Canada - Cold Climate Railway Technologies (T8009-180251/B)
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Details
Provided by- Opportunity closing date
- 20 July 2020
- Opportunity publication date
- 10 June 2020
- Value of contract
- to be confirmed
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Description
Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Cold Climate Railway Technologies
T8009-180251/B
Holvec, Monique
Telephone No. - (647) 616-3991
Transport Canadas (TC) Innovation Centre (IC) works closely with industry, academia, and other government organizations to research, test and evaluate the safety, efficiency and environmental performance of the railway industry in Canada.
Transport Canada (TC) has a requirement for a wide range of Research, Design and Development (RD&D) tasks relating to railway operations in cold climatic conditions. This requirement relates to the research and development of improved procedures and materials, and the application of innovative technologies for efficient and safe operation of railways in cold climatic conditions.
TC is seeking a research facility with capabilities to conduct testing and evaluation of track infrastructure materials, procedures and innovative technologies in a revenue service environment with a Canadian Class 1 railway(s) that is flexible, agile and close to real-time capacity to address planned and unforeseen issues in the Canadian rail environment related to continental climate and extreme winter weather operations.
The period of the contract will be from the date of Contract award to March 31st, 2023 with the option to extend the contract two (2) additional one (1) year periods.
Please refer to the Request for Proposal document for complete details regarding this requirement, including the mandatory evaluation criteria, and basis of selection.
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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
- Opportunity closing date
- 20 July 2020
- Value of contract
- to be confirmed
About the buyer
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- Transport Canada Canada
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