NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK-BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN:
D302A – INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Reference Number:
W6369-18-CY02
Solicitation Number:
W6369-18-CY02
Organization Name:
Department of National Defence
Solicitation Date:
2018-10-05
Closing Date:
2018-10-29 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT
Anticipated Start Date:
2018-11-22
Estimated Delivery Date:
2019-11-22
Estimate Level of Effort:
220 days per resource
Contract Duration:
The contract period will be for one year from the date of contract.
Solicitation Method:
Competitive
Applicable Trade Agreements:
WTO-GPA, NAFTA, CETA, CFTA, CCFTA, CColFTA, CHFTA, CKFTA, CPanFTA, CUFTA and CPFTA
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:
No
Number of Contracts:
1
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:
Three (3) Level 3 Project Managers
Three (3) Level 2 Courseware Developers
Three (3) Level 2 Project Coordinators
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
Conoscenti Technologies Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
IDS Systems Consultants Inc.
Lansdowne Technologies Inc.
Maplesoft Consulting Inc.
Mindwire Systems Ltd.
Modis Canada Inc
New Technologies Inc.
PRECISIONERP INCORPORATED
QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
Sierra Systems Group Inc.
T.E.S. Contract Services INC.
Thales Canada Inc.
The Devon Group Ltd
The KTL Group, Inc
IDS Systems Consultants Inc.
Description of Work :
Directorate of Cyber Force Development has a requirement for professional services of three (3) Level 3 Project Managers, three (3) Level 2 Courseware Developers and three (3) Level 2 Project Coordinators to support the elaboration of a Cyber Program in support of Canada’s Defence Policy SSE. The delivery location is Ottawa.
Bidders must submit a bid for all resource categories; and
The work is currently not being performed by a contracted resource.
Security Requirement:
Minimum Corporate Security Required:
FSC
Top Secret
Minimum Resource Security Required:
Top Secret SIGINT
SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:
PWGSC FILE W6369-18-CY02 - Revision1
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of
TOP SECRET , issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD),
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) .
2. This contract includes access to
Controlled Goods.
Prior to access, the contractor must be registered in the Controlled Goods Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
3. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to Protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of
TOP SECRET , granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
4. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED CANADIAN and FOREIGN RESTRICTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s)
must be a citizen of Canada
and
must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of
SECRET, TOP SECRET or TOP SECRET SIGINT
as required, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
5. The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any CLASSIFIED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.
6. The Contractor personnel requiring access to COMSEC information/assets
must be a citizen of Canada , hold a valid security clearance commensurate with the information/assets that will be accessed, have a need-to-know and have undergone a COMSEC briefing and signed a COMSEC Briefing certificate. Access by foreign nationals or resident aliens must be approved by the Head of IT Security Client Services at CSEC on a case-by-case basis.
7. The Contractor must complete and submit a
Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI)
Questionnaire and associated documentation identified in the FOCI Guidelines for Organizations prior to contract award to identify whether a third party individual, firm or government can gain unauthorized access to
COMSEC or CLASSIFIED FOREIGN
information/assets.
Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) will determine if the company is
“Not Under FOCI”
or
“Under FOCI”.
When an organization is determined to be
Under FOCI , PWGSC will ascertain if mitigation measures exist or must be put in place by the company so it can be deemed
“Not Under FOCI through Mitigation”.
The contractor shall at all times during the performance of the contract possess a letter from PWGSC identifying the results of the FOCI assessment with a FOCI designation of
Not Under FOCI
or
Not Under FOCI through Mitigation .
All changes to Questionnaire and associated FOCI evaluation factors must immediately be submitted to the Industrial Security Sector (ISS) to determine if the changes impact the FOCI designation.
8. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
9. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C
(b)
Industrial Security Manual
(Latest Edition).
NOTE:
There are
multiple levels of personnel security screenings
associated with this file. In this instance, a Security Classification Guide must be added to the SRCL clarifying these screenings. The Security Classification Guide is normally generated by the organization's project authority and/or security authority.
NOTE:
There are
multiple levels of release restrictions
associated with this file. In this instance, a
Security Guide
should be added to the SRCL clarifying these restrictions. The
Security Guide
is normally generated by the organization's project authority and/or security authority.
Procurement Authority
Name:
Rosie Haddad
Email Address:
Rosie.Haddad@forces.gc.ca
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Procurement Authority named above. Request for Services (RFS) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Procurement 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:
A notice will be posted on the GETS for the duration of the Supply Arrangement Period to allow new suppliers to become qualified and to allow existing suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement to qualify for classifications, streams and/or sub-streams for which they are not already pre-qualified. No existing Supplier will be removed from the qualified supplier list because of the addition of new Suppliers.
