Defence Industrial Research Program (DIRP)

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: Amendment # 2

Amendment #2 is issued extend DIRP Open Season 1 (DIRP OS1) to February 6, 2013.

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Amendment # 1

Amendment #1 is issued to change the English Title on the Notice of Proposed Procurement.

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DIRP Call for Proposals - Call 2

The DIRP is led by Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC). As an Agency of the Department of National Defence (DND), DRDC responds to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces (CF). The primary objective of the DIRP is to benefit Canada by supporting the strategic research interests of the Canadian Forces and introducing new and innovative technologies into the Department of National Defence. In addition, the program supports and complements the strategic objectives associated with DRDC. The program is designed to provide research and innovation opportunities to the Canadian defence and security industrial base through the provision of cost-shared contracts and scientific support. DIRP is about fulfilling a gap and providing direct benefit to Canada, achieving objectives and assisting in delivering on DRDC's mandate. The DIRP is intended for DRDC to gain knowledge from industry-initiated research projects relevant to the defence of Canada.

The maximum funding available for individual contracts resulting from the Call for Proposal Solicitation is $500,000.00 CAD (Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Bidders' Canadian address, Customs duties and excise taxes included, Goods and Services Tax (GST) or the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) extra, as applicable) per proposal. The DIRP funding will comprise a maximum 50 percent of the overall cost of the proposed research project or up to $500,000.00 (GST/HST excluded) whichever is less. The remaining 50 percent of funding must be provided by the bidder (i.e., for a project funded by DIRP at $500,000.00 (GST/HST excluded), the Contractor must contribute $500,000.00 (GST/HST excluded).

The DIRP Call for Proposals process involves a three-stage procurement process:

· Stage One: Summary Proposal · Stage Two: Full Proposal · Stage Three: Public Works and Government Services Canada Contracting

The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies to this procurement. The requirement is limited to Canadian suppliers and Canadian goods and or services.

This procurement is excluded from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) under Annex 1001.2b, Article 1.(d) and World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) under Appendix 1, Annex 4.

In DIRP Call for Proposals Call 2 there will be up to approximately $5 million available for new projects. DIRP is interested in receiving proposals for Call 2 across all domains which address at least one of the following strategic objectives listed below:

·Strategic objective I. Build agile forces to carry out missions across a wide spectrum of operations;

·Strategic objective II. Assist and support CF members before, during and after operations;

·Strategic objective III. Enable the acquisition, sharing and use of critical information in support of situational awareness and decision-making;

·Strategic objective IV. Develop and implement solutions to maximize the affordability and sustainability of DND and the CF; and,

·Strategic objective V. Anticipate, prepare for and counter the emergence of future threats.

Proposal Submission Process

This Notice of Proposed Procurement will be posted on the Government Electronic Tendering Service known as MERX (www.merx.com), for a period of two years and proposals will be accepted on an annual basis during the bid submission periods Open Seasons (OS) listed below. An OS is a period of time during which bidders are invited to submit proposals. There are two (2) open season bid submission periods for proposal submission as follows:

1. Proposal Submission 2012 (DIRP OS1): Dec 12, 2012 - January 24, 2013 - Call 2 2. Proposal Submission 2013 (DIRP OS2): TBD

Proposals for each period must be submitted as per the current version of the DIRP Call for Proposals: Bidders' Guidebook. All proposals received during any given period will be ranked in accordance with the point rated criteria contained Annex A - Evaluation Criteria.

The selection process is described in the Defence Industrial Research Program (DIRP) Call for Proposals: Bidders'Guidebook- Call 2.

DRDC web site for the DIRP program is as follows

http://www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/drdc/en/partner-partenariat/prog/defen ce-industrial-research-program

To ensure the integrity of the competitive proposal process, all enquiries and other communications regarding the Call for Proposal must be directed to the Contracting Authority identified below. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the proposal being declared non-responsive. PWGSC Contracting Authority:

For further information, please contact the PWGSC Contracting Authority, PWGSC: Bruno Bellefeuille Supply Team Leader Public Works and Government Services Canada Telephone: 819-956-1688 Facsimile: 819-997-2229 bruno.bellefeuille@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.