Studies of Emerging technologies for infrared guidance systems.

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Title:Studies of Emerging Technologies for Infrared Guidance systems. Objectives:The work objectives for this contract are the following: To study the emerging technologies in the field of IR guidance systems using IR source projection systems, laser sources and operational field conditions test facilities at DRDC Valcartier; Develop the interfaces required to perform experimental measurements, and integrate them into existing equipment; Participate in field or laboratory trials to validate the experimental results; Study the optical, software, electronic and mechanical design of the various technologies; Participate in experimental data collection and analysis; and Develop and improve various characterization methodologies.

Background IR guidance systems introduce, among other things, imaging or pseudo-imaging guiding techniques, as well as sophisticated mechanisms for countermeasure discrimination. The study of those techniques and mechanisms is one of the aims of this contract. The study must include, in particular, an evaluation of the sensitivity of those technologies against classic countermeasures. In addition, the emergence of new directional coun-termeasures (DIRCM) requires an evaluation of their effects on the various technologies studied in order to assess their advantages and limitations.

To fulfill these needs, DRDC Valcartier operates facilities for projecting IR sources to characterize electro-optical systems and evaluate various classic countermeasures, laser sources for studying laser interference phenomena, and mobile facilities for validating experimental measurements and the functioning of countermeasure systems in field Trials.

In order to achieve the project objectives, this contract will carryout 7 tasks. Task 1 - Study of electronic design Task 2 - Study of software design Task 3 - Electro-optical characterization of an IR guidance system Task 4 - Analysis and update (as needed) of the optical design and production Task 5 - Evaluation of the susceptibility/efficiency of an IR guidance system in the presence of disturbances such as decoy flares, noise, laser, etc. Task 6 - Design of interfaces adapted to the new technologies studied Task 7 - Participation in a campaign of field or laboratory trials

Period of Contract The period of the resulting contract is from April 1st 2013 to March 31, 2016.

Work location: The Contractor must perform the work on site at Defence Research and Development Canada.

Client department : The services will be rendered to Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC-Valcartier).

Estimated funding available The maximum funding available for the contract resulting from the bid solicitation is $900,000.00 CAD (Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax extra, as appropriate). Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available.

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Other information : - The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). - The requirement is limited to Canadian services. - This PWGSC office provides provides procurement services to the public in both official languages. - This requirement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. - There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. Mandatory technical criteria 1. Mechanical engineering technologist 1.1 All resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a diploma in mechanical engineering technology or a related discipline related to the design/production of mechanical components using computer-aided design software. 1.2 All resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 12 months of experience in designing mechanical components using computer-aided software (e.g. SolidEdge) and/or producing mechanical components using conventional machines. 1.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this category. 2. Electrical engineer 2.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or engineering physics. 2.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 24 months of experience in the conception and/or design of electronic equipment using computer-aided software (e.g. Altium Designer). 2.3 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 12 months of experience in electronic work involving infrared guidance systems. 2.4 The bidder must propose a minimum of two resources in this category. 3. Software architect 3.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or software engineering. 3.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 12 months of experience in designing architecture for embedded or electronic equipment control software applications, using UML and/or applying a software development process that is recognized in the industry. 3.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this category. 4. Software development engineer 4.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering or electrical engineering. 4.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 12 months of experience in developing electronic equipment control software applications using the C++ programming language on the Linux operating system. 4.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this category. 5. Microcontroller programming engineer 5.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer engineering or electrical engineering. 5.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have knowledge of an assembly language or C++, and have a minimum of 12 months of experience in programming microcontrollers. 5.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this category. 6. Infrared guidance systems engineer 6.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in engineering physics, physics or electrical engineering. 6.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 12 months of experience in characterizing infrared guidance systems. 6.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this category. 7 Optical design specialist 7.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a master's degree in physics or engineering physics. 7.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 36 months of experience in optical design. Time devoted to graduate studies (two years for a master's degree, three years for a PhD) will be recognized as valid experience if the subject and relevance are demonstrated. 7.3 The bidder must propose a minimum of one resource in this category. 8 Project manager 8.1 All the resources proposed for this category must have at minimum a bachelor's degree in pure or applied science or administration or a bachelor's degree in another discipline combined with a complementary degree (e.g. certificate, master's degree) in administration or project management. 8.2 All the resources proposed for this category must have received a minimum of 35 hours of formal training in project management. 8.3 All the resources proposed for this category must have a minimum of 24 months of experience in R&D project management. 8.4 All the resources proposed for this category must not be proposed for any other resource category in this contract. 8.5 The bidder must propose a minimum of 2 resources in this category.

Technical Criteria evaluation and basis selection Technical proposal: 55 points, minimum 40 points Management: 40 points, minimum 25 points Competence of personnel directly involved in project: 80 points, minimum 55 points Experience of the company 15 points, minimum 8 points Total: Maximum 190 points, minimum 128 points

Basis of Selection - Lowest Evaluated Price Per Point To be declared responsive, a bid must: (a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; (b) meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; (c) obtain the required minimum points for each criterion and each group of criteria with a pass mark; (d) obtain the required minimum points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) or (d) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid that receives the highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award of a contract. The evaluated price per point will be determined by dividing the evaluated price of the bid by the number of points obtained for the point rated technical evaluation criteria. In the event that two or more responsive bids have the same lowest evaluated price per point, the responsive bid which obtained the highest number of points overall for the point rated technical evaluation criteria will be recommended for award of a contract.

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