Design, Integration, and Prototyping Services for Armor Materials and Personal Protective Equipment

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: TITLE : DESIGN, INTEGRATION, AND PROTOTYPING SERVICES FOR ARMOR MATERIALS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

1. Objective

The purpose of the Contract is to provide Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) with specialized technical services in armor material selection and integration, test coupon fabrication, and personal protective equipment prototyping and production to support DRDC's Research and Development programs. The Work includes a firm portion and a portion to be performed on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA).

Firm portion of the Work : Selection of Knitted Protective Material Candidates for Integration in Lightweight Fragment Protection Systems and Fabrication of Test Coupons.

Portion of the Work to be performed on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA) : Task 1: Identification, Selection and Acquisition of Protective Materials Task 2: Integration of Protective Materials Task 3: Design of Personal Protection Systems and System Components Task 4: Manufacturing and Assembly of Test Coupons and Prototypes

2. Additional Information

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, 2019. The Contract includes the irrevocable option to extend the period by one additional one-year period, that is from April 1st, 2019, to March 31st, 2020. For the firm portion of the Work : All the deliverables must be received on or before March 31st, 2016.

Estimated amount of available funding for the Contract : $2,500,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra, including : $60,000, Applicable Taxes extra, for the firm portion of the Work; $500,000, Applicable Taxes extra, for the optional year.

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 is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website.

Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003.

For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.

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.

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the attachment named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification. 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.