SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR (SAS) SIGNAL PROCESSING RESEARCH

DRDC Atlantic is embarking on a new research direction on the topic of Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS). The project, named PISCES (Programme for Interferometric SAS on a Canadian Experimental System) will explore the fundamental principles of SAS with the aim of developing new techniques and methods for improved sensor performance and better exploitation of the resulting imagery. In support of this objective, the present contract will provide a series of taskings over the course of this project that will be focused on conducting research into improved signal processing methods for SAS. In this project, an effort will be made to leverage a significant amount of expertise found in the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) community. This is a Task Authorization Contract on an as and when requested basis using Task Authorizations. The period of work shall be from Contract award up to and including March 2, 2016. The funding budget shall be $50,000.00 per year subject to approval and Contractor performance. There is a security requirement associated with this project.

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