New lenses for infrared array detectors

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
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Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
(a) Title : New lenses for infrared array detectors

(b) Objectives:

The overall objective is to enable the efficient use of the MWIR
and LWIR detectors of the PIRATES hyper-spectral imager on the
AIRIS optical configuration.  This is done through the following:

i)	Build new lenses for two IR array detectors (one MWIR and one
LWIR) to improve detector illumination, its uniformity over
detector area while minimizing vignetting.

ii)	The spectral band pass of each lens must be:
	1)	 MWIR detector: 2 to 5.3 µm
	2)	 LWIR detector: 2 to 12 µm.

(c) Delivery periods: 

- The first deliverable (Initial report - Task 1) must be
received on or before April 30, 2013.
- The second deliverable (Final report - Task 2) must be
received on or before Mai 31, 2013.
- The third deliverable (Lens elements - Task 3) must be
received on or before August 31, 2013. This deliverable is
subject to a Work Authorization process.

(d) Client department:

Defence Research and Development Canada, Valcartier.

(e) Mandatory technical criteria:

CATEGORY A: Bidder's experience

A1 - The bidder must have at least 60 months of experience in
the design of infrared optical systems.

In order to demonstrate its compliance with this criterion, the
bidder must describe the history of its company. The bidder must
also clearly indicate the exact number of months of experience
it has in the design of infrared optical systems by describing
the projects that it has participated in this area. For each
project, the bidder should at least, provide the following
information: the title, the objectives, the scope, the project
periods (month and year of the beginning and month and year of
the end), the exact dates of the involvement and the role of the
bidder's company in the project, the tasks performed by the
bidder's company and any other relevant information.

A2 - Quality assurance procedure

In order to demonstrate compliance with this criterion, the
bidder must describe the quality assurance procedure as it would
apply to the resulting contract. In particular, the bidder must
indicate the steps in the design and manufacturing processes
where quality assurance is done and when, where and by whom the
quality assurance process will be executed (example: one senior
optical designer, a quality assurance department with two or
more optical designers, etc.?)

CATEGORY B: Experience of the main technical resource

The Bidder must demonstrates in its bid that the main technical
resource proposed for this contract meets the mandatory
technical criteria listed bellow. 

The Curriculum Vitae of the main technical resource proposed for
this project must be submitted in a format that provides
detailed insight into the resource's academic background and
work experience.  

The main technical resource is defined as the individual who
will work the highest number of hours, who will be involved in
all phases of the project, and who will act as the reference for
all technical issues related to this project.

B1 - The proposed main technical resource must have at least 60
months of experience, within the last 10 years, in the design of
infrared optical systems.

In order to demonstrate its compliance with this criterion, the
bidder must describe the infrared optical system(s) design
project(s) in which the main technical resource was involved.
For each project described, the bidder should at least include
the following information:  the title, the objectives, the
scope, the project periods (month and year of the beginning and
month and year of the end), the exact dates of the involvement
and the role of the main technical resource proposed for this
contract, the tasks performed by the main technical resource
proposed for this contract and any other relevant information.

B2 - The proposed main technical resource must have been
involved as a main technical resource (see the definition above)
in at least one previous project, over the last 60 months,
involving either the original design and fabrication of an
infrared optical system, or the modification of an existing
infrared optical system;

In order to demonstrate its compliance with this criterion, the
bidder must describe at least one applicable project(s) in which
the proposed main technical resource was involved as the main
technical resource. In its description, the bidder must at
least, provide the following information: 

a) if the previous project is the design and fabrication of an
original infrared optical system:
i) the title, objectives and scope of the project 
ii) the design constraints, 
iii) the solution(s)
iv) a description of the role of the main technical resource in
the project
v) a description of the tasks performed by the main technical
resource, and
vi) any other relevant information.

OR

b) if the applicable previous project is the modification of an
existing infrared optical system:
i) the title, objectives and scope of the project 
ii) a complete description of the original optical system,
iii) the required modification(s),
iv) the constraint(s), 
v) the solution(s),
vi)  a description of the role of the main technical resource in
the project,
vii) a description of the tasks performed by the main technical
resource, and
     viii) any other relevant information.

(f) Mandatory financial criteria

1. The firm all inclusive lot price submitted for milestone No 1
(first deliverable (Initial report - Task 1)) must not exceed
10% of the total price of the bid.

2. The firm all inclusive lot price submitted for milestone No 2
(second deliverable (Final report - Task 2)) must not exceed 25%
of the total price of the bid.

(g) Other information:

- Canada  has determined that any intellectual property rights
arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting
contract will belong to Canada.
- The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
- There is no security requirement associated with this
procurement.

This PWGSC office provide procurement services in French and
English. /  Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au
public dans les deux langues officielles.
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