W7701-145788/A - Environnement de tests et validations (ETV) pour le domaine cyber (W7701-145788/A)

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall

Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

(a) Title Testing and Validation Environment (TVE) for the Cyber Domain

(b)

Tasks

The mandate of the DRDC Valcartier MCCS section's SPC group is to study and advance the live cyber defence (cyber surveillance and cyber protection) capabilities of DND's computing infrastructure in order to counter malicious activities that may occur on that infrastructure during military operations. It is within this research framework that the group develops live cyber surveillance technologies that can detect and localize anomalies that may arise on DND's computing infrastructure, and cyber protection technologies that can counter these anomalies.

The cyber defence technology prototypes are designed and tested through unclassified DRDC research projects involving academia and industry. An unclassified environment reproducing certain critical military system functionalities and allowing for testing and validation is required to bring DRDC's cyber defence research projects to fruition.

(c) Client department: The organization for which the services are to be rendered is Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier).

(d) Period of the Contract: The period of the contract is from the date of the contract to March 31, 2019 inclusive.

(e) Key information i. Estimated amount of available funding for this Contract : $850,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra (130000$, Applicable Taxes extra for the firm part and 720000$, Applicable Taxes extra for the part involving task authorizations)

ii. 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 Contractor.

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

iv. 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.

v. The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

vi. Work site: The Work must be done on site at DRDC

Valcartier..

vii. The requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

viii. 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.

The compliant proposal with the lowest evaluated price per point will be recommanded for a contract award.

For additional information: Josee.Roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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