EVALUATION OF BIOINFORMATICS PLATFORMS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

1.  TITLE: 
EVALUATION OF BIOINFORMATICS PLATFORMS

2.  SECURITY:
There is no security requirement associated with the requirement.

3.  REQUIREMENT:
Defence Research & Development Canada - Suffield Research Centre
has a requirement for the evaluation of bioinformatics
platforms.  Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a tool that can
be used to detect and characterize organisms. A Bioinformatics
system has been developed that should provide enhanced analysis
for High-Throughput Sequencing data for advanced
characterization of bio-threats, such as characterizing an
unknown sample. These data will be useful in disease
surveillance, threat detection, and point of need diagnostics.
The system is made up of open source software with a user
friendly interface that supports: QC analysis, Read-mapping to a
reference genome, Sequence assembly and annotation. The
capabilities of the Bioinformatics system including the analytic
capabilities of the system, the user interface, the
collaboration functions, the computational hardware requirement
requires evaluation compared to other platform(s) that are
currently available.

 The objective of this project is to:

Acquire the hardware required to use the bioinformatics software
Establish evaluation criteria for using a specialized
bioinformatics system for ease of use, reliability, including
the analytic capabilities of the system, the user interface, the
collaboration functions, and the computing requirements of the
hardware compared to platforms that are currently available.
Evaluate said system for above criteria compared to another
bioinformatics system using standardized DNA sequencing data set
and data supplied by Technical authority.
Provide training to use system to DRDC employees. 

To qualify a bid will have to consist of no less than 80% of
goods and/or services of Canadian origin. 

4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION:  
Mandatory and point rated technical and management evaluation
criteria are included in Annex "E" of the solicitation. 

To be declared responsive, a bid must: a) comply with all the
requirements of the bid solicitation; and b) meet all mandatory
criteria; and c) obtain the required minimum of 82 points
overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject
to point rating.  The rating is performed on a scale of 116
points. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. 

The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined
rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for
the technical merit and 40% for the price. 

5. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
Any intellectual property arising from the performance of the
Work under the Contract will vest in Canada.  DRDC is exempted
from the Treasury Board "Policy on Title to Intellectual
Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts"  approved 1
June 2000 as per DRDC ADM (S&T) IP-02.  

9. PERIOD OF CONTRACT: 
It is anticipated that any contract will be effective from date
of contract to 2015-03-31 with the option to extend the term of
the Contract by up to one (1) additional one (1) year period.


Contracting Authority

Lorraine Jenkinson 
Supply Specialist 
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch, Western Region 
ATB Place, North Tower, 5th Floor
10025 Jasper Avenue, 
Edmonton, AB  T5J 1S6 

Telephone:  (780) 497-3593 		  Facsimile:  (780) 497-3510 
E-mail address:  Lorraine.Jenkinson@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.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.