Advanced and Secured KVM Solution

The National Research Council of Canada is seeking a secure and encrypted Keyboard, Video, Monitor (KVM) solution to support the Flight Recorder Playback Centre in Ottawa, enabling safe and efficient access to a range of legacy and modern flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder systems used in high-risk aviation incident investigations for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The system must be built on a fully Internet Protocol-compatible platform with dedicated network switching and endpoint encode/decode modules to ensure secure, encrypted data transmission across an isolated laboratory network, accommodating diverse interface standards while eliminating manual hardware manipulation, reducing equipment damage risk, and maintaining continuous operational availability. The solution must be physically integrated into existing rack-mounted infrastructure with appropriate power regulation and battery backup systems to support mission-critical operations. The solicitation, issued as an Advance Contract Award Notice with sole-source intent due to unique proprietary technology, requires suppliers to submit a statement of capabilities demonstrating compliance with three mandatory pass/fail gates: IP-based encryption architecture, dedicated switch and endpoint modules, and secure end-to-end data transmission. The award will default to the pre-identified supplier if no qualified responses are received by the June 24, 2026 deadline. Successful bidders must install and commission the system on-site by September 30, 2026, ensuring full operational readiness upon delivery, and maintain a minimum one-year warranty covering parts and labor, supported by ongoing phone and email technical assistance. All personnel involved in onsite activities must hold a valid Reliability Status clearance as mandated by the Security Requirements Check List, which forms part of the contract. No intellectual property development is anticipated under this acquisition, and all hardware and software remain the property of the supplier with no transfer of ownership rights required.