CJWC- Canadian Joint Warfare Centre

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

1.0 Title

Canadian Joint Warfare Centre (CJWC)

2.0 Objective

The Canadian Joint Warfare Centre (CJWC) requires various services on an “as and when requested” basis in support of the following functional areas:

a) Warfare development and training;
b) Warfare research and analysis;
c) Wargaming, experimentation and simulation;
d) Communication and information systems including networks and joint battle labs;
e) Technology demonstration and advanced research projects; 
f) Command and Control; and 
g) Command, Control, Computer, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR).

3.0 Background 

The mission of the CJWC is to lead the Department of National Defence (DND)/Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) joint targeting, modeling and simulation (M&S), organizational learning, and capability development experimentation in order to prepare joint forces for operations.

The CJWC is a key CAF capability innovator that enables the development and generation of a more integrated, relevant, interoperable and agile force. The CJWC is poised to become the CAF’s centre of excellence for conceiving, designing, building and sustaining CAF joint capabilities. Its main lines of operation include: 

a. Fostering joint warfare innovation;
b. Exercising joint individual training management;
c. Modernizing networks and joint battle labs;
d. Providing joint warfare research, analysis and concept development;
e. Providing joint targeting expertise; and 
f. Conducting joint warfare collaboration. 

The CJWC consists of a multi-disciplinary team with the appropriate experience, skills and human networks to analyze problems and devise innovative solutions in support of CAF operational effectiveness. At its core, this centre for joint capability development and integration unifies many existing integrated force development efforts; formally federates warfare centers across the CAF with other departments, agencies and Allies; and supports science and technology based innovation.

The CJWC conducts both complex and simple experiments for various clients within the CAF. It is anticipated that CJWC will utilize a variety of types of experimentation ranging from simple table top exercises to extremely complex multinational distributed human-in-the-loop experiments. The experiments will use the joint battle lab to run various vignettes to validate the tools, techniques, and concepts being developed. The experiments may utilize the United States Joint Training and Exercise Network (US JTEN), the Combined Federated Battle Labs Network (CFBLNet), the Canadian Forces Exercise and Experimentation Network (CFXNet) and other networks to achieve the distributed architecture. The results of these experiments will determine if: the tools, techniques, and concepts will be transitioned into the CAF; if further effort will be applied; or if the activity will be abandoned. Thus, the design, conduct, analysis and record keeping of the experiments are of extreme importance as they will affect the work product generated by the CJWC.

Resource Requirements

The Contractor must provide the services of the resources on an “as and when requested specified to perform the Work following issuance of the Task Authorization and subject to the Technical Authority’s acceptance of the resources’ qualifications prior to commencing the Work. Only the resources accepted by the Technical Authority, and who meet the required minimal qualifications may perform the Work.  

The Contractor must monitor its resources to ensure satisfactory performance and the progress of the Work is maintained to the satisfaction of the client.

The Senior Account Manager must meet with the Technical Authority whenever the client has requested a meeting to discuss the performance of the Contractor’s resources. The Senior Account Manager must attend on the date and time requested by and agreed upon by the Technical Authority.

The following specific resource types will be required:
1. 3D MODELING ARTIST
2. ACCOUNT MANAGER
3. ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK
4. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
5. COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM COORDINATOR
6. DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER
7. DOCTRINE WRITER
8. GENERAL SERVICES - STORES SERVICES CLERK 
9. HARDWARE TECHNICIAN
10. HYBRID CLOUD AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENGINEER
11. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
12. INSTRUCTOR
13. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ANALYST
14. JOINT EXPERIMENTATION AND EXERCISE PLANNER
15. JUNIOR MODELING & SIMULATION ENGINEER
16. LESSONS LEARNED SPECIALIST
17. MODELING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER
18. NETWORK ENGINEER
19. RESEARCH ANALYST 
20. SENIOR MODELING & SIMULATION ENGINEER
21. SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER
22. SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST
23. SYSTEMS ENGINEER
24. TRAINING SPECIALIST
25. WARGAME DESIGNER
26. WARGAME DEVELOPER

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”.

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

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).

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 annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

The resulting contract is for a three (1) year period with two (3) one year option periods.

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.