EN578-22ISC5 - Call for Proposals TS3 - Innovative Solutions Canada - Testing Stream (EN578-22ISC5)

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Amendment:

This amendment 002 is raised to include a summary of the questions and answers raised during the solicitation process.

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Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Amendment:

This amendment is raised to extend the closing date as follows:

SOLICITATION PERIOD:

From March 31, 2022 to April 26, 2022

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Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

Innovative Solutions Canada Program - Testing Stream (ISC TS) is a R&D program aimed at procuring, testing and evaluating R&D, pre-commercialized goods and services in the late stage development (Testing Readiness Level (TRL) 7 to 9).

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is issuing a Call for Proposals (CFP) on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and participating departments, seeking Innovations to address a variety of Problem Statements and Topics facing federal departments and agencies.

More specifically ISED is seeking solutions to the Testing Stream Problem Statements and Topics outlined on the ISC website

Open Funding Opportunities

page

here . 

The purpose of this CFP is to create a pool of prequalified suppliers that Canada may select from to address Government of Canada organizations’ requirements. Prequalification into a pool does not guarantee that a contract will be awarded.

SOLICITATION PERIOD:

From March 31, 2022 to April 22, 2022

Please refer to the solicitation documents for information related to Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions, Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection.

Small Business Set-Aside:

This procurement is set-aside under the Small Business Set-Aside. The Bidder must be a for-profit with 499 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. This calculation must take into account and include affiliated businesses, such as parent companies and subsidiaries that are either in or outside of Canada.

Note:

Suppliers who are not eligible to bid on this Testing Stream Call for Proposals EN578-22ISC5 may be eligible to bid on the second Testing Stream Call for Proposals EN578-22ISC6 published on BuyandSell.gc.ca.

Canadian content:

This requirement is solely limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Testing Department:

Federal Government Organizations

Funding Mechanism:

Contract

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM FUNDING:

The estimated maximum funding available for all Contracts resulting from this Call for Proposals is: $17M

Disclosure of this estimated funding is made in good faith and does not commit Canada to award a contract, or to contract for the total estimated funding.

Should fiscal funding no longer be available, Bidders will be notified directly. The Contract Award Process will continue and proposals under contract negotiations will take priority when funding is available.

Multiple contracts could result from this requirement.

Maximum Contract Value:

$550,000 CAD for the Standard Component, and $1,150,000 CAD for the Military Component (applicable taxes, shipping, and travel and living expenses are extra, as applicable)

This estimated funding is not a contract guarantee.

Prequalified proposals that are matched and selected for contract award may not necessarily receive the component's total maximum contract value. Maximum contract value will be negotiated during the Contract Award Process.

QUESTIONS DURING SOLICITATION PERIOD:

Frequently asked questions, as well as on-going Bidder questions will be answered and may be published in an amendment to the Notice Document.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to:

TPSGC.PASICVoletessai-APISCTestingStream.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

no later than five calendar days before the Notice closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.