High performance hyperspectral target detection data processing
capability

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
High performance hyperspectral target detection and
identification data processing capability for airbone wide area
search.

The objectives of the work are:
The main objective of this project is to provide DRDC with
high-performance  hyperspectral target detection and
identification capability for the processing in real-time of
airborne hyperspectral imagery. This capability will eventually
be transitioned to the Canadian Department of National Defense
for operational use.

In order to achieve this objective, the project will support
multiple sub-objectives, including the development of a high
performance hyperspectral processing environment, the
development and integration of data exploitation algorithms, 
engineering support for system demonstration, and analytical
support for data exploitation and analysis.

Background

DRDC is acquiring a hyperspectral imaging system covering the
reflective (VNIR-SWIR) and thermal (LWIR) spectral ranges for
airborne wide area search.  A central part of this imaging
system will be the HEERD and its hyperspectral target detection
and identification data processing and exploitation algorithms.
The imaging system is expected to be first demonstrated in 2013
with a potential transition to military operations in 2014. 

DRDC already has extensive expertise in hyperspectral data
exploitation [2, 3] and implementation of algorithms on high
performance hardware. This project will support the development
of a high-performance hyperspectral processing environment and,
in parallel, the further development, optimization, and
integration into that processing environment of DRDC's target
detection and identification algorithms.

Tasks 1 to 5 (firm tasks). Tasks 6 to 9 are to be performed
within a Work Authorization Process.
Task 1: HEERD (Hyperspectral Exploitation Environment for
Real-time Data processing), design development and implementation
Task 2: Algorithm development, modification, software
implementation, optimization, testing and validation, and
integration in the HEERD.
Task 3: Engineering support for high-performance hyperspectral
imagery processing.
Task 4: Hyperspectral data processing, exploitation and analysis
support
Task 5: Procurement of high-performance data processing and
archiving hardware.
TASKS REQUIRING TASK AUTHORIZATION PROCESS
Task Authorization 6: HEERD (Hyperspectral Exploitation
Environment for Real-time Data processing), maintenance and
improvements
Task Authorization 7: Development and integration of new target
detection and identification or other supporting algorithms
Task Authorization 8 : Engineering support for high-performance
hyperspectral imagery processing
Task Authorization 9 : System analysis support

Client department

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

Period of the contract :

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31,
2015.
Tasks 1 to 5 must be completed by March 31, 2014.

Contract funding

The maximum funding available for the contract resulting from
the bid solicitation is $431 177.38 CAD for Tasks 1 to 5, and an
amout of $476 190.47 CAD for Tasks 6 to 9 (tasks authorization
process) (Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax
included, as appropriate). 

Ownership of Intellectual Property :
	
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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Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web site. 

Other information :

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT). 
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Most of the work part of Task 3 (Engineering support for
high-performance hyperspectral im-agery processing) will have to
be conducted on DRDC Valcartier premises in order to have access
to the imaging system. Some work part of Task 3 will likely have
to be conducted at Canada National Research Council aircraft
hangar at Ottawa international airport. Also, at least one
contractor's personnel supporting Task 3 will have to
participate in the system demon-stration (location to be
confirmed). 

Work part of Task 4 will have to be conducted on DRDC Valcartier
premises in order to have access to DRDC classified databases
and processing systems.

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