Statement of Work
The Statement of Work describes a proposed solution aimed at establishing the knowledge and technological advantage needed to address Canada’s defence and security interests for the S&T Challenge listed below.
The responses provided by the Offeror regarding the Proposal Submission and the Financial Proposal will form the Offeror proposal in its entirety.
Note: The following acronyms are used throughout the proposal and are defined as:
SC = Screening Criteria; MC = Mandatory Criteria; PRC = Point-Rated Criteria
Proposal Submitted Date 2025-08-22 04:13 PM
Proposal Title
1 - Science and Technology (S&T) Challenge
S&T Challenge of the Proposed Solution
2 - Project Description
A. Project Synopsis
Provide a brief synopsis of the proposed solution.
Note: A one-page PDF or JPEG file can be uploaded to support your synopsis. (Max. 5MB)
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C. Project Overview
MC-1 - Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the Proposed Solution
Select and describe the TRL of the proposed solution before starting the project and the projected end-state under the contract.
Note: Information on Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) .
MC-2 - Alignment of Proposed Solution to S&T Challenge
Describe the proposed solution and how it addresses and aligns to the S&T Challenge identified above by including a description of the scientific and technological basis upon which the solution is proposed, and clearly justify how the solution meets the Essential Outcomes.
PRC-1 - Scientific and/or Technical (S/T) Merit of Proposed Solution
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Scientific and/or Technical Merit criterion.
PRC-2 - Novel & Innovative Solution
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Novel and Innovative criterion.
PRC-3 - Impact of Proposed Solution
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Impact criterion.
PRC-4 - Feasibility and Approach of Proposed Solution
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Feasibility and Approach criterion.
PRC-5 - Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) of Proposed Solution
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Gender-based Analysis Plus criterion.
Note: Additional information on Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus).
PRC-6 - Alignment of Desired Outcomes
Articulate how your proposed solution meets the Alignment of Desired Outcomes criterion.
Note: If no Desired Outcomes are identified in the Challenge statement, any information provided by the Offeror in this section will not be evaluated, and Offerors will receive 15 points.
PRC-7 - Alignment of Proposed Solution Costs
In the following sections, you will be asked to provide your detailed work plan and financial proposal. The breakdown of the Financial Proposal must align with the work proposed, and specifically:
- Is realistic for the technical approach proposed;
- Is appropriate with, and is reasonably relative to:
- each labour category proposed per milestone;
- the number of labour hours proposed per milestone;
- the types and categories of materials, equipment, and other direct costs;
- each task for which travel and costs incurred is proposed, the travel costs incurred are explained and reasonable.
Solution Progression to Follow-on Components
Offerors interested in participating in a follow-on Component must complete this section. If the Offeror is not proposing to a follow-on Component, insert N/A.
Describe the S&T work to be performed under the follow-on Component, and what the solution/idea may be at the end of that Component, including the end-state TRL and its capabilities and benefits for Canada. If applicable, provide a projection of how your solution will advance to market and/or commercialization.
Note: This section is not mandatory for Offerors, but enables the program to understand the forecasted development of the proposed solution.
Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)This section will be used to assess the criteria and supporting information of PRC-4.
Each row of the following tables must contain specific activities and deliverables (work). Work must be distributed into two (2) milestone stages. Work for each milestone stage must render the project to a point of progress sufficient to enable the Technical Authority (TA) to assess the potential of the Project Description through completion of each Milestone thereafter.
In the tables that follow, Offerors must specify the work activities to be performed. Decompose the work activities to a level that exposes all risk factors, that allows accurate estimation of the requirements, and the schedule duration for each task activity (maximum 800 characters per table entry).
Milestone tables
Funds are limited to a maximum allowance of CAN$250,000 (excluding applicable taxes) per contract for a performance period of up to six (6) months.
The cost proposal for Milestone 1 must be no greater than 70% of the total cost for the proposed solution. A table must be filled in for each Milestone.
Financial Proposal
This section will be used to assess the criteria and supporting information for SC-1 and PRC7.
In the tables that follow, Offerors must specify the various costs proposed for each milestone (excluding applicable taxes).
