control of the Canadian Forces, across the continuum of operations in joint, interagency, multinational and public environments. The CFC is Canada's centre of excellence for developing the Defence Team to the highest intellectual and professional standards for effective command and control of the Canadian Forces. One of the key programmes at CFC is the National Security Programme (NSP). The NSP is a demanding Masters level programme designed for senior Canadian officers, International officers, senior government officials and senior executives from the private sector. The length of the programme is approximately ten months per year and consists of three rotations of study: National Security, Strategic Leadership and Operational Command. The student body principally includes officers at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel and their naval equivalents. In addition, the student body may also include senior government officials and senior executives from Non-Government Organizations or the private sector.

The Canadian Forces College has a requirement for a contractor to provide three (3) qualified resources to act as Senior Mentoring Staff for the NSP at CFC, Toronto, Ontario. The requirement will be for the period August 2010 to June 2012 with an option to extend the contract to June 2013. The contractor
is required to maintain a pool of a minimum of four (4) and maximum of seven (7) qualified resources during the contract period ...."
Reference Number  PW-$TOR-224-5344
Solicitation Number W8160-090294/A


Food orders and services for OP BOXTOP 2010 (PDF of list o' goodies needed attached) and Canadian Forces College (CFC) Toronto


".... Title: Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Training

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To provide Aircraft Rescue FireFighting Training to military aircraft rescue firefighters for the Department of National Defecnce (DND), 1 Canadian Air Division (CAD), as detailed herein. Training must take place between June 30, 2010 and December 01, 2010 with an option to extend the contract for an additional one (1) year period. The training shall cover all aspecdts required by the National Fire Protection Association standard 405 for qualified airport fire fighters. The training shall be completed within two (2) days and shall include both theory and practical, as detailed in the Request for Proposal
document ...."
Reference Number  PW-$WPG-202-7202
Solicitation Number W3999-11M604/A

 

[The Bread Guy]

Remember these calls for places to stay (second, third item)?

And the winners.....

In the student accommodation category:

.... The Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
421 Bay Street
Station Tower, 4th Floor
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
P6A1X3
Canada

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Amount  $892,243.58 CAD

And in the staff accommodation category,

.... Algoma University College
1520 Queen Street East
Sault Ste Marie
Ontario
P6A2G4
Canada

(....)

Amount  $1,020,544.44 CAD

 

[GAP]

CAE awarded $50-million in military contracts
By Eric Lam, Financial Post May 4, 2010
Article Link

TORONTO -- Aviation services company CAE said Tuesday it has been awarded a trio of military contracts, including one with the Canadian Department of National Defence, worth a combined $50-million.

The contracts, which are also with the German Army Aviation School and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, will see CAE provide various maintenance and training support services.

"CAE has always maintained a significant presence in Europe," Martin Gagne, CAE group president of military products, training and services, said in a release.

The agreement with the DND however, is a two-year extension to continue an integrated learning environment program.

CAE, based in Montreal, provides simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions in both the civil and military aviation industries.
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