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Aircraft Upgrades/Military Parts Procurement – MERX – June
2008 CP-140 ASLEP ( Aurora Structural Life Extension Project ) — MERX ACAN (Advance Contract Award Notice) — ASLEP Kits ASLEP (the Aurora Structural Life Extension Project ), as the name suggests, is the airframe update component of the Aurora Incremental Modernization Project. This AIMP was to be a comprehensive $1.6B project to upgrade the aging CP-140 Aurora fleet. Despite being two-thirds complete, by 2007 the patrol aircraft upgrades turned into something of a political football. In Sept 2007, MND Peter MacKay announced that AIMP (and thus ASLEP) would be cancelled and Aurora replacements sought. 
In late December 2007, the MND changed his mind and announced that ten Auroras will indeed be updated. These
selected 10 CP-140s will be completed to AIMP Block III standards and their airframes "re-lifed". In
other words, ASLEP was back on again at least for 10 of the 18 CP-140s (remaining Auroras and 3 similar
CP-140A Arcturus will presumably be sold or used for spares).This ACAN is a lengthy (but straightforward) order for major structural components as replacements for those 10 updated CP-140 Auroras. The ACAN insists on newly- made parts either from or approved by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The Auroras were built in 1980/1981 by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as Model 285Bs. The Model 285B OEM is the descendant firm, Lockheed Martin Corporation. [Note that the OEM, Lockheed Martin, announced in a September 2008 press release that the firm was actually responding to a Request for Proposals for CP-140 ASLEP.] The full text of the ACAN as published on the MERX website is reproduced below. ________________________________________ 
Advance Contract Award Notice ( ACAN ) – CP140 ASLEP KIT PROCUREMENT ________________________________________ Reference Number PW-$SSC-006-17147 Solicitation Number W8495-06BA01/A Organization Name Public Works and Government Services Canada Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada Source ID FD.DP.QC.10077.C2 Associated Components No Dates Published — Revised 2008-06-17 Closing 2008-06-25 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT Details Category Aerospace GSINS N1560: AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS Region of Delivery Foreign Region of Opportunity — Agreement Type Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tender Type Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) Estimated Value — Solicitation Method — Notice Description CP140 ASLEP KIT PROCUREMENT Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 86 SOUTH COBB DR MARIETTA Georgia United States 30063 Nature of Requirements: CP140 AURORA STRUCTURAL LIFE EXTENSION PROJECT KIT PROCUREMENT W8495-06BA01/A Line 1, CP140 ASLEP KIT PROCUREMENT AND ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1. ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified supplier. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a State- ment of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting officer will proceed to a full tendering process. 2. REQUIREMENTS The Department of National Defence has a requirement for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified CP140 Life Extension kits and engineering and technical support services as follows: 2.1 Life Extension Kits The supplier shall provide ten CP140 life extension kits, associated components and installation hardware for the CP140 Aurora Structural Life Extension Project. Life extension kits consist of complete outer wings, centre wing lower surfaces, horizontal stabilizers, nacelle upper longerons, fairings and the hardware necess- ary for their installation on the aircraft. The associated components include four (4) ship-sets of conditional replacement items comprising main ring fittings, centre wing upper planks and centre wing beams. The life extension kits must be assembled from newly manufactured parts only. The following table provides a listing of the specific primary part / dash numbers items making up the life extension kits.
2.2 Engineering and Technical Support Services The supplier shall provide engineering and technical support services for the entire duration of the project to support both the manufacture of the life extension kits and their installation. ... 2.3 Minimum Essential Requirements The supplier must meet the requirements of the Department of National Defence Technical Airworthiness Manual, Part 5, Chapter 4 - Manufacture of Aeronautical Products and Aviation Replacement Parts. In particular, the supplier must be either the CP140 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or be licensed by the CP140 OEM to produce the life extension kits. A licensed entity will be required to demonstrate that it has rights to all applicable technical data including drawings, material specifications, process specifications and inspection requirements to assure the manufacture of the new life extension kits in conformance with the approved CP140 type design. This should include an arrangement whereby the OEM will provide updates to the technical data resulting from the incorporation of design changes to the approved life extension kit design that affects the continuing airworthiness of the CP140. If a part is not manufactured by the OEM of the aircraft, then it must be manufactured by an authorized supplier to the OEM or by the original manufacturer of the part chosen for use by the OEM of the aircraft (or the successor of or licensed by that original manufacturer). Canada reserves the right to verify with the OEM of the aircraft that the manufacturer of a part proposed is in fact authorized by the OEM to produce that part or supplies that part to the OEM. There will be a requirement to provide Canadian Industrial Regional Benefits equivalent to 100 percent of the contract value. 3. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS This requirement is excluded from the North American Free Trade Agreement as per the Agreement's Chapter 10, Annex 1001.1b-1, Section A2 and B, and from the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement as per that Agreement's Appendix I, Annex 1. The Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements are not applicable since the delivery points for the project are not within a land claim area. The Agreement on Internal Trade applies. 4. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS REGULATIONS Part 1, Paragraph 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract. Lockheed Martin Company is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the CP-140 aircraft and has established a production line for these new kits and owns all the CP-140 related intellectual property rights. The limited tendering strategy is in accordance with the Agreement on Internal Trade, Article 506, paragraph 12(a) for proprietary reasons, and Article 506, paragraph 12(b) as there exists an absence of competition for technical reasons. 5. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The ownership of intellectual property rights in foreground information will rest with the Contractor. 6. THE REQUIRED DELIVERY Delivery is a critical requirement to meet the Department of National Defence's CP140 mandated flying rate. It is anticipated that a Contract will be awarded by September 2008. It is mandatory for delivery to commence no later than 12 months after contract award with subsequent deliveries taking place at a rate of 3 kits per year until all deliveries are complete. 7. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 86 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA 30063, United States. 8. SUPPLIERS' RIGHT TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised Essential Requirements, including delivery. 9. THE CLOSING DATE FOR A SUBMISSION OF A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities is given on the covering page of this notice. 10. INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES File number: W8495-06BA01/A Contracting Officer: Simon Thérien Telephone No.: (613) 998-8790 Fax No.: (613) 998-7245 Email: simon.j.therien@pwgsc.gc.ca Address: Public Works and Government Services Canada 400 Cumberland, 11B05, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0K2 Attention: Simon Thérien Delivery Date: Above-mentioned You are hereby notified that the Government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this require- ment, contact the contracting officer identified above. An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process. Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada ... Contact (s) Contracting Authority Name Simon Therien [ acute accent omitted on original ] Address System Support Contracting Office Bureau de projet pour le Soutien des Systemes, 400 Cumberland St 400, rue Cumberland 11th Floor/11e étage Telephone No.: (613) 998-8790 ( ) Facsimile No.: (613) 998-7245 City Ottawa State / Province Ontario Country Canada Postal Code K1A 0S5 Phone (613) 998-8790 ( ) Fax (613) 998-7245 |
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