The two (2) milestone tables must be completed. Cost(s) indicated in the “Other Costs” table must fall within the definition of Eligible Costs in Section 3.7 of the Solicitation document.
The total cost proposal must not exceed the individual contract maximum of CAN$250,000 (excluding applicable taxes).
The Total Firm Milestone 1 Price must be no greater than 70% of the total cost proposal (Milestones 1 & 2 combined). The Financial Proposal must align with the work proposed.
Note: All costs identified in the proposal must be in Canadian dollars.
Milestone 1 requires the following:
Progress reporting (Milestone 1) to be completed and delivered in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).
| Total Performance Period (in weeks) 2 (weeks) | ||||
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| Work Activities & Risks and Mitigation | ||||
| Activity | Description of Deliverable | Estimated Level of Effort (Weeks) | Risk(s): Description, probability and impact | Risk mitigation strategy(ies) |
| Activity 1 retest | Activity description 1 | 2.00 | ||
| Milestone 1 - Labour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Labour (h) | Rate ($/h) | Total ($) |
| Test category | 2 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| Total Labour Cost ($) | 40.00 | ||
| Milestone 1 - Materials | |||
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| Description | Quantity | Unit Cost ($) | Total ($) |
| Material | 10 | 10.00 | 100.00 |
| Total Materials Cost ($) | 100.00 | ||
| Milestone 1 - Other Costs | ||
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| Other cost | Description | Cost ($) |
| 100 | Test | 100.00 |
| Total Labour Cost ($) | 100.00 | |
| Milestone 1 - Travel | ||||
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| Purpose | Destination | # Travelers | # Days | Total ($) |
| Test | Test | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Total Travel Cost ($) | 100.00 | |||
TOTAL FIRM MILESTONE 1 PRICE ($)(including labour, materials, other costs, travel and cost incurred, excluding applicable taxes) |
340.00 |
Milestone 2 requires the following:
Progress reporting (Milestone 2) to be completed and delivered in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).
| Total Performance Period (in weeks) 1 (weeks) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Activities & Risks and Mitigation | ||||
| Activity | Description of Deliverable | Estimated Level of Effort (Weeks) | Risk(s): Description, probability and impact | Risk mitigation strategy(ies) |
| Milestone 2 | Milestone 2 | 1.00 | Milestone 2 | Milestone 2 |
| Milestone 2 - Labour | |||
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| Category | Labour (h) | Rate ($/h) | Total ($) |
| Milestone 2 | 1 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Total Labour Cost ($) | 10.00 | ||
| Milestone 2 - Materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Quantity | Unit Cost ($) | Total ($) |
| Milestone 2 | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
| Total Materials Cost ($) | 20.00 | ||
| Milestone 2 - Other Costs | ||
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| Other cost | Description | Cost ($) |
| Milestone 2 | Milestone 2 | 100.00 |
| Total Labour Cost ($) | 100.00 | |
| Milestone 2 - Travel | ||||
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| Purpose | Destination | # Travelers | # Days | Total ($) |
| Milestone 2 | Milestone 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Total Travel Cost ($) | 100.00 | |||
TOTAL FIRM MILESTONE 2 PRICE ($)(including labour, materials, other costs, travel and cost incurred, excluding applicable taxes) |
230.00 |
Location of Work
The Offeror will perform the work, including travel and living, in the following location(s) (Maximum 256 characters per table entry):
Note: If none, Canada will leave this article blank or delete it.
| City | Province / Territory | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Ottawa | ON | Canada |
Language of Work
The contract will require work to be performed in either one or both of the Official Languages of Canada. The Offeror is to indicate its capability:
The following terms are used in this SOW and have the following definitions:
If acronyms and/or uncommon terms are utilized, the Offeror is to add and define them below.
Note: If none, Canada will leave this article blank or delete it.
| Acronyms and/or uncommon terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| IDEaS | Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security |
| DND | Department of National Defence |
If the work details include references to documents critical for understanding the basis of the work, the Offeror is to fully describe these documents here.
Note: If none, Canada will leave this article blank or delete it.
| Title | Author | Publication Date | Relevance to the Work |
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| Test document | Test | 2025-08-27 | Test |