Development of a Joint Intelligence and Information S&T Capability

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TITLE : DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION S&T CAPABILITY

IMPORTANT NOTICE: New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications included in the solicitation documents require attention.

Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) is working with the Department of National defence (DND) to develop the Strategic Capability Roadmap which will outline the capabilities the Canadian Forces (CF) will require over the next 20 years to be able to carry out their anticipated missions. The Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I) Section at DRDC Valcartier is seeking industry support for a long-term R&D effort for its Future Intelligence Analysis Capability (FIAC) R&D Program. FIAC seeks to address the exacting demands of intelligence in the modern operating terrain and the expanding uncertainties that the CF are facing, as exemplified in the Joint, Interagency, Multinational, Public (JIMP)(Mr. Peter Gizewski and Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rostek, Toward a JIMP-Capable Land Force, Canadian Army Journal Vol. 10.1 Spring 200, http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_10/iss_1/CAJ_vol10 .1_09_e.pdf, accessed June 2012, p.55-72). To demonstrate future concepts for 'Intelligence Analysis', it will be necessary to exploit and develop expertise in a broad range of science and technology areas - within government, industry and academia.

The work to be performed is the provision of S&T services to DRDC on an as and when requested basis to extend the scientific background and knowledge base related to Intelligence, and to analyse, design, develop, exploit, and support FIAC- related components. The primary objective of the Contract is to develop a Joint Intelligence and Information S&T Capability (FIAC - Spiral 1).

DRDC Valcartier seeks a Contractor - or Consortium - to contribute to the C2I Section's S&T capability development and management in all four (4) capability dimensions: infrastructure, equipment, and tools to conduct the S&T research; quality of the expertise and knowledge of the scientific staff; management of the S&T Capability and its R&D programs, namely Research, Technology and Analysis Program (RTA) and Development, Engineering and Evaluation Program (DEE); and, internal and external partnerships and collaborations.

In the context of this requirement, the Contractor will have to contribute to the full range of S&T programs within the C2I Section by conducting activities under any one of these S&T programs and defined under the following groups of Tasks: FIAC Integration and Project Management, intended to contribute to the FIAC Integration and the management of Contracts projects; Infrastructure Development and Maintenance, which relies on the implementation of an appropriate IM/IT environment into a coherent ecosystem and promoting collaboration; The Research, Technology and Analysis Program (RTA), which provides focused research activities addressing knowledge generation needs across all departmental core processes, explores and advances emerging technologies at the early to mid-Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 1-6), including technology demonstration, and conducts targeted operational research and analysis to provide support to decision makers across the CF and DND; The Development, Engineering and Evaluation Program (DEE), which addresses technologies at the mature end of the TRL spectrum: TRL 6-9 with activities intended to contribute to the full range of DEE initiatives related to "intelligence analysis".

The Contractor will be required to provide resources having expertise in the domains of Science & Technology, System/Software Development, Military Expertise and Project Management.

Typical deliverables to be produced under this Contract concern the areas of Research/Analysis, Project Management, Collaboration, Enterprise Architecture, Performance Evaluation Infrastructure, Domain Analysis, System/Software Development, System/Software Transition/Exploitation, Quality Assessment/Performance Evaluation.

Additional information

Documents referenced in Section 2.5 of the Statement of Work that are not publicly available can be provided on a CD upon request to the Contracting Authority, preferably via email at gabriel.piras@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

The organization for which the services are to be rendered is Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier).

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31st, 2018, inclusive.

Estimated amount of available funding for this contract : $17,350,000.00, Goods and Services Tax or Harmonized Sales Tax is extra, if applicable..

Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada.

There are no restrictions on the location of the work. Bidders are advised that the scientific team of the C2I S&T capability is situated primarily in Quebec City and the client community in Ottawa. The Contractor could be required to conduct work in either of these geographic locations. Although it is expected that the majority of the work will be conducted at the Contractor's facility, some work must be performed at DND facilities - in particular, work to support existing infrastructure, experimentation and work requiring access to CLASSIFIED material.

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

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.