Advance Procurement Notice
Design-Builder Services (MDB Project)
ARMOURED COMBAT SUPPORT VEHICLE (ACSV) PROJECT
4 CDSB PETAWAWA, ON
(with Security Requirements)
Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation nor a request for proposals.
This is an advance notice for a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested Design-Builders an opportunity to begin the sponsorship process for obtaining (if required) the anticipated security clearance(s). Note that there is no guarantee that this solicitation will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.
Description of the Project and Services
The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) project will deliver new armored combat support vehicles to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
This project will address infrastructure requirements for maintenance and storage of ACSV vehicles. A potential location for ACSV infrastructure is at the 4th Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Petawawa.
The intended scope of this work for this project should the project proceed will include:
- The concept development, design, and new construction of a 8,679 m2 facility for Armoured Combat Support Vehicle, and
- Associated ancillary site works and utilities.
The estimated Design-Builder and Construction cost is in the order of $55,000,000.
It is anticipated that this/these solicitations will be initiated in spring in May 2025. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).
Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements
To be eligible for contract award, Consultants and Contractors will be required to, among other things, actively hold or obtain all required security clearance(s) prior to the date of the award, as further detailed in the solicitation documents.
The required security clearance anticipated for this contract is:
- a valid and active Designated Organization Screening (DOS) granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Industrial Security Program Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing Consultants and Contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, Contractors and Consultants that intend to submit a proposal on this project and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin forthwith the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.
Under this program, DCC may, at its entire discretion, provide preliminary assistance to all the potential proponents with their respective security clearance sponsorship process.
To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.
In their sponsorship request application to DCC, Contractors and Consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things:
- Advance Procurement Notice (APN) number (Project number on the MERX notice);
- Contract number HQ000869_81475; and
- Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.
Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the Design-Builders to provide assistance for the completion of the sponsorship request packages.
Once DCC has determined, at its entire discretion, that a Design Builder:
a) has started the sponsorship process prior to the solicitation (Contract number(s) listed on their request for sponsorship) being advertised on MERX;
b) has met all the material requirements of the sponsorship request package; and
c) has submitted a proposal.
DCC will send the documents to the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Contract Security Program (CSP).
Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP will communicate directly with the proponent regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the proponent will need to promptly cooperate with CSP to ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible.
Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:
Allanah O’Doherty
Coordinator, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
Allanah.O’Doherty@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
Disclaimer
DCC is only providing assistance, at its entire discretion, for the above stated sponsorship process and does not provide any representations or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the proponent agrees to bear any fees and risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes. Notwithstanding anything else stated above, DCC shall in no event be liable to the proponent for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages arising out or in connection with the above stated sponsorship process.
