Project Management and Engineering Support Services to DND
Project Polar Epsilon 2

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Descriptive Title:		{Project Management, Engineering, Technical
and Administrative Support Services to Department of National
Defence (DND) Project Polar Epsilon 2}

Description:
DND's Project Polar Epsilon 2 has been established to exploit
information obtained from the RADARSAT Constellation Mission. 
It will support Canadian defence by providing wide area
surveillance over the ocean approaches to Canada, over Canada's
Arctic region, and in its areas of interest world wide.

DND's Project Polar Epsilon 2 Project Management Office has a
requirement for the provision of Project Management,
Engineering, Technical and Administrative Support Services.  The
work is to be performed on an "As and When Requested" basis, and
authorized through the issuance of task authorizations.  The
requirement includes the following work streams and percentage
utilization estimates:
Project Management Support - 34.0%%
Engineering and Technical Support - 52.0%
Business Management and Administrative Support -  14.0%

The project management support services will include services
such as issues research, conducting analyses, communications
management, business transformation, and assisting in the
development of project plans, documentation, and agreements. 
Management activities will include areas of schedule, cost,
quality, risk and project integration.

The engineering and technical support services will include
services such as issues research, network interface analysis,
trade-off analysis, information technology security,
certification, and accreditation, technical support in project
negotiations, requirements analysis, and development of project
technical documentation.

The business management and administrative support services will
include services such as financial administrative support,
documentation control, and the development and maintenance of
office procedures.

The period of contract will be for forty eight months.  There
will be four twelve month option periods.  Contract award is
estimated for May 2013.

Performance of the Work will require the Contractor to sign a
Confidentiality Agreement, and will preclude it from bidding on
any future DND Project Polar Epsilon definition, implementation,
operations and, or maintenance phase work.  

It is estimated that 75% of authorized work will require the
work to be performed on site at the DND Polar Epsilon 2 Project
Management Office in Ottawa, Ontario.

Bids will be technically evaluated in accordance with the
evaluation criteria contained in the Request for Proposal.  The
following mandatory requirements have been identified:
	(1)	The Bidder must identify its Account Manager (one
individual only) who will manage the work authorized under the
contract;
	(2)	The Bidder's Account Manager must possess a valid personal
security clearance at a level no lower than Secret, granted or
approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD)
of Public Works and Government Services Canada;
	(3)	The Bidder's Account Manager must meet the requirements of
the Senior Project Manager labour category, as defined in the
bid solicitation; and,
	(4)	The Bidder must submit a Resources Acquisition and
Maintenance Plan.
	
The lowest price responsive bid will be recommended for award of
a contract.


Competition will be limited to firms meeting the Canadian
Content Requirement.  Ownership of Foreground Intellectual
Property will vest with the Contractor.


W8474-13PE01/A
John Caldwell
Telephone No.  - (819) 956-1373 
Fax No. 	- (819) 997-2229




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.