High-speed Camera

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: 1. REQUIREMENT

Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC) has a requirement for four (4) high-speed cameras.

Weapons Effects and Protection Section at DRDC Valcartier is in charge of lethality evaluation for FSAR (Future Small Arms Requirements). In the process of testing small arms, it is necessary to assess the dynamic of small arms projectiles before impact and during ballistic gelatine penetration. Such an evaluation can be done using high speed cameras. This technical specification concerns the acquisition of high speed cameras for that purpose.

Technical Specification of the Items Mandatory technical specifications for each camera are the following:

a) Minimum resolution: 1024x1024 pixels/frame at or above a frame rate of 12500 frames/seconds with record duration of 0.85 seconds minimum and, 768x768 pixels/frame at or above a frame rate of 20000 frames/seconds with record duration of 0.95 seconds minimum.

b) Lenses mount compatibility for F-mount or G-mount (Nikon lenses)

c) Sealed case for dust (field version)

d) Maximum dimension without lens: 180mm height x 170mm width x 315mm in length.

e) Power requirements: 100V-240V AC, 50-60Hz

f) Acquisition software compatible with current image analysis tool (Pro-Analyst), saving in JPEG, AVI, TIFF, RAW, RAWW, MOV and FTIF formats.

g) Memory 16GB minimum

h) Manual triggering (external input mode positive or negative TTL 5V peak to peak) and synchronising mode/phase between cameras

i) Camera control with Gigabit Ethernet

j) shutter speed up to 600 ns

2. DELIVERY DATE

All the deliverables must be received on or before March 31st 2013.

3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Technical Criteria

Any interested bidder must submit the technical specifications with its bid, or any official document relating to the proposed equipment, in order to demonstrate that the proposed equipment meets all technical requirements listed at Annex A.

Any proposal that does not clearly demonstrate compliance with each of the technical requirements listed in Annex A will be considered non-responsive.

4. INQUIRIES All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority : Pascal Lessard, Supply specialist at pascal.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

5. DELIVERY ADRESS

The supplier must deliver to

Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier 2459, Pie-XI N. Blvd Québec (Québec) G3J 1X5 Canada

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.