MEOSAR - EXPERIMENTAL MEOLUT TESTBED FOR COSPAS-SARSAT DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION

Background

The ground segment consists of satellite ground terminals or
land earth stations, known in the COSPAS-SARSAT (C/S) context as
Local User Terminals (LUTs), which track the Medium Earth Orbit
Search And Rescue (MEOSAR) satellites, and receive and process
the transmissions of the distress radio beacons as relayed by
those satellites. The LUTs will be integrated into the existing
Canadian Mission Control Centre (CMCC).

To determine the requirements and future capabilities of these
LUTs needed to fulfill the MEOSAR project objectives, a C/S
Demonstration and Evaluation (D&E) phase of testing will take
place concurrently with the Options Analysis (OA) Phase of the
MEOSAR project. To this end, a D&E test bed already established
at the Communications Research Centre (CRC) Canada needs to be
upgraded to meet the OA objectives and allow Canada to take part
in the C/S D&E testing. Note that this test bed may also be
used in subsequent phases of the MEOSAR project for the purposes
of testing and troubleshooting; namely, in the Definition and
the Implementation phases.

Proposed Work:

To meet the above requirement, four (4) new Antennas with
receiving and down converting capabilities are needed to track
the current MEOSAR satellites that will be used in the D&E phase
of testing. These antennas will be installed at CRC or other
nearby locations within the National Capital Region (NCR) at the
discretion of the Department of National Defence (DND).

The method of selection will be based on LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE.

Mandatory Criteria

General

1. The Bidder must submit a signed bid at the first page of the
solicitation document.

Financial Bid

2. The bidder must submit its Financial Bid in accordance with
the Price Breakdowns specified in Part 3, Section II of this
bid solicitation.

3. The Bidder must submit a firm price for all of the Work
described in the Statement of Work, GST/HST included, all
applicable customs duty and excise taxes included.

Technical and Management Bid

4. Technical characteristics:

- Antennas must have capability to receive both L-band
(1544-1555 MHz) and S-band (2226-2227 MHz) signals from both
experimental and operational MEO SAR repeaters, and track MEO
SAR repeaters.
- Antennas must have wide enough filtering to be able to receive
signals anywhere within the L and S band ranges specified above.
- Antenna Gain over Temperature (G/T) specification must be at
least 10dB/K at S-band, and 7.5dB/K at L-band or better.

• Antenna reflector size must be between 2.3 and 2.5 metres.
• Operational ambient temperature range of the antenna system

must be: -35 ºC to +50 ºC.
- Antennas must be able to operate in sustained winds of up to
50km/h and gusts up to 85km/h.

5. Pressurized antenna for S-L Band reception:

The Contractor must provide S-L band antennas with the whole
assembly pressurized to reduce maintenance cost and increase
reliability in harsh climate operation.

6. Hardware design and building experience:

The Contractor must have at least 5 years experience in
designing, manufacturing, and testing Radio Frequency (RF)
antenna and associated hardware within the last 20 years.

7. Experience in providing antennas for search and rescue (SAR):

The Contractor must have at least 5 years experience in
providing SARSAT antenna and all associated equipment within the
last 20 years.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade
Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) do
not apply because the procurement category is an exempt
commoditiy. The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies to
this requirement.
Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

The PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages. Documents may be submitted in either
official language of Canada.
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.