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The National Research Council of Canada(NRC) requires research and development services for engineering and design in support of the Near Field Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS) subsystems indicated below:

The final design of NFIRAOS VNW Subsystem including optics, optical mounts, motion stages, support structure, and motion control hardware.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The National Research Council has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, on the following grounds: The main purpose of the contract, or of the deliverables contracted for, is to deliver a component or subsystem that will be incorporated into a complete system at a later date, as a prerequisite to the planned transfer of the complete system to the private sector, through licensing or assignment of ownership, for purposes of commercial exploitation.

Due to the highly technical nature of the design documents, they are only available in English.

The documents will be available on writtenrequest (email ) to the Contracting Authority specified herein, including submission of the completed Annex D Non-disclosure agreement.

This office of Public Works and Government Services Canada serves the public in English.

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.