Net C2 ISAC RFI/ITQ

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This Request for Information / Invitation to Qualify (hereinafter referred to as ITQ) is neither a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a solicitation of bids or tenders. No Contract will result from this ITQ. Canada reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any time during the ITQ phase or any other phase of the procurement process. Given that this ITQ may be cancelled by Canada, it may not result in any of the subsequent procurement processes described in this document. Suppliers may withdraw from the process at any time, as the ITQ is not a tender.

This ITQ is the first phase in the procurement process for the Network Command and Control Integrated Situational Awareness Capability (Net C2 ISAC) Project. The objective of this ITQ is to qualify responsive Suppliers to proceed to the subsequent phases of this procurement process. The responsive Suppliers will be hereinafter referred to as “ITQ Responsive Suppliers”. 
Only ITQ Responsive Suppliers will be permitted to receive the draft RFP and the final RFP.
ITQ Responsive Suppliers may choose not to bid on the final RFP.

This ITQ may be cancelled if less than two (2) responses are received or if less than two (2) Suppliers are qualified.

This procurement is subject to a national security exception and is, therefore, excluded from all of the obligations of trade agreements.

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to implement a Net C2 ISAC solution to provide Operational and Strategic Commanders and their Staff (OSC&S) the knowledge of key elements in the Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI) necessary to make well-informed decisions regarding the command and control of their operations.

The overall Net C2 ISAC requirement is to put in place a capability consisting of personnel, processes and tools to:
a. Generate and display Network Situational Awareness (Net SA); 
b. Align processes and procedures to support the creation and dissemination of Net SA;
c. Support CAF/DND command and control as they relate to the ITI; and
d. Sustain the on-going efforts in the production of Net SA.

Canada has identified the following as components required for the production of the Net C2 ISAC solution:
a. Refined existing and/or new defined processes, that make use of appropriate ITI data sources, to establish reliable, relevant and meaningful situational awareness concerning the ITI that affects DND/CAF IT capabilities;
b. New software and computer tools brought into service to support the processes;
c. System integration services, programming, script writing, database support, interface development,
d. Training for strategic and operational commanders (and staffs);
e. Training for IT Technical personnel; and
f. One year of stabilization support to maintain and optimize the processes, the software and hardware tools, and the training of CAF/DND personnel.

Ian R. Williamson
Supply Team Leader, Defence and Marine Procurement Branch 
Public Services and Procurement Canada/Government of Canada
Place du Portage III 8C2
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau Quebec, K1A 0S5
Ian.Williamson@pwgsc.gc.ca  Telephone: 819-956-0185

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.