IN THE MATTER OF a complaint filed by Keverest Technologies Inc. pursuant to subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

AND FURTHER TO a decision to conduct an inquiry into the complaint pursuant to subsection 30.13(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act.

DETERMINATION

Pursuant to subsection 30.14(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (CITT Act), the Canadian International Trade Tribunal determines that the complaint is valid.

Pursuant to subsections 30.15(2) and (3) of the CITT Act, the Tribunal recommends, as a remedy, that the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) not exercise its option to procure an additional high-resolution 128-channel LIDAR sensor and instead reissue a competitive solicitation for the requirement in accordance with the provisions of the applicable agreements should an additional sensor be required.

Pursuant to section 30.16 of the CITT Act, the Tribunal awards Keverest its reasonable costs incurred in preparing and proceeding with this complaint, to be paid by PWGSC. In accordance with the Procurement Costs Guidelines (Guidelines), the Tribunal’s preliminary indication of the level of complexity for this complaint case is Level 1. The Tribunal’s preliminary indication of the amount of the cost award is $1,150. If any party disagrees with the preliminary level of complexity or indication of the amount of the cost award, it may make submissions to the Tribunal, as contemplated in article 4.2 of the Guidelines. The Tribunal reserves jurisdiction to establish the final amount of the cost award.

The statement of reasons will be issued at a later date.