INVESTIGATION ADVANCED WEAPONS TECH

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Analytical, Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Advanced Weapon Technologies

The Contractor will provide Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - 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 involve literature reviews, analytical development, numerical modelling, experimentation and data analysis, system design as well as design, installation and commissioning of local experimental facilities.

Task 1 :Engineering and technical services for the Propulsion Laboratory, Aerodynamics and Aeroballistics Laboratories, Small Arms Laboratory, related on-site and off-site facilities and for the Electronic Warfare/ Defensive Aid Suites (EW/DAS)

Task 2 Weapons systems concept development and modeling support

Client department : 
The organization for which the services are to be rendered is Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier Research Centre.

Period of the contract 
The period of the Contract is from Contract award to March 31st 2026 inclusive

Important information : 

i. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

ii. Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier Research Centre has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada because of a National Security issue.

iii. Work Location: Unless stated otherwise, all classified Work must be executed at Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier Research Centre (2459, de la Bravoure Rd., Québec, QC, G3J 1X5, CANADA) while non-protected work can be executed within the contractor’s offices.

iv. The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

v. The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

vi. This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The Defence production Act defines Canadian Controlled Goods as certain goods listed in Canada’s Export Control List, a regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

vii. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 - Certifications and Additional Information, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the Attachment titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

viii. The work will be carried out on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA).

All of the Work will be performed on an “as and when requested basis”, using a Task Authorization (TA). 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

ix. The estimated amounts of available funding for this Contract is $ 9,324,500.00 Applicable Taxes extra.

x. In accordance with clause “Minimum Work Guarantee - All the Work - Task Authorizations” of the Contract, Canada's obligation under these Contracts is 10% of the estimated amount of available funding. 

xi. This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically.  Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information."


W7701-207176/A
Proulx, Jean-Renaud
Telephone No. - (418) 905-0629 (    )

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.