WHAT'S CANADA BUYING? - January 2009

[GAP]

I don't claim any familiarity with the process, but sometime there is equipment/services that are only available from one supplier. It's not the proper way to do it, but this way at least it's CYA .........


or...................it may just be a typo.............

 

[McG]

I don't claim any familiarity with the process, but sometime there is equipment/services that are only available from one supplier.

I do have familiarity with the process.  An ACAN is one way to get equipment/services of which were are largely confident that only one supplier can meet requirement.  An ACAN posted after the fact is not permitted within the process and (as I stated) it could potentially put the government on the hook to pay twice.

 

[The Bread Guy]

"VITAL SIGN MONITOR"

....The Department of National Defence - Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Toronto, has a requirement for the supply, delivery of:
Qty: (16) Wireless Vital Sign Detection Systems, consisting of a wireless vital signs monitor and core temperature pills.

The wireless vital signs monitor must meet the following capability and functionality:

Capable of measuring physiological vital signs, including:   
    • ECG: heart rate and heart rate variability
    • skin and core body temperature (in combination with core pills, below)
    • respiration rate
    • transmits data over wireless protocol (preferably Bluetooth)
    • battery-powered
   
The core temperature pills are required for measuring internal body temperature. These pills are taken orally and transmit temperature data to a receiver worn on the subject's body.  Preferably, the receiver is integrated with the vital signs monitor.

The core pills must be:
    • ingestible
    • transmit data over wireless protocol (preferably Bluetooth)...

 

[The Bread Guy]

"Snowshoes"

....Requirement
Procurement of 260 pairs of strong snowshoes (10" wide, 36" long) to be delivered to the Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, from the Department of National DEFENCE located in St-Jean-Richelieu (Quebec)....

"ANTI-FOG WIPES"

....For the purchase of anti-fogs wipes for use with chemical
DEFENCE respirators for the
Department of National DEFENCE.

Item 1 Qty 72 BX (Box contains twelve (12) bags, each bag
contains 100 wipes for a total
of 1200 wipes required.

Delivered to: Department of National DEFENCE
    Montreal, Québec

Item 2 Qty 72 BX (Box contains twelve (12) bags, each bag
contains 100 wipes for a total
of 1200 wipes required.

Delivered to: Department of National DEFENCE
Edmonton, AB...

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[The Bread Guy]

Helmet cameras/wireless microphones

....
Item # 1 104015307 Microphone Wireless, P5965-20-A0B1712
UHF Wireless System including a
camera-mountable receiver and plug-in
transmitter, XLR terminated microphone.
For delivery to the Department of National
DEFENCE, Canadian Forces Montreal,
Quebec.
Quantity: Montreal - 4

Item # 2 104023387 Helmet Camera Elmo SUV, P6720-20-A0B3927
For delivery to the Department of National
DEFENCE, Canadian Forces Montreal,
Quebec.
Quantity: Montreal - 27

Item # 3 104023389 Spare Camera Head, P6720-20-A0B3928
For delivery to the Department of National
DEFENCE, Canadian Forces Montreal,
Quebec.
Quantity: Montreal - 39

Item # 4 104023391 8mm Lens, P6760-20-A0B3929
For delivery to the Department of National
DEFENCE, Canadian Forces Montreal,
Quebec.
Quantity: Montreal - 41

Item # 5 104023393 Sony ECM Microphone, P5965-20-A0B3930
For delivery to the Department of National
DEFENCE, Canadian Forces Montreal,
Quebec.
Quantity: Montreal - 49

Delivery requested on or before 31 March 2009....

"Design Consulting Services for Supporting Infrastructure for Polar Epsilon Joint Space-Based Wide Area Surveillance and Support" - CF Backgrounder on Polar Epsilon

....Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Abbreviated Proposals from Design Consulting Services for Supporting Infrastructure for Polar Epsilon Joint Space-Based Wide Area Surveillance and Support (Masstown, NS and Aldergrove, BC) ....  The purpose of this request for abbreviated proposals is to select one (1) qualified firm who will then sign an Agreement with DCC ....  The estimated construction cost for this Project is $500K for the Masstown, NS site and $400K for the Aldergrove, BC .

