Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. Title - Sujet Thirty Meter Telescope. Solicitation No. - N de l'invitation /A

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1 Public Works and Government Services Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux RETURN BIDS TO: RETOURNER LES SOUMISSIONS À: Bid Receiving Public Works and Government Services /Réception des soumissions Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Pacific Region Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8W 3X4 Bid Fax: (250) LETTER OF INTEREST LETTRE D'INTÉRÊT Title - Sujet Thirty Meter Telescope Solicitation No. - N de l'invitation /A Client Reference No. - N de référence du client File No. - N de dossier VIC (250) Date CCC No./N CCC - FMS No./N VME Solicitation Closes - L'invitation prend fin GETS Ref. No. - N de réf. de SEAG PW-$VIC Time Zone Fuseau horaire at - à 02:00 PM Pacific Daylight Saving on - le Time PDT F.O.B. - F.A.B. Specified Herein - Précisé dans les présentes Plant-Usine: Destination: Other-Autre: Address Enquiries to: - Adresser toutes questions à: Buyer Id - Id de l'acheteur Sole, Mike vic250 Telephone No. - N de téléphone FAX No. - N de FAX (250) ( ) (250) Destination - of Goods, Services, and Construction: Destination - des biens, services et construction: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA PURCHASING - HIA 507 WEST SAANICH RD VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA V9E2E7 CANADA Comments - Commentaires Instructions: See Herein Vendor/Firm Name and Address Raison sociale et adresse du fournisseur/de l'entrepreneur Instructions: Voir aux présentes Delivery Required - Livraison exigée See Herein Delivery Offered - Livraison proposée Vendor/Firm Name and Address Raison sociale et adresse du fournisseur/de l'entrepreneur Issuing Office - Bureau de distribution Public Works and Government Services - Pacific Region Government Street Victoria, B. C. V8W 3X4 Telephone No. - N de téléphone Facsimile No. - N de télécopieur Name and title of person authorized to sign on behalf of Vendor/Firm (type or print) Nom et titre de la personne autorisée à signer au nom du fournisseur/ de l'entrepreneur (taper ou écrire en caractères d'imprimerie) Signature Date Page of - de 3

2 Public Works and Government Services Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Document No /A 2 Dest. Code Dest. Item Qty U. of I. Article Description Qté U. de D. Destination Plant/Usine Inv. Code Fact. Unit Price/Prix unitaire FOB/FAM Delivery Req. Livraison Req. NFIRAOS Beamsplitter Subsystems De Total Each $ $ sign NFIRAOS Beamsplitter Subsystems Design 2 OAP Sub Total Each $ $ OAP Sub 3 TBD Total Each $ $ TBD 4 TBD Each $ $ See Herein TBD Page 2 of - de 3 Line Item Detail - Détails de l'article Del. Offered Liv. offerte

3 Solicitation No. - N de l'invitation Amd. No. - N de la modif. Buyer ID - Id de l'acheteur /A vic250 Client Ref. No. - N de réf. du client File No. - N du dossier CCC No./N CCC - FMS No/ N VME VIC Request For Information Page 3 of - de 3

4 Background The Government of s (GoC) National Research Council (NRC) Herzberg Astronomy Technology Programs (referred to as NRC Herzberg) is currently involved in pre-construction design and development of the Adaptive Optics (AO) system for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. TMT will be located on the Big Island of Hawaii atop Mauna Kea where it will join many of the worlds premier observatories. The TMT project is the highest priority in the Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan (LRP). For more information about the TMT project and the LRP please refer to and respectively. As a part of the Canadian contribution towards the TMT project, staff at NRC Herzberg in collaboration with various academic and industry partners are developing the Narrow Field InfraRed Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS). NFIRAOS represents a key element within the TMT optical system. In essence, NFIRAOS removes the blurring effect inherent to light passing through a dynamic medium such as our atmosphere. The value NFIRAOS brings to the TMT project is in its ability to produce images as would be taken by telescopes in space where seeing is unencumbered by the atmosphere, yet maintain all the accessibility advantages presented by having an observatory on the ground. Once this light is corrected NFIRAOS will interface with the InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), a client instrument. The work is part of s Research and Development (R&D) efforts/contribution to the TMT project, and supports NRC s mandate for enabling s innovation which are central to the Government of s science and technology strategy (i.e. mobilizing science and technology to s Advantage - to generate knowledge and ideas from which we derive new products, services and policies that create economic wealth, enhance social foundations, sustain the environment and improve quality of life of Canadians), Request for Information (RFI) NRC requires engineering, design and possible fabrication services in support of various NFIRAOS optomechanical subsystems. In support of these services, NRC is inviting interested parties to attend a virtual WebEx session in which the NRC Herzberg technical authorities will outline the basics of the various subsystems, including budgets and timelines. We are seeking industry engagement on the technical and procurement processes in order that we can meet the required delivery dates as these are essential towards meeting its deliverables towards the set timeline of the TMT project schedule. The Information Session will be held virtually on August 28, 204 beginning at 09:00am PDT. It is anticipated that this session will not last more than two (2) hours and will be conducted in English. The details of the session are still being organized and as such cannot be published at this time. Access will require an internet connection and an internet browser to view the shared visual portion of the session, along with access to a telephone for the audio portion of the session. Interested parties must contact the Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) Contracting Authority named herein in order to be given access to the WebEx Information Session. All interested parties expressing interest to the Contracting Authority will be notified of the access procedures by from the Contracting Authority on Tuesday August 26, 204. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the session, as well as submit questions in writing for a short period. The questions and answers both during the session and submitted in writing shall be posted as an update to this request for information. Care should be taken by interested parties to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable to provide an accurate answer. Technical enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be

5 clearly marked "proprietary" at each relevant item. Items identified as "proprietary" will be treated as such except where determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. may edit the question(s) or may request that the interested party do so, so that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated, and the enquiry can be answered to all parties. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all parties may not be answered by. Subsequent individual R&D procurements under these TMT program requirements will be limited to Canadian goods and/or services and may be subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). Confidentiality agreements will be required to be signed for such subsequent procurements, however there is no such confidentiality requirement for the information session.