Compact-iCATSI

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Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
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Nature of Requirements: 
TITLE : Compact-iCATSI (Compact Improved "Compact ATmospheric
Sounding Interferometer")


DRDC Valcartier recently acquired iCATSI, a state-of-the-art and
highly sensitive hyperspectral sensor specialized for smaller
field of view applications. The system integrates optical
subtraction FTIR radiometry, a multi-element long wave IR sensor
which scans to provide an imaging field of regard of 16 milirad
(vertical) X 24 milirad (horizontal) resulting in an observed
scene of 16 X 24 meter at 1 km. iCATSI also includes a long wave
single pixel sensor, a bore sighted visible camera and operating
and detection software. 

The iCATSI performance was successfully demonstrated to the
military client; however its volume and weight need to be
reduced considerably to meet the application requirement
(minimum 30% in weight and volume).

The objective of the contract is to improve and develop detailed
concept and design to reduce the weight and volume of iCATSI and
produce the best design. 

Task 1 : Analysis and design
The Contractor must design detailed concept of compact-iCATSI
that meets the requirements listed in the Statement of work. 

Task 2 : Documentation
The contractor must document the detailed concept based on the
task 1 results in the manner described at Annex A. 

Task 3 : Pre-Production (option 1)
As an option, the Contracting Authority may request, in writing,
the production of the first compact-iCATSI unit. This first unit
must be delivered no later than 12 months after the option is
exercised. 

Task 4 : Supply and delivery of additionnal units (option 2).
Depending on the results of acceptance tests performed by the
contractor and at the discretion of DND, the Contracting
Authority may request, in writing, the production and delivery
of  2 or 3 additional units of the compact-iCATSI no later than
12 months after the option is exercised.


Additional information

Documents referenced in article 2 of the Statement of Work can
be provided on a CD upon request to to the Contracting
Authority, preferably via email at
gabriel.piras@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

The organization for which the services are to be rendered is
Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC -
Valcartier).

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March
31st, 2018, inclusive.

All the deliverables related to Tasks 1 and 2 must be received
on or before March 31st, 2015.

The Contracting Authority may exercise option 1 within six
months after acceptance of deliverables raleted to Tasks 1 and 2
by sending a written notice to the Contractor.

The Contracting Authority may exercise option 2 at any time
before March 31st, 2017, by sending a written notice to the
Contractor.

Estimated amount of available funding for this contract : 
Tasks 1 and 2, "Analysis and design" and "Documentation" :
$900,000.00,Applicable Taxes extra.
Task 3, "Option 1 - Pre-Production" (delivery of the first
unit). : $1,200,000.00,Applicable Taxes extra.
Task 4, "Option 2 - Supply and delivery of additionnal units" :
$2,400,000.00,Applicable Taxes extra.
Total : $ 4,500,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra.

Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier has
determined that any intellectual property rights arising from
the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will
belong to Canada.

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information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
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For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a
lump sum payment must provide the required information as
detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment
equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5
- Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and 
Attachment 3 named Federal Contractors Program for Employment
Equity - Certification."

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

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

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.