Advanced Non-Destructive Testing

Trade Agreement: NONETendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a responseCompetitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI OnlyComprehensive Land Claim Agreement: NoNature of Requirements: Advanced Non-Destructive Testing Jennifer BeamishTelephone No. - 902-407-0356Email - Jennifer.beamish@forces.gc.ca This is not a bid solicitation, and no contract will result from this Request for Information (RFI). The issuance of this RFI does not create an obligation for Canada to issue a subsequent Request For Proposal (RFP), and does not bind Canada legally or otherwise, to enter into any agreement or to accept or reject any suggestions. No payment will be made by Canada for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of your response. There will be no short listing or pre-qualification of firms for purposes of undertaking any future work as a result of this RFI. Similarly, participation in this RFI process is not a condition or prerequisite for participation in any future potential RFP. Respondents are encouraged to identify, in the information they share with Canada, any information that they feel is proprietary, third party or personal information. Please note that Canada may be obligated by law (e.g. in response to a request under the Access of Information Act and the Privacy Act) to disclose proprietary or commercially-sensitive information concerning a Respondent (for more information: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-1/). Respondents are asked to identify if their response, or any part of their response, is subject to the Controlled Goods Regulations. PURPOSE: Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) currently has a requirement to develop, validate and deliver a portable advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) system. The system will need to detect and measure physical corrosion wastage (e.g., cracks, thinning, pitting) and metallurgical disparities (e.g., welding) on the surface of 10-35mm thick HY80 steel plates, without the removal of thick overlayers (from 10-35mm liftoff). Overlayers are non-conductive materials that vary in thickness and may include corrosion products, paints/coatings, adhesives, rubber and thermal insulation. The intent of this RFI is to solicit information from industry, focusing on portable detection of corrosion wastage. In particular, research and development efforts are currently under way to identify commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) NDT technologies, and to develop advanced NDT technologies that allow for the detection of corrosion wastage at large liftoff. One technology, pulsed eddy current, shows promise for measuring corrosion wastage, but other technologies (e.g., electromagnetic, ultrasonic, acoustic, x-ray, etc.) shall be considered as well. 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.