Integrated Science and Technology Capabilities Accessible to the CSSP

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

There is a security requirements associated with this requirement.

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Integrated Science and Technology Capabilities Accessible to the CSSP

BACKGROUND:

The Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Centre for Security Science (CSS), requires on an “as and when requested” basis, Science and Technology (S&T) capabilities accessible to the broader activities harmonized in the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP), and others as appropriate.

The CSS is largely dependent on access to S&T in the following five (5) broad domains to get work done and achieve the desired influences on Outcomes:

1. CBRNE and Natural hazards;

2. Critical, physical and digital infrastructure;

3. Border security, Biometrics for national security and Surveillance Intelligence and Interdiction;

4. Emergency Management, Communications Interoperability, Operational decision support, Psycho Social aspects; and

5. Tri-Services, which includes Law enforcement (LE), Fire, Emergency Medical System (EMS).

   The Contractor must provide a range of services to the CSSP team. Work will be defined and authorized by Canada in the form of a task authorization that is raised on an “as and when requested” basis. After having accepted a task authorization, the Contractor must then execute the task, mostly at the Contractor’s facilities. The Contractor must perform such work in an iterative and incremental fashion, to ensure adherence to requirements and standards, access to first responders and to ensure the influence on Outcomes is reached. 

   It is expected that these tasks may include any of the following classes of support as shown below. To assist in the planning and the development of the CSSP portfolio areas, work tasks will be required to focus support within the following S&T areas of interest: 

1. Chemical;

2. Biological;
3. Radiological/Nuclear;
4. Explosives;
5. Forensics of CBRNE;
6. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Risk, Dependencies and Interdependencies;
7. eSecurity, focused on bolstering Critical Digital Infrastructure for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, as well as combating cybercrime by augmenting the Capability to identify, mitigate, neutralize cyber threats mainly at the national level;
8. Border & Transportation Security, including Cargo security, Traveller security and Transit security;
9. Biometrics for national security;
10. Intelligence-led Surveillance & Interdiction;
11. Emergency Management including Disaster resilience, Emergency Operations Centres (EOC), Situation Awareness, Operational decision support;
12. Communications Interoperability;
13. Psycho-Social including Community Resilience, as well as Radicalization & Extremism;
14. Risk Assessment, Consolidated Risk Assessment (CRA) and All Hazards Risk Assessment (AHRA);
15. Capability Based approach: capabilities to Anticipate, Prevent, Prepare, Respond and Recover from emergencies and disasters;
16. Visual Analytics, predictive analytics as well as video analytics;
17. Tri-services analyses (LE, Fire, EMS);
18. Public Safety and Security Policy;
19. Business Development, market analysis and Technology transition;
20. Operational Research & Analysis;
21. Advanced Strategic analysis; evidence based Policy analysis;
22. Test and Evaluation (T&E) analysis; and
23. Modelling and Simulation.

1. Resource Categories

Core Resource Categories (Resources required with bid submission)

1. 1. Account Manager

   2. Chief S&T Advisor

   3. Senior Capability Engineering and Architecture SME

   4. Cyber SME in ICS and SCADA

   5. Cyber SME in Capability to ID Mitigate Neutralize cyber threats

   6. Advanced Strategist

   7. Senior Modelling & Simulation Specialist. 

   8. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) SME

      Secondary Resource Categories (Resources that are not required with bid-submission that may be required by future Task-authorizations)

1. 1. Project Manager

   2. Intermediate Capability Engineering and Architecture SME

   3. Security Risk Assessment SME

   4. Chemical Biological Agent SME

   5. Radionuclear Agent SME

   6. Explosives SME

   7. CBRNE Forensics SME

   8. Intermediate Modeling & Simulation Specialist

   9. Senior Test & Evaluation Specialist in Trials, Demonstrations and Experimentations

   10. Intermediate Test & Evaluation Specialist in Trials, Demonstrations and Experimentations

   11. Border Security SME

   12. Biometrics SME

   13. Emergency Management SME

   14. Communications Interoperability SME

   15. Wireless Communications and Information Sharing SME

   16. Data Science SME

   17. Community Resilience SME

   18. Radicalization & Extremism SME

   19. Business Development, Analysis and Transition SME

   20. Facilitation and Workshop Specialist

   21. Technical Writer

The requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian services.

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The Defence production Act defines Canadian Controlled Goods as certain goods listed in Canada’s Export Control List, a regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 – Certifications and Additional Information, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity – Certification.

The resulting contract is for a two (2) year period with three (3) one year option periods.