WHAT'S CANADA BUYING? April 2013

[The Bread Guy]

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[The Bread Guy]

Wanted .... box lunches for Gagetown ....

1)  There have been some changes (raisins instead of celery, how the carrots can be wrapped, how much cereal is needed and different cookies because the original choices aren’t available) – more here
2)  Potential vendors now have less ambiguity regarding the muffins going into them – more here

Wanted:

• Commercial satellite imagery for the CF – more details on how industry will be consulted during the pre-bid and bid process here
• “…. The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for (1) the supply and training and (2) in-service support and spares and consumables of 20 Close Reconnaissance Systems (Recce Systems) ….”
• “…. The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for Commercial off-the Shelf (COTS) or Military off-the Shelf (MOTS) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Modular Respirator Systems. The complete CBRN Modular Respirator system includes an Air Purifying Respirator (APR) mask and various air supply units ….”
• “…. 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, glacier climbing and rescue training courses ….” – more details here
• Defence research bunkhouses for the Arctic - more here
• Someone to “supply …. labour, material, supervision and equipment necessary to install satellite ground terminal, Dockyard Annex (NAD), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia” for around $218,000
• “…. The Canadian Forces currently has thirty-nine (39) military vehicles that are out of commission and have been declared surplus.  The objective is to remove the existing residual, unserviceable materiel and carry out specific work in order to convert each of these vehicles into commemorative monuments on an as-and-when-required basis. ….”  From the bid document:  “…. The Canadian Forces currently has thirty-nine (39) military vehicles (quantities: 1 M113A2, 28 M109s, 6 C1 Howitzers, 3 Cougars and 1 Husky) that are out of commission and have been declared surplus. The objective is to remove the existing residual, unserviceable materiel and carry out specific work in order to convert each of these vehicles into a commemorative monument on an an-and-when-required basis. Other vehicles, like the Grizzly, are also scheduled for conversion; however, none has been declared surplus at this time ….”

 

[The Bread Guy]

Wanted:  someone “…. To provide the Department of National Defence with Advance Combat Uniform that includes one Direct Action (DA) Shirt with Field Elbow Pads, one Special Reconnaissance (SR) Shirt with Field Elbow Pads and Pants with Combat Knee Pads in standard and special sizes ….” – more from an extract from the bid documents here

 

[The Bread Guy]

Wanted:

• ".... materials, equipment, labour, supervision and expertise necessary for the British Military to conduct its summer and winter mountaineering Adventure Training programmes (Exercise MOUNTAINEERING) within Western Canada ...."
• ".... materials, equipment, labour, supervision and expertise necessary for the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) to conduct canoeing and kayaking exercises as part of the summer Adventure Training (AT) programmes (Exercise GHOST RUN) within Western Canada ...."
• someone to "deliver college level teaching services in support of the Department of National Defence's (DND) Royal Military College (RMC) Saint-Jean .... Under the contract, the prime Contractor will be required to provide a portion of the teaching staff required to support one of the two college programs offered at the RMC, provide services in support to the registrar, provide the services of an individual pedagogical advisor, evaluate the academic files of the student registered at the RMC Saint-Jean and admit them in the revelant college program, register the student files with the MELS, evaluate and approve the teachers course plans in the two programs, grant the credits for the course that were successfully completed by the students registered in the college program, issue cumulative report card in the name of the students registered, ensure that the clients programs satisfy the requirement to obtain a college degree as required by the MELS, recommend the issue of a college diploma to the students that satisfy all the requirement ...."
• ".... an experienced writer/editor to research, write and disseminate a number of communications products to showcase the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s role and capabilities, both to internal and external audiences. The requirement is to write, edit and produce the RCN’s publication “Crowsnet”. The Contractor will also identify news stories within the RCN, draft articles and compile images for various publications and the RCN’s national website ...."