Open license for lidar data and data analysis
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NRCan is seeking an open licence for existing, high-density leaf-off lidar data collected in fall 2024, covering approximately 6,150 km² across Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax. The supplier would also process and analyse the data and deliver it in specified Canadian coordinate systems and LAZ format. This is an Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN), not a standard open tender. NRCan intends to award the contract to Airborne Imaging / Forsite because it considers that supplier the only known source meeting the mandatory requirements. However, other suppliers may challenge that conclusion by submitting a written statement of capabilities by November 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The notice indicates that a competitive procurement could be triggered if another supplier provides sufficient documentary evidence of compliance. Key mandatory requirements appear to include: - The supplier must own the copyright and manage the rights for the relevant lidar data and be able to grant the required licensing rights. - The proposed open licence must be compatible with the Open Government Licence – Canada. - The data must meet the stated technical specifications, including fall 2024 leaf-off collection, at least 20 pulses/m², 10 cm vertical accuracy, 50% minimum swath overlap, required datums and geoid model, multiple returns, intensity values, and LAS 1.4 R-15 compressed in LAZ format. - The data must cover at least 90% of the municipal boundaries of each of the four targeted cities. The proposed contract would run from award until March 31, 2027. The estimated value is $332,100 CAD before applicable taxes. The listed pre-identified supplier is Airborne Imaging / Forsite of Calgary, Alberta. This opportunity appears most relevant to a company that already owns or controls qualifying lidar datasets for all four areas and can document the technical specifications, coverage, copyright ownership and licensing authority. A company offering only lidar processing services, without the required data rights and coverage, may not meet the stated minimum requirements. The provided notice is incomplete and does not include the official source URL or the full submission contact details. Before taking action, obtain and review the complete official ACAN, confirm the submission method and exact deadline, and verify every technical, coverage, licensing and documentary requirement. Submitting a statement of capabilities does not guarantee that a contract will be awarded.
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- This is an Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN), not a confirmed open competitive tender. Other suppliers may submit a written statement of capabilities by the stated closing date; if a submission demonstrates compliance, a competitive process may be triggered.
- The closing date and time appear to be November 16, 2026 at 14:00:00. The official notice should be verified for the applicable time zone and submission instructions.
- The supplier must be the copyright holder and rights manager for the lidar data covering the areas of interest in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Halifax, and must be able to grant all required licensing rights.
- The proposed open license must be compatible with the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN): An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 2.Definition of the requirement: The Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) requires an open license on existing high-density leaf-off lidar data from Fall 2024 covering the cities of Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax, for a total area of interest (AOI) size of ~6,150 km2. The contractor must carry out additional processing and analysis tasks to prepare the data and deliver them according to the specifications below: Requirements: •Lidar data acquisition time: Fall 2024 (leaf-off) • Aggregate Nominal Pulse Density (ANPD): = 20 pulses/m2 • Non-Vegetated Vertical Root Mean Square Error (RMSEZ): = 10 cm • Minimum Swath Overlap: = 50 % •Horizontal Datum: NAD83(CSRS) epoch 2010 (v8) •Vertical Datum: CGVD 2013 •Geoid Model: CGG2013 •Map Projection: The delivered lidar tiles must be clipped and projected according to their corresponding Universal transverse Mercator (UTM) zone •Pulse Returns: Multiple •Minimal Classification: 1 – Processed but unclassified and 2 – Ground •Intensity Value: Required •Data Forma: LAS 1.4 R-15 compressed in LAZ. Point data record format 6 3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements): Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: • The supplier must be the copyright holder and rights manager for the lidar data covering the areas of interest indicated for each city and must be able to grant all licensing rights for the use of such data. • The supplier’s proposed open license for the lidar data must be compatible with the Open Government License –Canada: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada. • The lidar data covering the specified areas must meet the specifications described in the previous section. • The lidar data must cover at least 90% of the municipal boundaries of the four major cities targeted by this project. 4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s)to the procurement: This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s): • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) • World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) • Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier: The supplier mentioned in section 9 below is the only known supplier that meets the mandatory criteria set out in section 3 above. Should Canada receive a statement of capabilities from a supplier that contains sufficient information to indicate that it meets the requirements set forth in this ACAN (i.e.: documentary evidence demonstrating compliance), a competitive process will be triggered with a technical and financial evaluation methodology of the bids proposed by the potential bidders. 6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s): The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: Subsection 6(d) - only one person is capable of performing the work. The identified supplier in section 9 is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above 7.Period of the proposed contract: The contract period will be from awarded contract to March 31, 2027. 8.Cost estimate of the proposed contract: The estimated value of the contract is $ 332,100.00 CAD (Excluding applicable taxes). 9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier: Airborne Imaging / Forsite 2700 61 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, T2C 4V3 Canada 10. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities: Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. 11. Closing date for asubmission of a statement of capabilities: The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is November 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. - Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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