Analysis of lidar data in a virtual synthetic environement

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
CAE INC
8585 COTE DE LIESSE
ST-LAURENT Quebec
Canada
H4T1G6
Nature of Requirements: 
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 Department of National Defence (DND) requires analysis of
lidar data obtained with the Neptec Obscurant Penetrating
Autosynchronous LIDAR (OPAL) in a virtual synthetic environment.

The lidar data were obtained in June 2013 with the OPAL system
mounted on the National Research Council (NRC) Aerospace
helicopter, Flight Research Laboratory (FRL).  The trial
objectives were to demonstrate the see-through and see and
remember capabilities of a ladar based technology solution to
Degraded Visibility helicopter operations. 

The goal is to identify an area suitable for helicopter landing
in the presence of objects on the ground and under conditions of
increasing dust concentrations.  It is required to produce fused
images of the Neptec OPAL Lidar with the Common Data Base (CDB)
Operational Training Systems Provider (OTSP) and Medium to Heavy
Lift Helicopter (MHLH) data bases developed by CAE for DND and
to create movies (approximately 2 minutes each) of this data
fusion for ten (10) flight trials.

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

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: 

An existing capability (Software) to read OPAL data. 
An existing capability (Software) to read NRC Nav data.
An existing capability (Software) to geo reference OPAL data.
An existing capability (Software) to eliminate dust cloud lidar
return from the scene.
An existing capability (Software) to convert OTSP and MHLH
common data bases to a format compatible to a data fusion and
display software. 
An existing capability (Software and hardware) to produce and
replay in real time the synthetic images produced by the
helicopter environment, through playback of Opal, Nav data and
OTSP and MHLH data bases as a function of time.
An existing capability to produce videos of the synthetic images
in a format compatible with standard PC video players.
The work must be completed before March 31 2014.

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

This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. 

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

To our knowledge, CAE  is the only firm that meets the criteria
in Section 3, Criteria for assessment of the Statement of
Capabilities, of this document.

It is the only company whom can make the fusion of the June 2013
OPAL lidar trials with the helicopter navigation data and the
OTSP/MHLH common data bases and can present it in a synthetic
environment.  

 6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception

Exception 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations has been
invoked for this requirement, since only one firm is able to
meet the contract requirements.
	
7.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
Not available

8.	Ownership of Intellectual Property

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of
the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

9.	Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The proposed contract is for a period from the award to March
31st, 2014. 


10.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
CAE 
8585, Côte-de-Liesse
St-Laurent, Québec
H4T 1G6

11.	Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the 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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is  December 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST).

13.	Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Josée Roy
Supply Officer
1550, avenue D'Estimauville, Québec (QC)
G1J 0C7
Téléphone : 	418 649-2932
Télécopieur : 	418 648-2209
Courriel : 	Josee.Roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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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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calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

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.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.