Wide Area Motion Imagery Airborne Camera

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
PV Labs Ltd.
1074 Cooke Blvd
1074 Cooke Blvd.
Burlington Ontario
Canada
L7T4A8
Nature of Requirements: 

Wide Area Motion Imagery Airborne Camera

31184-198632/A
Courteau, Robert
Telephone No. - (343) 550-1614 

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

2. Definition of the requirement

The National Research Council (NRC), Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) is conducting a research project which aims at testing and evaluating the capability of multi-spectral Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) using airborne camera systems (ACS).  The project is part of a research agreement where the researchers require the most stable, comprehensive turn-key solution the industry offers. The sensors and system in question will be mounted on NRC’s Convair 580. The unit must contain upgradeable options for sensors which complement the immediate needs.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) 

FRL’s Key Unique Requirements: 
A. The WAMI ACS must be enclosed in a gyrostabilized gimbal with 5-axis stabilization (3 internal and 2 external). The inner 3-axis stabilization module must stabilize the optical bench with a jitter of 5 microradians root mean square (RMS) or less. The geo-pointing accuracy must be of +/- 2 milliradians or less;

B. The 5-axis gyrostabilized gimbal must have an interchangeable payload capability which enables the user to install different payloads in the gimbal without intervention from the manufacturer;  

C. The WAMI ACS must comprise a visible camera and be capable of collecting visible images at a resolution of more than 100 megapixels at a speed of 1 frame per second (FPS) or more. The collected images must cover at least 20 square km when flying at an altitude of 10,000 ft with an average  ground sample distance (GSD) of less than 75 cm per pixel; 

D. The WAMI ACS must comprise a short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera and be capable of collecting images in the SWIR band at a resolution of 1000 x 1000 pixels or more. The SWIR camera must be boresighted with the visible camera and must cover the same field of view;

Other Mandatory Requirements: 
A. The WAMI ACS must comprise the WAMI gimbal, power supply, cables, and airborne data collection system;

B. The WAMI ACS must comprise an application programming interface (API) that allows the processing of the collected imagery with a third-party track processor;

C. The WAMI ACS must provide all the required software application to configure and operate the system; and

D. The WAMI ACS and all its components must not be subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement: 
• Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
• Canada-European Union: Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)
• North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

After a detailed market assessment, FRL concluded that only one source of supply exists.  There are no equivalent technologies that have industry leading proprietary platforms and industry leading technology with upgradeable features.  The PV-18WS uses a proprietary Gen-V technology to create open architecture, designs and sensor integration with full meta-data. The instrument in question (WAMI) is the only system in its class that has upgradeable options for sensors which complements the immediate need.  National Research Council (NRC) has identified the multi-spectral Wide Area Motion Imagery from PV Labs Ltd. as the only instrument that meets all of the minimum essential requirements.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) 

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. Quantity of the proposed contract

• One (1) PV 18 Gimbal System with Integrated Lodestar Sensor, WAMI Payload, and System Server and Software.
• One (1) External Interface Breakout
• One (1) Payload Surrogate Mass (including Block Camera)
• One (1) Multispectral SWIR 
• One (1) Purge Kit

8. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier 

PV Labs
1074 Cooke Blvd, 
Burlington, ON 
L7T 4A8

9. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

10. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is January 2, 2019 at 14:00 EST.

11. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Direct all correspondence to:
Robert Courteau
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Commercial Consumer Products Directorate
Suite 7153, 140 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Telephone:  343-550-1614
E-mail address: Robert.Courteau@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.

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Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

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The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.