Studies of Emerging technologies for infrared guidance systems.

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Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
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Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Title:Studies of Emerging Technologies for Infrared Guidance
systems.
Objectives:The work objectives for this contract are the
following:
To study the emerging technologies in the field of IR guidance
systems using IR source projection systems, laser sources and
operational field conditions test facilities at DRDC Valcartier; 
Develop the interfaces required to perform experimental
measurements, and integrate them into existing equipment;
Participate in field or laboratory trials to validate the
experimental results; 
Study the optical, software, electronic and mechanical design of
the various 
technologies; 
Participate in experimental data collection and analysis; and 
Develop and improve various characterization methodologies.

Background
IR guidance systems introduce, among other things, imaging or
pseudo-imaging guiding techniques, as well as sophisticated
mechanisms for countermeasure discrimination.  The study of
those techniques and mechanisms is one of the aims of this
contract. The study must include, in particular, an evaluation
of the sensitivity of those technologies against classic
countermeasures. In addition, the emergence of new directional
coun-termeasures (DIRCM) requires an evaluation of their effects
on the various technologies studied in order to assess their
advantages and limitations.  

To fulfill these needs, DRDC Valcartier operates facilities for
projecting IR sources to characterize electro-optical systems
and evaluate various classic countermeasures, laser sources for
studying laser interference phenomena, and mobile facilities for
validating experimental measurements and the functioning of
countermeasure systems in field 
Trials.

In order to achieve the project objectives, this contract will
carryout 7 tasks.
Task 1 - Study of electronic design
Task 2 - Study of software design
Task 3 - Electro-optical characterization of an IR guidance
system
Task 4 - Analysis and update (as needed) of the optical design
and production
Task 5 - Evaluation of the susceptibility/efficiency of an IR
guidance system in the presence of disturbances such as decoy
flares, noise, laser, etc.
Task 6 - Design of interfaces adapted to the new technologies
studied
Task 7 - Participation in a campaign of field or laboratory
trials

Period of Contract
The period of the resulting contract is from April 1st 2013 to
March 31, 2016.

Work location:
The Contractor must perform the work on site at Defence Research
and Development Canada.

Client department :
The services will be rendered to Defence Research and
Development Canada (DRDC-Valcartier).

Estimated funding available
The maximum funding available for the contract resulting from
the bid solicitation is $900,000.00 CAD (Goods and Services Tax
or the Harmonized Sales Tax extra, as appropriate). Bids valued
in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. 
This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum
funding available.

Intellectual property rights 

Any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of
the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada.

Code of Conduct

IMPORTANT NOTICE: New measures related to Code of Conduct and
certifications included in the solicitation documents requiers
attention.

Other information :
- The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement
on Internal Trade (AIT).  
- The requirement is limited to Canadian services.
- This PWGSC office provides provides procurement services to
the public in both official languages.
- This requirement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.
- There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.
Mandatory technical criteria
1.	Mechanical engineering technologist
1.1	All resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a diploma in mechanical engineering technology or a
related discipline related to the design/production of
mechanical components using computer-aided design software.
1.2	All resources proposed for this category must have a minimum
of 12 months of experience in designing mechanical components
using computer-aided software (e.g. SolidEdge) and/or producing
mechanical components using conventional machines.
1.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this
category.
2.	Electrical engineer
2.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer
engineering or engineering physics. 
2.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 24 months of experience in the conception and/or
design of electronic equipment using computer-aided software
(e.g. Altium Designer).
2.3	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 12 months of experience in electronic work involving
infrared guidance systems. 
2.4	The bidder must propose a minimum of two resources in this
category.
3.	Software architect
3.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical
engineering or software engineering.  
3.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 12 months of experience in designing architecture for
embedded or electronic equipment control software applications,
using UML and/or applying a software development process that is
recognized in the industry.
3.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this
category.
4.	Software development engineer
4.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering or
electrical engineering. 
4.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 12 months of experience in developing electronic
equipment control software applications using the C++
programming language on the Linux operating system.
4.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this
category.
5.	Microcontroller programming engineer
5.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering or
electrical engineering. 
5.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have
knowledge of an assembly language or C++, and have a minimum of
12 months of experience in programming microcontrollers.  
5.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this
category.
6.	Infrared guidance systems engineer
6.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in engineering physics, physics or
electrical engineering. 
6.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 12 months of experience in characterizing infrared
guidance systems.  
6.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this
category.
7	Optical design specialist
7.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a master's degree in physics or engineering physics. 
7.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 36 months of experience in optical design. Time
devoted to graduate studies (two years for a master's degree,
three years for a PhD) will be recognized as valid experience if
the subject and relevance are demonstrated. 
7.3	The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this
category.
8	Project manager
8.1	All the resources proposed for this category must have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in pure or applied science or
administration or a bachelor's degree in another discipline
combined with a complementary degree (e.g. certificate, master's
degree) in administration or project management. 
8.2	All the resources proposed for this category must have
received a minimum of  35 hours of formal training in project
management. 
8.3	All the resources proposed for this category must have a
minimum of 24 months of experience in R&D project management.
8.4	All the resources proposed for this category must not be
proposed for any other resource category in this contract.  
8.5	The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this
category.

Technical Criteria evaluation and basis selection
Technical proposal: 55 points, minimum 40 points
Management: 40 points, minimum 25 points
Competence of personnel directly involved in project: 80 points,
minimum 55 points
Experience of the company 15 points, minimum 8 points
Total: Maximum 190 points, minimum 128 points

Basis of Selection - Lowest Evaluated Price Per Point
To be declared responsive, a bid must:
(a)	comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; 
(b)	meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; 
(c)	obtain the required minimum points for each criterion and
each group of criteria with a pass mark;
(d)	obtain the required minimum points overall for the technical
evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. 
Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) or (d) will be declared
non-responsive.  Neither the responsive bid that receives the
highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest
price will necessarily be accepted.  The responsive bid with the
lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award
of a contract.  The evaluated price per point will be determined
by dividing the evaluated price of the bid by the number of
points obtained for the point rated technical evaluation
criteria.
In the event that two or more responsive bids have the same
lowest evaluated price per point, the responsive bid which
obtained the highest number of points overall for the point
rated technical evaluation criteria will be recommended for
award of a contract.


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