SURROGATE UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV) SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES NOTICE PW-$EDM-607-9432 PUBLISHED ON MERX ON 2012-05-28 AND REVISED ON 2012-06-05.

1. TITLE: SURROGATE UMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV) SERVICES

2. SECURITY: There is no security requirement associated with the requirement.

3. REQUIREMENT: It is the objective of Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC), through high-readiness training provided at Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Wainwright (CFB/ASU Wrx) Alberta, and other bases in Canada and the United States, to simulate the collection of intelligence by the use of a Surrogate Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for training purposes to be applied to real manoeuvres in an active theatre of operations.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF AN UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV).

CMTC requires a contractor to provide Surrogate UAV Services at ASU Wrx and abroad as required. These services are for a piloted aircraft with surveillance equipment. The aircraft will simulate a UAV, acquiring ground photos or video of the training areas.

Each Exercise will require approximately 5 to 10 days of imaging time plus: one (1) day to attend operations, orientation, and safety meetings as directed; to demonstrate satisfactory flight, communications, and connectivity performance to CMTC's satisfaction prior to the exercise functions and; one (1) day once the exercise is closed and last deliverable recordings have been handed to the Aviation Plans Officer (Avn Plans O), to participate in the closing After Action Review (AAR) as required. The use of contracted Surrogate UAVs would mitigate the operational and administrative burden associated with these assets and ensure the necessary tactical flexibility demanded of UAVs operating in the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE).

4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION: Mandatory and point rated technical evaluation criteria are included in Annex "D" of the solicitation.

Contractor selection will be based on the responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for the technical merit and 40% for the price.

5. PERIOD OF STANDING OFFER: It is anticipated that any Standing Offer will be effective for a period of two (2) years with an option to extend for two (2) additional periods of one-year each.

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