Improving thermal hyperspectral imagery

....DRDC Valcartier has worked during previous years on the understanding of the phenomenology related to hyperspectral imagery and on the development of related algorithms. In this field, thermal hyperspectral imagery acquired in the Long Wave Infrared band (LWIR, from 8 to 12 microns) and in the Mid wave infrared band (MWIR, from 3 to 5 microns) constitute an important subject. The aim of this project is to produce validated algorithms for atmospheric correction of thermal hyperspectral imagery.  At the end of the project, DRDC-Valcartier will possess the complete methods to obtain the temperature and the emissivity from hyperspectral images acquired in the LWIR and MWIR bands with the use of only data coming from the images and a minimum of external data....

"Forward Looking Infrared Imagery Collection System"

....The Department of National Defence (DND) - Canadian Forces Electronic Warfare Centre (CFEWC) has a requirement for a single Forward Looking Infrared Imagery Collection System in order to support Operational Test and Evaluation and Countermeasure Development and Validation. The purpose of this Letter of Interest (LOI) is to invite industry to review the Statement of Work (SOW) and propose solutions to help further develop the requirements....

 

[The Bread Guy]

"REFIT OF HMCS IROQUOIS"

....The Department of National Defence has a requirement for a refit of HMCS IROQUOIS, an IROQUOIS Class Destroyer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is anticipated that the refit work will commence April, 2010 with a completion date of December, 2010. Issuance of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is scheduled for August 2009 .... Vessel transfer costs will apply to all bids for evaluation purposes.  In accordance with the 1996 Shipbuilding Procurement Policy and provided adequate competition exists, the sourcing strategy relating to this procurement will be restricted to companies in Eastern Canada area that include the following regions: Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario....

"Technical and Management Support for the Development of the Soldier System Technology Roadmap"

....A Contractor is needed to manage the development of the Soldier System Technology Roadmap (SS TRM) supporting the Canadian Forces Soldier Modernization Program (SMP). The experience and services required will include: an in-depth knowledge of the TRM process, aligned with extensive experience in developing TRMs; overall guidance, direction and encouragement of stakeholder groups to advance the SS TRM agenda; the facilitation of a series of meetings and workshops with various subsets of stakeholder groups (industry; government; research organizations; and academia); and the writing of the resulting TRM report....

"Engineering Expertise, DRDC Suffield, AB"

....Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Suffield, Medicine Hat, Alberta, has a requirement to have expert, relevant engineering advice and knowledge available for the duration of the Inhalation Exposure Facility (IEF) design, construction, and commissioning project to ensure the client users have, in the end, a suitable and useable IEF Facility (suite). The requirement is also to act as the owner's agent during design and construction of the IEF Facility. The period of the contract of from Date of Award to March 31, 2011. The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and services....

"OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM"

....The Department of National Defence (DND) - Canadian Forces Electronic Warfare Centre (CFEWC) has a requirement for an Optical Tracking System in order to support Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) and Countermeasure Development and Validation (CMD&V). The purpose of this Letter of Interest (LOI) is to invite industry to review the Statement of Work and propose solutions to help further develop the requirements....

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[The Bread Guy]

"Anaesthetized Swine Model"

....Defence Research and Development Canada - Suffield (DRDCS) has developed a fully instrumented anaesthetized swine model that they have used extensively in both research and training efforts. Initial efforts using this animal model focused exclusively on issues involving chemical warfare (CW) agents. However, due to recent circumstances the Canadian Forces have become increasingly interested in non-NBC(nuclear biological chemical) casualty care. Blood loss is well known as being the primary causal factor in battlefield mortality, and hypovolemic shock adversely impacts the medical treatment of casualties in a variety of ways that are not well understood.  The objective is for the development of a model of hypovolemic shock using swine....

