Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TITLE : RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING AND EXPERIMENTATION
REQUIREMENT
Engineering support services are required on an "as and when
requested" basis to support the Defence Research and Development
Canada (DRDC) in radar experimentation including the design,
development and characterization of several radar system
prototypes and test beds.
The Work to be performed must be in accordance with the
Requirement and as described in each Task Authorization. It is
expected that the majority of the Work will be research and
development in nature, including software development and
analysis. It is also expected that network and computer system
management services may be required.
The objective of this requirement is to provide support to DRDC
Ottawa in the development and maintenance of radar systems
hardware and in the generation and processing of simulated and
real radar data.
It is Canada's intent to award one (1) "as and when requested"
contract to satisfy this requirement. The period of the Contract
will be for a three (3) year period from the date of contract
award, with the irrevocable option to extend the term of the
contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods under
the same conditions.
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.
The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the
Contract, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level
of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security
Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC).
The Contractor personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a
valid personnel security screening at the level of RELIABILITY
or SECRET, as required, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
Each propopsed personnel will be required to sign a
Non-disclosure Agreement prior to Contract award.
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
This procurement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT).
A portion of the work must be performed on site at DRDC.
The services are to be delivered to DRDC Ottawa.
Ownership of Foreground Intellectual Property will vest with the
Contractor.
Selection of the successful bid will be based on "Best Value" to
Canada. Bids will be technically evaluated in accordance with
the evaluation criteria contained in the bid solicitation. The
bid which is evaluated as having the lowest evaluated price per
point will be considered to represent "Best Value".
MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA
M1 The Bidder must propose by name the number of individuals
required for the following labour
categories, as found below:
1. Two (2) individuals for the category of Software
Engineer (SE);
2. One (1) individual for the category of Senior
Engineering Technologist (SET);
The Bidder must identify the labour category each individual is
being proposed for and must submit a résumé for each individual
proposed.
No single individual may be proposed for more than one (1)
labour category.
M2 RESOURCE EDUCATION
M2.1 Software Engineer
Each proposed Software Engineer must have:
1. Completed a post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate
from a recognized Canadian* university or college, or the
equivalent, if obtained outside Canad in one (1) of the
following fields: Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
*Where the post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate was
completed and obtained outside of Canada, Canada reserves the
right to request a Canadian equivalency document issued by a
recognized academic credentials assessment organization showing
the academic level obtained.
M2.2 Senior Engineering Technologist:
The proposed Senior Engineering Technologist must have:
1. Completed a post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate
from a recognized Canadian* university or college, or the
equivalent, if obtained outside Canada, in one (1) of the
following fields: Electrical Engineering Technology or
Electrical Engineering
*Where the post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate was
completed and obtained outside of Canada, Canada reserves the
right to request a Canadian equivalency document issued by a
recognized academic credentials assessment organization showing
the academic level obtained.
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Laurie D Brault
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Science Procurement Directorate
Place du Portage, Phase III, 11C1
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-1378
Facsimile: (819) 997-2229
E-mail address: l••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
