CanadaBuys #W6399-21J415/D

Pre-qualification of providers for collective military training exercise support

Canada is pre-qualifying suppliers to support future collective military training exercises for the Department of National Defence. - Government buyer: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Acquisitions Branch, Ontario Region, Kingston Procurement, on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND); the identified user is Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). The named procurement contact is Herb Choquette. - Opportunity: Suppliers may qualify in one or more service categories and compete for future event-specific requirements in Canada and the United States. Specific event scopes and quantities will be set in later solicitations; no fixed quantities, prices, product part numbers, or OEMs are identified. - Requested capabilities: - Land exercise facilities, equipment, and personnel, including live-fire and simulation areas, tactical training environments, and driver-training resources. - Specialized facilities, platforms, equipment, approved firearms and ammunition storage, and ranges suitable for specified pistol and rifle training. - Air-exercise platforms and support, including ISR aircraft, parachuting and air-charter platforms, and drones with specified range, imaging, thermal-sensor, and GPS capabilities; qualified crews and operating approvals are required. - Maritime vessels, surface or subsurface obstacles, and targets, with vessel size and passenger-capacity requirements. - Cyber-training environments using configured networks and connected devices, plus customized reports on internet infrastructure and network traffic. Relevant experience supporting a FVEY ministry is required. - Exercise planning and support across the joint exercise lifecycle, including scenario development, exercise control, safety, medical support, and participant evaluation. Prior experience supporting FVEY special operations exercises is required. - Subject-matter experts across military and operational specialties, with applicable experience thresholds and evidence of prior expert support to a FVEY military force. - Role players and human-intelligence-related support for training events. - Notable requirements: Specialized facilities, qualified personnel and crews, aviation and safety qualifications, and demonstrated relevant experience are important. Detailed security and event-specific requirements will be provided in future solicitations.

Description

The Department of National Defence requires contractors to provide facilities, equipment, and personnel for collective training events in Canada and the USA. The work may cover one or more categories: land, aviation, marine, or cyber exercise effects; specialized facilities, platforms, and equipment; exercise support; and subject matter experts. This Request for Supply Arrangements pre-qualifies suppliers to compete for future Requests for Proposals, which will be sent only to holders qualified in the required categories or subcategories. The supply arrangement is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2026, and Canada will no longer qualify suppliers under it.

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