WHAT'S CANADA BUYING? March 2013

[The Bread Guy]

MERX postings and related news here only -
please take discussion/debate to a new thread

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making this news-only thread work​

 

[The Bread Guy]

• Wanted:  starches for Individual Meal Packs (IMPs) - more details/specs here
• Wanted:  other food bits (drinks, coffee whitener) for IMPs - more details/specs here
• Wanted:  tailor to fine-tune the uniforms of Ottawa's Ceremonial Guard (available on VERY short notice if needed) - more details in bid document extract here

 

[The Bread Guy]

Wanted:  Someone to move the Medium-Earth Orbit Search-and-Rescue (MEOSAR) satellite project forward (more on MEOSAR here and here)

We have a winner!

Com Dev International has been awarded a contract to design satellite equipment for the next generation of a global search and rescue system.

Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded Com Dev a contract for the first phase of the Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Project, the Cambridge-based company said Monday.

Com Dev’s role in the project is to develop a repeater that Canada plans to send into space as part of the payload of a satellite for the next generation of the global search and rescue system known as Cospas-Sarsat.

Once the satellite is in orbit, 22,000 kilometres above the Earth, the repeater will be able to detect signals from emergency beacons and retransmit those signals to receiver stations on Earth ....

therecord.com, 4 Mar 13

 

[The Bread Guy]

Wanted:

• Snack cakes for CFB Bagotville (how many of what kind here)
• Boil-in-a-pouch rations from The Wornick Company (also viewable here if previous link doesn’t work)
• Suicide prevention training and literature
• Casket flags (and bands to hold them on the coffins – specs here)
• “Provision of QL3 Aircraft Structures Technician Training to be Provided in French”
• Someone to “develop and deliver the Data Mediation Interface software to provide integration capability between Government/Military-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS/MOTS) Command Post of the Future (CPOF) software with existing Department of National Defence source information systems”
• Ice rink time in Ottawa

 

[The Bread Guy]

• “…. Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) is working with the Department of National defence (DND) to develop the Strategic Capability Roadmap which will outline the capabilities the Canadian Forces (CF) will require over the next 20 years to be able to carry out their anticipated missions. The Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I) Section at DRDC Valcartier is seeking industry support for a long-term R&D effort for its Future Intelligence Analysis Capability (FIAC) R&D Program. FIAC seeks to address the exacting demands of intelligence in the modern operating terrain and the expanding uncertainties that the CF are facing …. Estimated amount of available funding for this contract:  $19,000,000.00 ….”
• Wanted:  someone to design and build the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE), Lasalle, Montreal for around $13.1 million
• “…. The objective of this work is the development of the MAVS (Meteorology, Automatic identification system (AIS) and Visibility Surveyor) system. This is being done within the Northern Watch (NW) Technical Demonstration Project (TDP) funded by Defence Research and Development Canada, Valcartier (DRDC). The MAVS system will provide a 365 day 24/7 capability to gather meteorology, automatic identification system (AIS) traffic, and visibility conditions at strategic land-based choke points in the Canadian Arctic ….”
• “…. “…. The Department of National Defence (DND), as part of the Coastal Marine Security Operations Centers (MSOCs), has a requirement for the provision for a solution that displays real-time and historical vessel data, in addition to other reference and operational data layers from the five core departments, to allow the identification and reporting of maritime activities that represent a potential thtreat to the sovereignty, security and safety of Canada ….”  ]The Department of National Defence (DND), as part of the Coastal Marine Security Operations Centers (MSOCs), has a requirement for the provision for a solution that displays real-time and historical vessel data, in addition to other reference and operational data layers from the five core departments, to allow the identification and reporting of maritime activities that represent a potential thtreat to the sovereignty, security and safety of Canada ….”[/i]
• “…. It is the intention of the Department of National Defence (DND) to award a Standing Offer for Wargame Interactors. Land Force Operational Research Team (LFORT) has a requirement for the services of Wargame Interactors. The location of work is the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario ….”

 

[The Bread Guy]

.... "The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the provision of commercial-off-the-shelf Precision (7.62  mm) Weapons ...." -  more details here ....

Vendors get more time to bid, and get some questions answered - see latest bid document updates here.

 

[The Bread Guy]

“…. The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) to provide a Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT) facility enabling the Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre (CFLAWC) and other select DND Units to conduct personnel freefall (FF) simulation training ….” - a bit more detail from bid package here ....

We may have a winner!

 

[The Bread Guy]

• Wanted:  someone to design & build “New Barrier Free Transitional Accommodations (BFTA) at CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia”
• More work for Goose Bay:  “…. The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the supply of labour, material, supervision and equipment necessary for Asbestos Abatement and Mould Remediation, chapel area; cleaning of chapel, annex and offices. Provide testing after work is completed to ensure there is no asbestos present in the building, Building 388, Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador …. The estimated cost for this opportunity is in the order of $176,000.00 ….”
• “…. The 405 Long Range Patrol (LRP) Squadron will participate to Exercise Maple Flag in Cold Lake, Alberta.  To provide accommodation services in single occupancy to 23 CF personnel for a total of 18 nights starting 27 May to 08 June 2013 ….”
• Wanted:  someone to expand, restore warehouses in Aviano, Italy for almost 19 million Euros

 

[The Bread Guy]

.... Wanted:  initial information regarding where Canada's navy can fuel up overseas  (posting also viewable here if previous link doesn't work) ".... This RFI (Request for Information) is issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND) to gather information to assist in forming a procurement strategy for fuelling naval vessels at various locations around the world ...." ....

One more try, shall we?  More here and here