Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc.
750 Palladium Drive, Suite 102
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2V1C7
Nature of Requirements:
WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TEST SET
The Cyber Operations and Signals Warfare (COSW) section of the
Ottawa Research Centre of Defence Research and Development
Canada has a requirement to perform testing of various wireless
communications standards from the physical layer (PHY) to the
network access layer (NAS), both inclusive, in a single system.
Delivery is requested to Ottawa, Ontario by March 31, 2014.
SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The Contractor must provide one instrument with the following
capabilities:
Ability to be configured to perform testing of various wireless
communications standards from the physical layer (PHY) to the
network access layer (NAS), both inclusive, in a single system.
Measurement capability contained within a single instrument
suitable for use in and research and development (R&D)
laboratory environment;
Capable of being configured to support the following wireless
standards:
a. GSM;
b. W-CDMA, including HSPA evolution & DC-HSDPA;
c. CDMA2000;
d. LTE FDD;
e. LTE TDD;
f. TD-SCDMA
g. WLAN IEEE-802.11a/b/g/n.
Provide measurement capability for all communication standards
listed in point 3 above on a single hardware platform;
Capable of integrating with the Rohde&Schwarz (R&S) instruments
FSQ and SMU200A to perform additional Radio Frequency (RF)
measurements;
Provide remote instrument control using R&S software drivers
using the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI)
protocol via Local Area Network (LAN);
Provide a minimum of two RF ports that cover the full range of
frequencies up to 6GHz required to support all operating bands
of the aforementioned wireless standards;
Provide the capability to simultaneously generate signaling for
GSM and WCDMA standards;
Provide the capability to simultaneously generate signaling of
two versions of the same standard mentioned above at point 3;
Provide support for Multiple input - Multiple output (MIMO)
capability;
Provide support for Voice over LTE (VoLTE) capability;
Provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that provides control
of the instrument to support testing of the aforementioned
wireless standards. Capability of the GUI must include:
a. Configuration control of wireless standard parameters;
b. Making RF and signal quality parametric measurements;
c. Logging of messages and data traffic from the PHY to the NAS
layers, inclusive, for processing and analysis;
Provide scripting capability to describe and control complex
scenarios;
Be capable of passing the User Equipment (UE - Handset) from one
wireless standard to another, both up and down the technology
chain (i.e.: GSM->W-CDMA->LTE and LTE->W-CDMA->GSM).
At a minimum provide the following non-RF interfaces:
a. Multiple Universal Serial Bus (USB);
b. RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000BASE-T);
c. External video monitor connectivity;
d. Mouse and keyboard interfaces;
e. External reference clock input and output.
Provide a 4 year warranty and support on applications and
hardware, for repair or replacement of system components to
ensure continued operation of the equipment beyond the first
year following delivery
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS
This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the
Canada-Panama, the Canada-Peru and the Canada-Columbia Free
Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on
Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REGULATIONS (GCR) EXCEPTION AND LIMITED
TENDERING REASON
In accordance with the GCR exception, this requirement is being
directed to the Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc. (OEM) as the
required items are guaranteed interchangeable with the current
equipment on site at the Defence Research and Development
Canada, Department of National Defence.
Limited tendering procedures are being invoked for reasons of
Interchangeability with existing equipment. Substitutions of
this equipment would be un-safe in the short-term and in the
long-term, would require many expensive changes to numerous
training packages.
REQUIRED DELIVERY
March 31, 2014
PROPOSED CONTRACTOR
Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc.
750 Palladium Drive, Suite 102
Ottawa, Ontario
K2V1C7
Canada
CLOSING DATE FOR ACCEPTING STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES
February 7, 2014, 2:00 pm. EST.
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES
Joanne Ladouceur (M)
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
"HN" Division
Floor 7B3, Place du Portage, Phase III
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-3587
Facsimile: (819) 953-4944
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procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official
language of Canada.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
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