Systems Integration & Flight Ops

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
MEGGITT TRAINING SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
3-1735 Brier Park Road, NW
Medicine Hat Alberta
Canada
T1C1V5
Nature of Requirements: 

1.  TITLE: 
SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT

2.  SECURITY:

2.1. 	The Contractor must, at all times during the performance
of the Contract, hold a valid Fa-cility Security Clearance at
the level of SECRET, with approved Document Safeguarding and
Production Capabilities at the level of SECRET, issued by the
Canadian Industrial Se-curity Directorate (CISD), Public Works
and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2.2. 	The Contractor personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must be citizens
or permanent residents of Canada, or citizens of the United
States, United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand, and must EACH
hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of
SECRET, granted or approved by the CISD, PWGSC. Until the
security screening of the Contractor personnel required by this
Contract has been completed satisfactorily by the Canadian
Industrial Security Directorate, Public Works and Government
Services Canada, the Contractor personnel MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS to
CLASSIFIED information or assets, and MAY NOT ENTER sites where
such information or assets are kept, without an escort.

2.3. 	The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology
systems to electronically process, produce or store any
sensitive CLASSIFIED information until CISD/PWGSC has issued
written approval.  After approval has been granted, these tasks
may be performed at the level of SECRET.

2.4. 	Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT
to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

2.5. 	The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:

	(a) 	Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at Annex C of the solicitation; 
	(b) 	Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

3.  REQUIREMENT:

The objective of this Task Authorization (TA) contract is to
provide Systems Integration and Flight Operations Support
Services to Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) to
support a multi-year program of work in the development of
Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (rUAV) by the Autonomous
Intelligent Systems Section (AISS) at DRDC Suffield.

DRDC AISS conducts a program of R&D in the domain of unmanned
ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to
support the Canadian Forces (CF).  Previous work has produced a
family of rUAVs that now form the core of the DRDC Autonomous
Rotorcraft program.  DRDC is now equipped with a fleet of rUAVs
and ground control stations and is well positioned to conduct
further research into rotorcraft autonomy and to support the
exploitation of these systems by CF clients.  However, these
systems are proprietary and complex and DRDC AISS cannot deliver
these outcomes effectively without ongoing support from the
system vendor.  This contract will establish a contractual
mechanism to ensure that DRDC AISS will be able to count on this
essential contractor support for its Autonomous Rotorcraft
program over the next five years.

The scope of work in this task authorization contract will
require the contractor to install and/or modify hardware and/or
software associated with the DRDC owned family of rUAVs. As and
when requested the contractor will provide this expertise in all
areas associated with the rUAV including the command and control
systems and supporting flight line infrastructure.  The
contractor will also provide flight trial support to test the
improved or modified rUAV systems.

4.  SUBSTANTIATION FOR SOLE SOURCING: 
NAFTA applicable;  limited tendering allowed under Article 1016
(b). 
WTO-AGP applicable;  limited tendering allowed under Article XV
(b). 
AIT applicable; limited tendering allowed under Article 506 12
(b).  
PWGSC, TB Contracting Policy:  sole source allowed under PWGSC
SM Section 5.002, (d). (Derived from GCR Part 1, Section 6
Treasury Board Guidelines, Section 10.2.1)    

This contract procures ongoing support for technologies
(autonomous rotorcraft and ground control stations) that have
already been assessed, modified, and procured as a consequence
of risk reduction and programmatic activities undertaken by DRDC
Suffield during the last three years under competitively awarded
contracts as well as follow-on sole source contracts awarded to
Meggitt Training Systems Canada.  Previous files include
W7702-08R210/001/EDM (competitive); W7702-115063/001/EDM (sole
source); W7702-115045/001/CAL (sole source);
W7702-125313/001/EDM (sole source). This Task Authorization
contract is a strategic contract through which DRDC Autonomous
Intelligent Systems Section (AISS) will be able to secure this
necessary ongoing support for the next five years.

This contractor is the only supplier qualified to support these
highly complex, mission critical, and proprietary technologies
with the Systems Integration and Flight Operations Support which
is essential to the success of the DRDC AISS Autonomous
Rotorcraft program.  This contract will involve systems
integration work with classified and controlled technologies
restricted to Canadian vendors who are certified for such work. 
Some components used in the work are owned exclusively by the
contractor.  

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.

6. PERIOD OF CONTRACT: 
It is anticipated that any contract will be effective for five
(5) year from date of contract award. 

7.  CODE OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATIONS 
Under the Code of Conduct and Certification provisions, 2003
(2012-07-11), Standard Instructions - Goods or Services -
Competitive Requirements, Suppliers must submit the following as
part of their arrangement:

a)	a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently
directors of the Supplier;
b)	a properly completed and signed Consent Form, for each
individual named in the aforementioned list.



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