EO System caracterization capacity

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
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Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Characterizaation of electro-optical (EO) systems

Background

The Canadian Forces (CF) must regularly select equipment to
support operations. Sensors are an integral part of the
electro-optical (EO) systems used to detect and locate threats.
One of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)'s mandates
is to support the CF in its EO system acquisition process by
technically translating their operational needs, evaluating the
performance of sensors currently in use, evaluating the
potential of sensors from emerging technologies, analyzing
options and issuing recommendations.

Sensor performance is evaluated in four ways, depending on time
and objectives:

a.	Laboratory characterization of basic sensor parameters using
quantitative measurements;

b.	Outdoor testing to emulate sensor performance in conditions
similar to those encountered 	on operations (e.g. low light,
natural spectral content, difficult environment);

c.	Modelling of sensor performance; and

d.	Laboratory application of comparative evaluation methods to
measure performances 		similar to those encountered on
operations.

Because the capacity of DRDC Valcartier laboratories is limited,
it cannot respond to all requests for testing and characterizing
EO systems.

Objective

The objective of this statement of work is the provision of
technical and engineering services to predict/characterize the
performance of EO systems covering spectral bands from
ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR), including image intensifier
(I2) systems.

Additional information

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

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March
31st, 2017, inclusive.

Estimated amount of available funding for this contract:
$840,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra.

Canada 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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information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003.

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.

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

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.
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.