16-22068 - Summer Dynamic Vehicle Testing Facility (16-22068)

Advance Contract Award Notice (16-22068)

Summer Dynamic Vehicle Testing Facility

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Definition of the requirement:

 NRC-AST requires service on an “as and requested” basis for the use of the appropriate dynamic vehicle test facility to support various summer test programs. The test facility will be required to provide logistical and technical assistance to NRC-AST test engineers and technologists during the execution of the testing programs.

Background

Transport Canada, through its ECO Technology for Vehicles (eTV) program, undertakes testing and evaluation of current and emerging vehicle technologies to help inform various stakeholders that are engaged in the development of regulations, codes and standards for the next generation of advanced light and heavy-duty vehicles.

The ECO Technology for Vehicles II (eTV II) program is a five-year initiative as part of Transport Canada’s broader ECO Transport strategy. The overall objective of the ECO Transport strategy is to promote the development of an environmentally responsible transportation system. The ETY program will continue to contribute to this objective by accelerating the adoption of advanced environmentally friendly vehicle technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote a reduction in fuel consumption in the Canadian fleet of light and heavy-duty vehicles.

To support these efforts, Transport Canada, through its ETV II program is interested in assesing the environmental benefits and performance of various light and heavy-duty vehicles. To that end, Transport Canada has asked NRC-AST to develop and undertake various test programs of which will require the use of a specialized summer vehicle test facility.

Objective

The objective of this contract is to provide a test facility, services, technical and logistical support to the multi-phases of the NRC-AST vehicle dynamic summer testing program.

Scope of Work

The scope of the work to be provided under this contract includes provisions of a test facility, and all professional services to comprise of both technical and logistical support to carry out the NRC-AST vehicle testing program requirements. NRC-AST clients typically specify a precise set of dynamic vehicle tests to be undertaken. The full test program set of requirements is detailed in the following section.

Requirements/Tasks

General Test Program requirements

The NRC-AST dynamic vehicle testing program comprises the following requirements.

The testing location shall be located in geographic region within reasonable distance from NRC-AST.

The testing location shall be accessible by a tractor with a 53-foot trailer or long-combination vehicles.

The testing facility shall have an indoor vehicle bay that can accommodate a tractor with a 53-foot trailer.

Specific Dynamic Test Program requirements

The set of dynamic vehicle tests

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La présente demande d’offres à commandes (DOC) a pour but de sélectionner des offrants pour entrer en négociation avec AAC en vue d’émettre des offres à commandes individuelles ministérielles (OCIM) afin d’obtenir les services décrits dans l’énoncé des travaux pour la Colombie Britannique.

Le budget total pour les offres à commandes sera approximativement de 400 000 $, avec la possibilité d’émettre quatre (4) offres à commandes.

Les services sont requis pour une période de quatre (4) ans, à partir de la date d’émission des offres à commandes.