SURROGATE UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV) SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES NOTICE PW-$EDM-607-9432 PUBLISHED ON
MERX ON 2012-05-28 AND REVISED ON 2012-06-05. 



1.  TITLE: 	
SURROGATE UMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV) SERVICES

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

3.  REQUIREMENT:
It is the objective of Department of National Defence (DND),
Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC), through
high-readiness training provided at Canadian Forces Base/Area
Support Unit Wainwright (CFB/ASU Wrx) Alberta, and other bases
in Canada and the United States, to simulate the collection of
intelligence by the use of a Surrogate Medium-Altitude
Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for training
purposes to be applied to real manoeuvres in an active theatre
of operations.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF AN UNMANNED
AIR VEHICLE (UAV).

CMTC requires a contractor to provide Surrogate UAV Services at
ASU Wrx and abroad as required.  These services are for a
piloted aircraft with surveillance equipment. The aircraft will
simulate a UAV, acquiring ground photos or video of the training
areas.

Each Exercise will require approximately 5 to 10 days of imaging
time plus: one (1) day to attend operations, orientation, and
safety meetings as directed; to demonstrate satisfactory flight,
communications, and connectivity performance to CMTC's
satisfaction prior to the exercise functions and; one (1) day
once the exercise is closed and last deliverable recordings have
been handed to the Aviation Plans Officer (Avn Plans O), to
participate in the closing After Action Review (AAR) as
required.   The use of contracted Surrogate UAVs would mitigate
the operational and administrative burden associated with these
assets and ensure the necessary tactical flexibility demanded of
UAVs operating in the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE).  

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

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

5. PERIOD OF STANDING OFFER: 
It is anticipated that any Standing Offer will be effective for
a period of two (2) years with an option to extend for two (2)
additional periods of one-year each.


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