Weapon Technologies

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Weapon Technologies

W7701-155967/A
Fournier, Annie
Telephone No. - (418) 649-2775 
Fax No. - (418) 648-2209 

(a) Title 

 Analytical, Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Advanced Weapon Technologies.

(b) Description of Work

Thepurpose of this contract is to provide Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier Research Centre, Precision Weapons, Weapons Effects and Protection and Energetic Materials sections with specialized technical support in areas of propulsion, structure, signature, and ballistic effects for precision weapons. The Work to be performed will provide literature reviews, analytical development, numerical modeling, experimentation and data analysis, system design as well as design, installation and commissioning of local experimental facilities. The services will be provided on an “as-and-when-requested” basis. The nature of the services required will cover applied research program tasks and direct Canadian Forces (CF) support tasks.

Context/Background

DRDC-Valcartier Research Centre, Weapons Systems section plans and executes applied R&D programs and direct support to CF projects in the following weapon technologies: aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, signatures, and internal and external ballistics of small arms. In the past, extensive contractor-based supporting activities have been carried out on various projects in all of the above areas. Specifically, work in the area of propulsion technologies has included experimental and numericalstudies on solid rocket intakes, combustors and fuels; experimental and numerical studies in pulse detonation engines (PDE) including characterization of liquid fuel sprays, design and fabrication of a fuel reactor, airbreathing propulsion test facility, optical strand burner apparatus and an injection control system; the development of weapon systems concepts; and estimates of aerodynamic performance for trajectory simulations. Work on small arms has included the design and experimental evaluation of a dynamic thrust measurement stand and the design of the automatic targeting moveable test bench along with its controls.  

(c) Client Department

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

(d) Period of the Contract

The period of the Contract is from Contract award to March 31, 2021.

(e) Important Information

i. 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.

ii. Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003.

iii. 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.

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

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

vi. There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses.  Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)  document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website.

vii. This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.

viii. The Work is divided into two portions, a firm portion and a portion to be performed on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA).  

The estimated amount of available funding for the firm portion of the Work is $55,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra. The estimated amount of available funding for the portion of the Work to be performed on an "as and when requested basis" usinga TA is $1,945,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra.

A contract with Task Authorizations (TAs) is a method of supply for services under which all of the work or a portion of the work will be performed on an "as and when requested basis". Under contracts with TAs, the work to be carried out can be defined but the exact nature and timeframes of the required services, activities and deliverables will only be known as and when the service(s) will be required during the period of the contract. A TA is a structured administrative tool enabling the Crown to authorize work by a contractor on an "as and when requested" basis in accordance with the conditions of the contract. TAs are not individual contracts.


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