NR17TRA1_APN - APN - THREAT RISK ASSESSMENT AND SECURITY DESIGN BRIEF CONSULTANT SERVICES

Advance Procurement Notice
Threat Risk Assessment and Security Design Brief Consultant Services
across the country
(with Security Requirements)
 
Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation.  This is an advance notice of a potential program with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants an opportunity to apply for security clearances.  Note that there is no guarantee that this program will proceed.
 
Description of the Program
Directorate of Real Property Project Development (DRPPD) is seeking third-party support to determine physical security safeguards that need to be incorporated into the design of new and/or renovations of facilities.
 
Description of the Services
Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) services may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The identification and categorization of relevant assets, including IT assets, according to their confidentiality, integrity and availability values based upon the injuries that may reasonably be expected in the event of compromise;
• The identification of deliberate threats, accidents and natural hazards that might affect these assets adversely with an analysis of the likelihood of occurrence and gravity of impact;
• The assessments of current vulnerabilities, based on an evaluation of existing or proposed security measures and their adequacy;
• Analysis of residual risks  for each asset which is vulnerable to specific threat; and
• The recommendation of additional safeguard to achieve a target risk levels with an assessment of their effectiveness and cost.Security Design Brief (SDB) services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Analyze existing technical, planning and administrative documents as well as security history to effectively recommend the appropriate security measures for new facilities;
• Provide direction for security in the new building to effectively recommend appropriate security procedures for the new facilities that align with the unit’s resources and standard DND practice;
• Recommend enhanced safeguard that suit the unit’s needs as justified by the threats identified in the TRA; and
• Recommend the appropriate design, layout and security features including entry control points to the facility.Security Guidance services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Reviews of construction drawings and specifications for conformance and compliance with the recommendations from a Security Design Brief;
• Provide advice to DND on technical solutions or to evaluate alternate security safeguards or mitigation measures to determine their effectiveness;
• Provide cost consulting support as they relate to infrastructure security risk mitigations requirements. 
  Security Requirements
  Consultants will be required to hold a valid FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET with approved DOCUMENT SAFEGUARDING at the level of SECRET, issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
   
  Sub-consultants will be required to hold a FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET, issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

• Contract number NR17TRA1; and
• Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.  

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