Tethered Remote Piloted Aircraft

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has a requirement to purchase a tethered Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in order to provide extended flight capability and increased payload capacity during police operations. The Tethered RPA system is required to be delivered by March 31 2017 (or very best delivery date offered) to the RCMP NHQ National Traffic Services, located in Ottawa, Canada. Any resulting contract will be valid from date of contract award for the duration of the warranty. The responsive proposal with the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit (60%) and price (40%) will be recommended for award. This requirement is subject to the following Trade Agreements: Agreement on Internal Trade – AIT This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. There is no security requirement associated with this work. The RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by PSPC. As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2016/17.For further information please see link: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm  Please direct any questions to: Markos Vennos Senior Procurement & Contracting Officer Royal Canadian Mounted Police 73 Leikin Drive M1-4-901 Mailstop 15 Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R2 Fax: 613-825-0082 E-mail: Markos.Vennos@rcmp-grc.gc.ca