RFP – Requirement for DND Drivers Licences (DND 404)

Request for Proposal (RFP) – DND Drivers Licenses (DND404) BACKGROUND DND has a requirement for a contractor to design, produce and deliver the DND Driver’s Licences (DL) IAW Canadian Driver Licence Agreement (CDLA) requirements. The requirement includes the follow-on replacement of expiring DLs. REQUIREMENT The period of the contract, if awarded, will be approximately two years, followed by four (4) one-year option periods. The expected volume of Drivers Licenses to be produced will be approximately 20,000 per year. Tasks and Deliverables are detailed in Annex “A” of the Request for Proposal. Mandatory Criteria include, but are not limited to, the following:

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that they have a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last ten (10) years in producing American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) and/or Canadian Driver’s Licence Agreement (CDLA) compliant Driver’s Licences (DL). The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that they are currently providing at least one province within Canada with a CDLA compliant DL. The Bidders must clearly demonstrate that they have, at a minimum, the production capacity of 4,000 DL in 30 days. The Bidder must clearly demonstrate they are capable of producing a DL that incorporates the following features:

2 dimensional bar code – PDF 417; A microprocessor; Human Readable Data Elements as specified in Appendix 3 of the CDLA; Machine Readable Data Elements as specified in Appendix 4 of the CDLA; Security Devices as specified in Appendix 5 of the CDLA; Card Design Specifications as specified in Appendix 6 of the CDLA; DL Security Device Index Specification as outlined in Appendix 7 of the CDLA; and Card Durability Test Methods Specification as outlined in Appendix 8 of the CDLA.

5. The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource (Project Manager) possesses a minimum of five (5) years’ experience* performing the following:

Managing secure Identification Cards (ID) or Driver’s Licences (DL) production projects; Managing government projects; and Using project management software

*The experience must have been gathered through similar projects in size and scope as this requirement. 6. The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource (Production Manager) possesses a minimum or two (2) years’ experience* performing the following:

Managing the production of secure ID/DL; Managing the production of CDLA compliant DL; Storing, handling and disposing of secure material; and Ensuring the Quality Control of the personalization process of the DL.

*The experience must have been gathered through similar projects in size and scope as this requirement. The Mandatory Criteria are detailed in the Request for Proposal (RFP).  Where this notice and the RFP differ, the RFP will prevail. The Department of National Defence reserves the right not to award a Contract, regardless of the responses it receives.