"General Dynamics Radio Equipment"

....The Government of Canada intends to contract with General Dynamics C4 Systems, of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), located in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. The contract will be for the supply of:  URC-200 transceivers, PTSH-104 amplified remote transmitter, UAC-100 power supplies, and UEC-220 remote control unit. The quantity to be supplied is ten of each unit. DND indicate these radio units are already used by mission personnel, and current training is based on these radios. DND indicate that these units are also known to repair personnel, allowing them to perform repairs and maintain these delivered units. Commonality between these and existing units is essential to DND, for mission
execution and sustainability reasons. Delivery is to be to Greenwood, on or before 31 Mar 2009....

"LITERATURE REVIEW (GUI)"

....Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) - Atlantic has a requirement for: a literature review of the state of the art for a Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for a series of oil quality monitoring sensors for shipboard equipment and recommendations as to the best available system(s) and an approach to developing and/or implementing such a system for shipboard equipment.  The desired GUI should be able to acquire and correlate data from various sensors monitoring the running parameters and oil condition of shipboard equipment (i.e. Propulsion diesel engines, diesel generators) and display the data in a format which can be easily read and interpreted by ships staff. A GUI should also be able to correlate data received from the sensors and based on predetermined parameters provide a snapshot of the current state of the equipment along with direction as to the most probable maintenance action that will be needed....

 

[The Bread Guy]

Highlights mine......

"Military Resilience Training Program Video"

....This request for proposal (RFP) is required by 5 Area Support Group (5 ASG) of the Department of National Defence (DND) / the Canadian Forces (CF) for the production of an audiovisual document intended for use as a pedagogical tool during the post-deployment phase of the Military Resilience Training Program (MRTP). This programme will contribute to increase military resilience at this critical time in the deployment cycle. To achieve this objective, the video will illustrate how operational stress is perceived in the military community at this particular time in the deployment cycle, and the efforts that must be made to heal stress injuries, including recourse to professional mental health services, using the example of a mission in Afghanistan. This forty-minute training production will be produced as a pilot-project and in French language only.

MAXIMAL FINANCING
For the needs of this RFP, the bidder is asked to provide a detailed costs estimate not to exceed $115,000 for the production of this project. Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive....

"AUGMENTED REALITY HEAD-MOUNT SYSTEM"

....Defence Research and Development Toronto (DRDC Toronto) requires an augmented reality head-mount system stereo display system with all associated hardware and software necessary to process and display mixed content to further develop the display systems currently used by DRDC's Helicopter Deck Landing Simulator (HDLS) to provide a means for visually combing real and computer-generated images in real time (augmented reality).  This need arises from the duties of the Landing Safety Officer and hoist operator, in that they must simultaneously interact with both the physical world (e.g. control panel and levers at the LSO station) and the virtual world (the virtual helicopter and ship deck). Currently, the Landing Safety Officer module operates on a commercial off-the-shelf Linux-based PC hardware and several fully- occluded Head-Mounted Display System (HMDs) are available for use. If the contractor can fit or  adapt their proposed solution to one of these displays then the bidder need not include one in their proposal, as detailed in Annex A of the Request for Proposal document.

It is requested the work be completed as soon as possible, but must be completed no later than 31 March 2009....

"Large Straw Bales - Suffield, Alberta"

....The Department of National Defence (DND), Edmonton, Alberta requires the supply, delivery and off-loading of 3600 large round straw bales to up to seven (7) different locations within the Department of National DEFENCE, Suffield Training Area in Alberta, in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the Request for Proposal (RFP).  Staggered delivery dates are acceptable.  Successful contractor must provide a forklift or tractor for the offloading of the bales.

Delivery:  Delivery is requested by April 6, 2009....

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[The Bread Guy]

"Nanoclay Study, AB"

....This is an exlporatory study that will use the knowledge from Defence Research and Development Canada - Suffield's previous work on selectively permeable membranes, and current work on hybrid nanocomposite polymers, to investigate the dispersion and exfoliation of nanoclay in hydrophilic polyether block amides and hydrophilic polyurethanes....

