Northern Watch Technology Demonstration Project

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: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 
Northern Watch Technology Demonstration Project

The purpose of the contract is to develop a remotely controlled,
semi-autonomous, maritime surveillance system for employment at
a remote site in the Arctic.  The produced system will be used
by Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) as a capability
demonstration system.  

The period of the contract is from date of contract award to
October 31, 2015.

The requirement of this bid solicitation is made up of three
development cycles:
Development Cycle 1 - develop a surveillance system design,
including logical and physical (hardware, software)
architecture, data models, functional requirements and interface
specifications for sensor subsystems.
Development Cycle 2 - revising Development Cycle 1 surveillance
system and produce a detailed Cycle 2 surveillance system
design, including logical and physical (hardware, software)
architecture, data models, functional requirement and interface
specifications for sensor subsystems:
Development Cycle 3 - address lessons learned, enhance
surveillance system capabilities and develop requirements that
were not accomplished during the previous development cycles

Work will be performed at the Contractor's facilities, at DRDC
sites in Halifax, Nova Scotia and at the installation site in
Nunavut.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  The Bidder must hold a valid Facility Security
Clearance at the level of SECRET, with approved Document
Safeguarding at the level of SECRET, issued by the Canadian
Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and
Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

The Bidder's  personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must be citizens
of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia or
New Zealand and must EACH hold a valid SECRET clearance, as
required, all other personnel must hold a valid RELIABILITY
STATUS, granted or approved by the CISD, PWGSC.

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003 and 2004,
Bidders must submit a complete list of names of all individuals
who are currently directors of the Bidder.  Furthermore, as
determined by the Special Investigations Directorate,
Departmental Oversight Branch, each individual named on the list
may be requested to complete a Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification form.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods
and/or services.

This procurement is subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The
bidder must be registered in the Controlled Goods Program of
Public Works and Government Services Canada prior to Contract
Award.

For Security reasons interested Bidders must sign a
Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to receiving the Bid Solicitation
Document.  The Non-Disclosure Agreement can be obtained by
downloading the solicitation attached to this Notice of Proposed
Procurement.  Instructions for submitting this document to PWGSC
are included in the downloaded document.  The complete Bid
Solicitation will be forwarded once PWGSC receives the signed
Non-Disclosure Agreement.


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.