Counter Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (C-UAS) Technology

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (C-UAS) Technology

Trade agreements: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Tendering procedures:
All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Compliant bid with the highest combined score of technical merit and price.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business:
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements:
This standing offer does not include security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has a requirement to lease Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to prevent intrusions and contraband deliveries by uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) at federal institutions.

Objectives:
To successfully lease, install, and operate a secure and regulatory-compliant C-UAS technology that effectively detects, identifies, and tracks drones attempting to enter restricted airspace over CSC facilities.

The system must perform according to predefined performance metrics, maintaining high detection rates while minimizing false positives, all within the agreed cost and timelines, while preserving strict confidentiality and meeting data protection standards.

CSC intends to issue a maximum of two Standing Offers (1 per Stream) as a result of this Request for
Standing Offer:

a) Work Stream 1 will include facilities in the Atlantic, Quebec and Ontario Regions.
b) Work Stream 2 will include facilities in the Prairie and Pacific regions.

Deliverables:
1. The Contractor must supply a fully functioning C-UAS device at one or more federal institutions specified in the contract that meets the required technical specifications.

2. The Contractor must conduct a site assessment of the penitentiary to determine the optimal location and configurations for the C-UAS.

3. The Contractor must deliver and install the equipment, ensuring compliance with the performance standards set by the Technical Authority for CSC.

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: None.

Estimated quantity of commodity: See solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.

Duration of Standing Offer and Time Frame for Delivery:
Period of the Standing Offer: the Work is to be performed during the period of date of Standing Offer award to one (1) year later with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21120-24-4526875
Contracting Authority: Diana Todorova, Procurement Officer
Telephone number: (343)-552-1625
E-mail: diana.todorova@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS:
Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from the Canada buys / tender opportunities website.

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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