"Instructor for Army Operations Course"

....This is a requirement for a Contractor to provide one instructor for the Department of National Defence, Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (CLFCSC) in Kingston, Ontario. The instructor is required from April 6 to June 30 2009 to replace a permanent member of the Augmentee Directing Staff (DS) while deployed on operations....

"Deployable Targetry System"

....Supply and deliver one (1) deployable target system, electric/autonomous with at least 8 mechanisms, that can be installed in the live-fire shoothouse (a building composed of four structures, ten by ten feet each) of the training areas at the Department of National Defence Valcartier Garrison.  The Department of National Defence, Valcartier Garrison, Quebec, considers the company Wolverine Supplies, Box 729, Virden, Manitoba, Canada, the exclusive authorized Canadian representative of Theissen Training Systems GmbH, Schuchardstr.3, Düsseldorf, 40595. Germany, the sole supplier....

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[The Bread Guy]

"Modular payload for rapid seabed assessments aboard Kingston-class ships"

.... The Department of National DEFENCE (DND) requires a mission-specific payload module be developed for use aboard DND's Kingston-class Maritime Coastal DEFENCE Vessels. This module will allow DND to conduct rapid seabed assessment surveys. The contractor is required to develop a design, based on ISO containerization standards, that will package and integrate pre-existing equipment into a transportable payload module. Development of an acceptable design is intended to result in allowing an optional phase which would have the contractor fabricate, integrate, test, deliver, and commission the payload module .... Bid evaluation will be based on point rated evaluation criteria.  The responsive bid, within the current funding limitation of $50,000.00, applicable taxes extra, for the currently funded work, with the highest total overall points will be recommended for award of a contract....

"AIRFIELD SITING AND MODELING SOFTWARE"

....On behalf of the Department of National DEFENCE, Public Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to enter into a sole source contract with Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (IDS) North America, Montreal, Quebec, for the procurement of Electromagnetic Airport Control & Survey (EMACS) software....

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[Ex-Dragoon]

Straw bales?

 

[Good2Golf]

Straw bales?

We haven't taught the wild horses at Suffield to cut and bale their own hay yet....but I'm sure some one is working on it...  ;D

 

[Matt_Fisher]

We haven't taught the wild horses at Suffield to cut and bale their own hay yet....but I'm sure some one is working on it...  ;D

Straw isn't any good for horses from a nutritional standpoint, and most horses (save those that are on the verge of starvation) won't eat the stuff.

 

[Michael OLeary]

Straw

Unless we've started thatching roofs, possibly:

    * Erosion control
          o Burned area emergency response
          o Ground cover
          o In-stream check dams

 

[Nfld Sapper]

I've seen them use the stuff in gagetown after doing work to the underground infastructure on base proper and also after clearing the brush on the sides of the MSR's.

 

[Good2Golf]

My bad, I thought straw was just what the MERX guys called it, when it may have actually been hay...turns out it looks like just straw....horsies wouldn't like that...rather bland and flavourless.

 

[kkwd]

In the full document it says GSINS N8710: FORAGE AND FEED. I don't think they would have landscape straw under that category. Maybe somebody made a mistake and ordered the wrong thing, no, that could never happen.

 

[geo]

In the full document it says GSINS N8710: FORAGE AND FEED. I don't think they would have landscape straw under that category. Maybe somebody made a mistake and ordered the wrong thing, no, that could never happen.

kkwd... we're responsible for the mustangs that roam the ranges in Suffield.
not a wrong category - forage & feed is what it's needed for

 

[kkwd]

But it says straw. That is not too useful for horses, except to sleep on.

 

[George Wallace]

Straw

Reply # 33

Guys.

How many of you good Recce Trained soldiers haven't noticed the bales of hay in ditches and along other areas in the Training Area used as erosion control?  Brings to light the old saying that you couldn't see the forest for the trees, or that you don't notice something right in front of your nose.