SIMULATION ENTITY MODELS

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SIMULATION ENTITY MODELS

W8475-135211/B
Friesen, Manon
E-mail:  manon.friesen@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

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Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

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This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement
of Department of National Defence (DND) (the "Client") for
Simulation Entity Models (SEM). The bid solicitation is intended
to result in the award of a contract for 3 years, plus 3
one-year irrevocable option(s) allowing Canada to extend the
term of the contract.  


The scope of the bid solicitation includes: 

1. the delivery of, and the licensing of, a non-exclusive,
perpetual Entity License for Simulation Entity Models
(hereinafter also reffered to as the Licensed Software, where
the context requires) to use the Licensed Software specified in
the contract, for an initial requirement of 22 Simulation Entity
Models for the simulated entity modelling needs of future DND
exercises and training provisions meeting all the requirements
as stated in Annex A, Statement of Requirement (SOR),
2. the delivery of the source code associated with the Licensed
Software; meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A,
Statement of Requirement (SOR);
3. granting the right to access and modify the source code for
the Simulation Entity Models, without restrictions as described
in the Contract;
4. the licensed documentation (which includes delivery of the
Licensed Software) meeting all the requirements as stated in
Annex A, Statement of Requirement (SOR);
5. upon acceptance of the Licensed Software by Canada, a 12
month Warranty.
6. irrevocable options to acquire on an "As-and-When" requested
basis, the 950 additional Simulation Entity Models specified in
the Contract, all in accordance with the terms of the Contract,
at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof;

7. the provision of professional services, as detailed in the
SOR, to be provided on "As-and-When" requested basis, during the
initial Contract Period and any extension thereof.


The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile
Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), and the
Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement.

There is no security requirement associated with this
requirement.


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.