NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A Informatics Professional Services

Reference Number:

20-170714

Solicitation Number:

20-170714

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2020-02-20

Closing Date:

2020-03-09 02:00 PM Eastern Time ET

Anticipated Start Date:

as soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:

2021-03-31

Estimate Level of Effort:

Up to one year for the initial contract period

Contract Duration:

The contract period will be from Contract award to March 31, 2021 with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to one (1) one-year period.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

1

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),
•  the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
•  the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
•  the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), 
• the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),
•  the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and
•  the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA)

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering

This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following categories:

Resource Category

Level of Expertise

Estimated # of Resources Required

Stream 1: Applications Services, A.1. Application/Software Architect

Senior

 Up to 3

Stream 1: Applications Services, A.7. Programmer/Analyst

Senior

Up to 6

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

8si Inc.

Cache Computer Consulting Corp.

CALIAN LTD., DWP SOLUTIONS INC., IN JOINT VENTURE

Cofomo Inc.

Coradix technology Consulting Ltd.

Equasion Business Technologies Consulting Inc and Watershed Information Technology Inc in CJV

InfoMagnetics Technologies Corporation (IMT)

ONIX Networking Canada Inc.

OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Pentelar Inc.

Procom Consultants Group Ltd.

SoftSim Technologies Inc.

StoneShare Services Inc.

Talentlab Inc.

Vurtur Communications Group

Description of Work:

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is a Government of Canada department with approximately 14,000 employees. About half of the employees work in over 170 missions outside of Canada. The Department’s activities require specialized skills and expertise that largely must be developed and fostered internally.

The XRM Business Apps Center of Excellence is a team of client relationship management and extended relationship management specialized resources that are mandated to empower Global Affairs Canada by de-centralizing development and support of Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Global Affairs Canada is trying to build a pool of resources that have experience in the conceptualization, development, implementation, improvement and deployment of MS Dynamics solutions in a shared and integrated environment. The intent is to leverage the resources in the pool and deploy them directly to clients while maintaining oversight over the project(s) and ensuring there is alignment with the architectural models being set out by Global Affairs Canada.

Incumbent Information:

There is no incumbent in any specified role.

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required:   SECRET

**IMPORTANT NOTE**

In accordance with the TBIPS S/A rules, section 16.2.3 – Tier 1 Requirement Limitations – iv. No limitation to Invitation Process, the following note applies to this solicitation:

DFATD thanks you for your request and your interest in our procurement process. The RFP will only be open to the fifteen (15) suppliers mentioned on the NPP and we will not be adding any additional suppliers to this solicitation. DFATD has met the mandatory requirements under the PSPC TBIPS SA and we are confident that we will be receiving a sufficient number of proposals to make this a truly competitive process. With our current staffing limitations, we can’t invite additional proponents as it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of our procurement system. DFATD thanks you again for your interest and going forward we’ll keep your firm in mind for our future requirements.

Contract Authority

Name: Justin Hirsch

Phone Number: 343-203-6382

Email Address: [email protected]

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “BUYANDSELL.GC.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.

NOTE: Task‐Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.‐[email protected]