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Nature of Requirements:
TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPACT SHORT-WSAVE INFRARED CAMERA
The Statement of Work (SOW) describe the services required by
Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier (DRDC Valcartier) aimed at
carrying out the following objectives :
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) wants to develop
a compact, helmet-mounted, ruggedized Shortwave Infrared (SWIR)
camera with an illuminator, built around an InGaAs focal plane
array. This work involves mechanical engineering, electrical
engineering, optical design, fabrication and evaluation of the
infrared camera.
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) will supply
Fifteen 640 x 512, 25 µm pitch InGaAs focal plane array chips
(InGaAs PIN diodes) hybridized to an existing read-out
electronic circuit (ROIC). These fifteen InGaAs focal plane
arrays are not packaged.
For this work, the contractor must:
1- Package the InGaAs focal plane array already hybridized to a
read-out electronics integrated circuit (ROIC) using a suitable
packaging strategy. There is no need at this point for ROIC
development; and
2- Integrate the packaged InGaAs focal plane array into a
compact, ruggedized, energy efficient SWIR camera optimized for
night-time observation that includes an illuminator with a
wavelength of 1.55 µm.
This project includes two phases: Phase 1 - development and
production of 1 of a Compact Short-Wave Infrared Camera.
Optional Phase 2, supply and delivery 10 cameras.
Background
Imaging in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) range (wavelengths from
0.9 to 1.7 microns) offers many advantages and is therefore of
great interest to the Canadian Forces. SWIR imaging provides
improved recognition capabilities complementing MWIR and LWIR
systems. SWIR is also effective for covert surveillance,
camouflage detection, imaging through fog and target acquisition
and tracking, as well as eye-safe laser designator viewing.
Moreover, recent developments of Indium Gallium Arsenide
(InGaAs) sensors have pushed sensing in this spectral region to
a higher level of performance. The advantage of InGaAs over
other technologies relies in its high sensitivity in the SWIR
spectrum and its capacity to be operated near room-temperature.
Client department
The services will be rendered to Defence Research and
Development Canada (DRDC-Valcartier).
Period of the contract :
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to 24 months
after date of Contract for Phase 1 plus an optional year for the
possibility of purchasing 10 cameras.
Ownership of Intellectual Property :
Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier has
determined that any intellectual property rights arising from
the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will
belong to Canada.
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Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the delay will
result in the bid being declared non-responsive.
Other information :
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).
The Controlled Goods Registration Program applied to this
project.
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
W7701-125353/A
Brisebois, Aline
N° de téléphone - (418) 649-2883
Nº fax - (418) 648-2209
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
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procurement.
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