Systems Integration & Flight Ops

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: MEGGITT TRAINING SYSTEMS CANADA INC. 3-1735 Brier Park Road, NW Medicine Hat Alberta Canada T1C1V5 Nature of Requirements:

1. TITLE: SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT

2. SECURITY

2.1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Fa-cility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, with approved Document Safeguarding and Production Capabilities at the level of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Se-curity Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2.2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada, or citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand, and must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of SECRET, granted or approved by the CISD, PWGSC. Until the security screening of the Contractor personnel required by this Contract has been completed satisfactorily by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Contractor personnel MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS to CLASSIFIED information or assets, and MAY NOT ENTER sites where such information or assets are kept, without an escort.

2.3. The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store any sensitive CLASSIFIED information until CISD/PWGSC has issued written approval. After approval has been granted, these tasks may be performed at the level of SECRET.

2.4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

2.5. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the

(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C of the solicitation; (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

3. REQUIREMENT

The objective of this Task Authorization (TA) contract is to provide Systems Integration and Flight Operations Support Services to Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) to support a multi-year program of work in the development of Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (rUAV) by the Autonomous Intelligent Systems Section (AISS) at DRDC Suffield.

DRDC AISS conducts a program of R&D in the domain of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to support the Canadian Forces (CF). Previous work has produced a family of rUAVs that now form the core of the DRDC Autonomous Rotorcraft program. DRDC is now equipped with a fleet of rUAVs and ground control stations and is well positioned to conduct further research into rotorcraft autonomy and to support the exploitation of these systems by CF clients. However, these systems are proprietary and complex and DRDC AISS cannot deliver these outcomes effectively without ongoing support from the system vendor. This contract will establish a contractual mechanism to ensure that DRDC AISS will be able to count on this essential contractor support for its Autonomous Rotorcraft program over the next five years.

The scope of work in this task authorization contract will require the contractor to install and/or modify hardware and/or software associated with the DRDC owned family of rUAVs. As and when requested the contractor will provide this expertise in all areas associated with the rUAV including the command and control systems and supporting flight line infrastructure. The contractor will also provide flight trial support to test the improved or modified rUAV systems.

4. SUBSTANTIATION FOR SOLE SOURCING: NAFTA applicable; limited tendering allowed under Article 1016 (b). WTO-AGP applicable; limited tendering allowed under Article XV (b). AIT applicable; limited tendering allowed under Article 506 12 (b). PWGSC, TB Contracting Policy: sole source allowed under PWGSC SM Section 5.002, (d). (Derived from GCR Part 1, Section 6 Treasury Board Guidelines, Section 10.2.1)

This contract procures ongoing support for technologies (autonomous rotorcraft and ground control stations) that have already been assessed, modified, and procured as a consequence of risk reduction and programmatic activities undertaken by DRDC Suffield during the last three years under competitively awarded contracts as well as follow-on sole source contracts awarded to Meggitt Training Systems Canada. Previous files include W7702-08R210/001/EDM (competitive); W7702-115063/001/EDM (sole source); W7702-115045/001/CAL (sole source); W7702-125313/001/EDM (sole source). This Task Authorization contract is a strategic contract through which DRDC Autonomous Intelligent Systems Section (AISS) will be able to secure this necessary ongoing support for the next five years.

This contractor is the only supplier qualified to support these highly complex, mission critical, and proprietary technologies with the Systems Integration and Flight Operations Support which is essential to the success of the DRDC AISS Autonomous Rotorcraft program. This contract will involve systems integration work with classified and controlled technologies restricted to Canadian vendors who are certified for such work. Some components used in the work are owned exclusively by the contractor.

5. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Any intellectual property arising from the performance of the Work under the Contract will vest in Canada. DRDC is exempted from the Treasury Board "Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts" approved 1 June 2000 as per DRDC ADM (S&T) IP-02.

6. PERIOD OF CONTRACT: It is anticipated that any contract will be effective for five (5) year from date of contract award.

7. CODE OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATIONS Under the Code of Conduct and Certification provisions, 2003 (2012-07-11), Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, Suppliers must submit the following as part of their arrangement:

a) a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Supplier; b) a properly completed and signed Consent Form, for each individual named in the aforementioned list.

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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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