NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: R019 Other Professional Services

Reference Number:

22-198516

Solicitation Number:

22-198516

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2021-08-26

Closing Date:

2021-09-13 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT

Anticipated Start Date:

2021-10-01

Estimated Delivery Date:

2021-10-01

Estimate Level of Effort:

Up to three hundred and seventy-eight (378) Days

Contract Duration:

DFATD intends to award one (1) contract for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of contract award.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

One (1)

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),
•  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:

Stream 1: Applications Services

A.6 Programmer/Software Developer

A.8 Systems Analyst

A.11 Tester

Stream 3: Information Management/Information Technology Services

I.3 Database Analyst/Information Management Administrator

I.6 Network Analyst

I.8 Storage Architect

I.9 Systems Administrator

I.11 Technology Architect

Stream 4: Business Services

B.1 Business Analyst

Stream 5: Project Management Services

P.9 Project Manager

Stream 6: Cyber Protection Services

C.6 IT Security Engineer

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

2Keys Corporation

A. Net Solutions Inc.

Accenture Inc.

CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.

Computer Sciences Canada Inc. /Les sciences de l'informatique Canada Inc.

ESIT Canada Enterprise Services Co. ESIT Canada Services AuxEntreprises Cie.

iFathom Corp, Simfront Simulation System Corporation, ING Engineering Inc., in JV

iFathom Corporation

Maplesoft Consulting Inc.

MDA Systems Ltd.

NRNS Incorporated

Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.

Spaghetti Logic Inc.

Transpolar Technology Corporation and The Halifax Computer Consulting Group In Joint Venture

WorkDynamics Technologies Inc.

Description of Work:

The Export Import Control Systems Division (SED) of DFATD has a requirement for the services of a Contractor to support, maintain and enhance the NEXCOL and NEICS environments. DFATD will provide all of the required hardware and software.

The Contractor will also be responsible to address application development and system enhancements requirements of the NEXCOL and NEICS applications and supporting service. Further, the Contractor will be responsible for providing full facilities management, operations and application maintenance and development services for the Environments and Applications.

Incumbent Information:

CGI Consulting

Start Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018

End Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2022

Value: $ 4,499,842.00

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #24 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET

Document Safeguarding Required: Yes

Controlled Goods Requirement: Yes

Contract Authority

Name: Nina Rejhon

Phone Number: N/A

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]