Caméra SWIR

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 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 :

Provide and deliver to Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier the following items:

(a) The contractor must provide and deliver one (1) Unlimited/Goodrich GA1280J-15 SWIR sensor camera (or equivalent), with the technical specifications described in Section 3.1.

(b) The contractor must provide and deliver all the devices (optics, lens, interface card, and adapter) as described in Section 3.1.

(c) The Contractor must ensure that the camera is delivered with all components correctly adjusted, calibrated, and serviced such that the equipment is ready for operational use.

(d) The contractor must deliver one (1) Operation & Technical Manual with the delivery in hard copy and/or in Adobe PDF file format. The manual must contain all the instruction on how to perform the operation, configuration, integration, and the maintenance of the SWIR camera.

(e) The contractor must provide and deliver the softwares required to control the camera and the electronic devices on a Compact Disk (CD) or Digital Video Disk (DVD).

2. Equivalent Products

1. Products that are equivalent in form, fit, function and quality to the item(s) specified in the bid solicitation will be considered where the Bidder:

a. designates the brand name, model and/or part number of the substitute product; b. states that the substitute product is fully interchangeable with the item specified; c. provides complete specifications and descriptive literature for each substitute product; d. provides compliance statements that include technical specifics showing the substitute product meets all mandatory performance criteria that are specified in the bid solicitation; and e. clearly identifies those areas in the specifications and descriptive literature that support the substitute product's compliance with any mandatory performance criteria.

2. Products offered as equivalent in form, fit, function and quality will not be considered if:

a. the bid fails to provide all the information requested to allow the Contracting Authority to fully evaluate the equivalency of each substitute product; or b. the substitute product fails to meet or exceed the mandatory technical requirements specified at Annex A - Requirement (see section 3.1) in the bid solicitation for that item.

3. In conducting its evaluation of the bids, Canada may, but will have no obligation to, request bidders offering a substitute product to demonstrate, at the sole cost of bidders, that the substitute product is equivalent to the item specified in the bid solicitation.

3. Delivery date

All the deliverables must be received on or before March 31, 2014.

4. Shipping Instructions - Delivery at Destination

Goods must be consigned to the destination specified in the Contract and delivered:

(a) Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) at 2459, boulevard Pie-XI North, Quebec city (Quebec), G3J 1X5, Incoterms 2000 for shipments from a commercial contractor.

5. Basis of Selection

A bid must comply with all requirements of the bid solicitation to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

6. Mandatory Technical Criteria

Bidders must provide with their bid the technical documentation of the proposed deliverables. The technical documentation should demonstrate that the proposed deliverables meet the mandatory technical requirements described at Annex A - Requirement, section 3.1.

This PWGSC office provide procurement services in French and English. / Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au public en français et en anglais. 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.