Notice of Proposed Procurement constituting a Tender Notice under the CFTA
1.0 Introduction
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (“CATSA”) is a Crown corporation with headquarters at 99 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6B9. CATSA is responsible for the delivery of consistent, effective and efficient screening of passengers and non-passengers in designated airports. Further information about CATSA can be obtained at www.catsa.gc.ca.
1.1 Estimated Contract Value
$5,170,000, excluding applicable taxes
2.0 Description
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (“CATSA”) has a requirement to establish one (1) contract for the provision of third party logistics services on an as required basis, including Full Truck Load (“FTL”) and Less Than Truckload (“LTL”) transportation, storage, and other related services.
Transportation of equipment will be required Canada-wide and occasionally to and from the US, mainly between Canadian airports and storage facilities, but also other locations.
Short-term and long-term storage of equipment will also be required Canada-wide, including the establishment of five (5) main storage facilities in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as optionally in additional cities.
The equipment to be transported or stored may include High Value Products, such as X-ray and Computed Tomography (“CT”) Scanners (ranging in weight from 1,000lbs to 10,000lbs), and Explosive Trace Detection (“ETD”) equipment, as well as standard related equipment including, but not limited to, roller conveyers, roller tables, stainless steel tables and/or any other related security screening equipment.
For details see the RFP.
3.0 Procurement Method
This RFP establishes an Open Tendering process to enter into direct negotiations for a non-exclusive Contract.
4.0 Term of Resulting Contract
It is anticipated that the term of any resulting Contract will be for an initial term of five (5) years, renewable for one (1) additional optional extension term of five (5) years at CATSA’s sole option.
5.0 Address for Submission of Questions and Proposals/Responses; Question Acceptance Deadline and Closing Date
The question acceptance deadline and the closing date are set out in the “Dates” section above. CATSA may extend either or both of such dates.
Questions and responses must be submitted through the MERX Electronic Bid Submission system at www.MERX.com.
6.0 Mandatory Requirements
The RFP contains no mandatory requirements.
7.0 Rated Requirements
The RFP contains details of the rated requirements.
8.0 Contractor Selection
Step 1: Technical Offers will be evaluated against the Rated Requirements and up to the top three Technical Scores that are within a twenty percent (20%) range of the top Technical Score from this step will be shortlisted to proceed to the next step of the evaluation.
Step 2: The Financial Offers of bidders shortlisted in Step 2 will be evaluated and assigned Evaluated Prices in accordance with Schedule “D” (Financial Offer Requirements and Evaluation).
Step 3: Bidders will be ranked. The Weighted Technical Score is determined by dividing each bidder’s Total Technical Score by the highest Total Technical Score and then multiplied by sixty-five (65). The Financial Score is determined by dividing the lowest ‘Evaluated Price for Transportation Services’ and ‘Evaluated Price for Storage Services’ separately against each bidder’s Evaluated Price for each category, then multiplying them by twenty-four (24) and eleven (11) respectively, and lastly adding the results of each for a total Financial Score out of thirty-five (35). The two resulting scores are then added together and the total is the highest Weighted Score.
Step 4: The bidder with the highest Weighted Score will be invited into direct contract negotiations.
9.0 Trade Agreement
This procurement is subject to:
- Chapter Five (Government Procurement) of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
10.0 Use of MERX
CATSA will only use MERX as its web-based forum to post solicitations. As such, the attached procurement document has only been posted on MERX, and all related documents, notices, addendums, and questions and responses thereto will only be posted on MERX.
See MERX at http://www.merx.com for details respecting how to access the solicitation documents and any costs related thereto.
CATSA does not authorize, or make any representations or warranties in respect of any postings relating to its procurements found on any other web-based forum.
11.0 Language
A French language version of the RFP will be made available upon request.
Proposals may be submitted in either the English or French language.
