Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. Objectives
Provide Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier) electronic and mechanical support services for electro-optical systems performance studies.
The objectives of the work carried out under this contract are as follows:
- Ensure availability, operability, preparation, maintenance and commissioning of equipment used for studies, including field testing campaigns.
- Provide technical support for electronic equipment and mechanical components during field testing campaigns.
- Perform improvement, maintenance, upgrading and documentation work on existing electronic equipment and mechanical components.
- Develop and document new electronic equipment for monitoring, measuring, acquiring and recording data, as well as processing and analyzing information.
- Develop the software necessary to operate electronic equipment that has been modified or developed (e.g. embedded software, control and command software, etc.).
- Develop and document new mechanicalequipment for interfacing or integrating systems being developed or studied.
- ntegrate electronic and mechanical components into current and future equipment.
- Develop the software necessary for the operation of equipment currently in use or in development.
- Characterize electro-optical systems, including taking measurements, and participate in developing characterization methodologies.
- Plan and coordinate software development project management activities as required by the technical authority.
2. Additional information:
The organization for which the services are to be rendered is Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier).
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31st, 2022, inclusive.
The work will be carried out entirely on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA).
The estimated amount of available funding for this Contract is $840,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra.
In accordance with clause ?Minimum Work Guarantee - All the Work - Task Authorizations? of the Contract, Canada's obligation under the Contract is limited to 10% of the estimated amount of available funding specified above.
A contract with Task Authorizations (TAs) is a method of supply for services under which all of the work or a portion of the work will be performed on an "as and when requested basis". Under contracts with TAs, the work to be carried out can be defined but the exact nature and timeframes of the required services, activities and deliverables will only be known as and when the service(s) will be required during the period of the contract. A TA is a structured administrative tool enabling the Crown to authorize work by a contractor on an "as and when requested" basis in accordance with the conditions of the contract. TAs are not individual contracts.
Given the nature of the equipment in use (military systems, controlled goods, fixed and mobile laboratories and shared equipment), the main part of the work mustbe carried out on-site at DRDC Valcartier Research Centre, 2459 Route de la Bravoure, Quebec, G3J1X5. However, the software development work not requiring constant use of equipment may be performed off the DRDC Valcartier Research Centre site. If the nature of the work allows it to be performed off-site, these aspects will be set out in the task authorization. For task 2 work (technical support during field testing campaigns), the test site may be outside Quebec or even Canada. This information will beset out in the task authorization.
Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada.
There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.…) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website.
Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions2003.
For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the AgreementonInternal Trade (AIT).
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
