Development of a Joint Intelligence and Information S&T
Capability

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TITLE : DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION S&T
CAPABILITY	


IMPORTANT NOTICE:  New measures related to Code of Conduct and
certifications included in the solicitation documents require
attention.

Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) is working with the Department of
National defence (DND) to develop the Strategic Capability
Roadmap which will outline the capabilities the Canadian Forces
(CF) will require over the next 20 years to be able to carry out
their anticipated missions. The Command, Control and
Intelligence (C2I) Section at DRDC Valcartier is seeking
industry support for a long-term R&D effort for its Future
Intelligence Analysis Capability (FIAC) R&D Program. FIAC seeks
to address the exacting demands of intelligence in the modern
operating terrain and the expanding uncertainties that the CF
are facing, as exemplified in the Joint, Interagency,
Multinational, Public (JIMP)(Mr. Peter Gizewski and
Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rostek, Toward a JIMP-Capable Land
Force, Canadian Army Journal Vol. 10.1 Spring 200,
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_10/iss_1/CAJ_vol10
.1_09_e.pdf, accessed June 2012, p.55-72). To demonstrate future
concepts for 'Intelligence Analysis', it will be necessary to
exploit and develop expertise in a broad range of science and
technology areas - within government, industry and academia. 

The work to be performed is the provision of S&T services to
DRDC on an as and when requested basis to extend the scientific
background and knowledge base related to Intelligence, and to
analyse, design, develop, exploit, and support FIAC- related
components. The primary objective of the Contract is to develop
a Joint Intelligence and Information S&T Capability (FIAC -
Spiral 1).

DRDC Valcartier seeks a Contractor - or Consortium - to
contribute to the C2I Section's S&T capability development and
management in all four (4) capability dimensions:
infrastructure, equipment, and tools to conduct the S&T research;
quality of the expertise and knowledge of the scientific staff; 
management of the S&T Capability and its R&D programs, namely
Research, Technology and Analysis Program (RTA) and Development,
Engineering and Evaluation Program (DEE); and,
internal and external partnerships and collaborations.

In the context of this requirement, the Contractor will have to
contribute to the full range of S&T programs within the C2I
Section by conducting activities under any one of these S&T
programs and defined under the following groups of Tasks: 
FIAC Integration and Project Management, intended to contribute
to the FIAC Integration and the management of Contracts projects;
Infrastructure Development and Maintenance, which relies on the
implementation of an appropriate IM/IT environment into a
coherent ecosystem and promoting collaboration;
The Research, Technology and Analysis Program (RTA), which
provides focused research activities addressing knowledge
generation needs across all departmental core processes,
explores and advances emerging technologies at the early to
mid-Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 1-6), including technology
demonstration, and conducts targeted operational research and
analysis to provide support to decision makers across the CF and
DND;
The Development, Engineering and Evaluation Program (DEE), which
addresses technologies at the mature end of the TRL spectrum: 
TRL 6-9 with activities intended to contribute to the full range
of DEE initiatives related to "intelligence analysis".

The Contractor will be required to provide resources having
expertise in the domains of Science & Technology,
System/Software Development, Military Expertise and Project
Management.

Typical deliverables to be produced under this Contract concern
the areas of Research/Analysis, Project Management,
Collaboration, Enterprise Architecture, Performance Evaluation
Infrastructure, Domain Analysis, System/Software Development,
System/Software Transition/Exploitation, Quality
Assessment/Performance Evaluation.

Additional information

Documents referenced in Section 2.5 of the Statement of Work
that are not publicly available can be provided on a CD upon
request to the Contracting Authority, preferably via email at
gabriel.piras@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

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, 2018, inclusive.

Estimated amount of available funding for this contract :
$17,350,000.00, Goods and Services Tax or Harmonized Sales Tax
is extra, if applicable..

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 are no restrictions on the location of the work.  Bidders
are advised that the scientific team of the C2I S&T capability
is situated primarily in Quebec City and the client community in
Ottawa. The Contractor could be required to conduct work in
either of these geographic locations.  Although it is expected
that the majority of the work will be conducted at the
Contractor's facility, some work must be performed at DND
facilities - in particular, work to support existing
infrastructure, experimentation and work requiring access to
CLASSIFIED material.

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Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.