This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Reference Number: 20241841 Solicitation Number: 20241841
Organization Name: The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Solicitation Date: 2025-01-27 Closing Date: 2025-02-13, 2:00 PM Ottawa Time
Anticipated Start Date: 2025-04-01
Estimated Delivery Date: 2026-03-31 Estimate Level of Effort: Varies, see below
Contract Duration: The contract period will be from the date of contract to 2026-03-31 with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to four additional one-year periods.
Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada–Ukraine Free trade agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), and the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CUKTCA).
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:
Firm Requirement (Core Team)
Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Total estimated Level of Effort
(days) Estimated Number of Resources Required
A.7. Programmer/Analyst – ServiceNow 3 Reliability 190 1
P.9. Project Manager (Scrum Master) 3 Reliability 250 1
* Estimate only, includes total number of days for entire contract duration (including all optional periods), the actual number of days will be determined throughout the course of the project.
Optional Resources (if and as required by the FCAC)
Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Total estimated Level of Effort
(days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required
B.1. Business Analyst 3 Reliability Status 500 One or more, up to a maximum of 5
P.9. Project Manager (Scrum Master) 2 Reliability Status 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5
A.7. Programmer/Analyst – ServiceNow 3 Reliability Status 400 One or more, up to a maximum of 5
* Estimate only, includes total number of days for entire contract duration (including all optional periods)
the actual number of days will be determined throughout the course of the project.
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
1. Acosys Consulting Services Inc.
2. Adirondack Information Management Inc.
3. Adirondack Information Management Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc.,in JOINT VENTURE
4. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
5. Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.
6. Alika Internet Technologies Inc.
7. Alivaktuk Consulting Inc. & NavPoint Consulting Group Inc. in JV
8. IPSS INC.
9. MAKWA Resourcing Inc.
10. Makwa Resourcing Inc., TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. in JOINT VENTURE
11. Malarsoft Technology Corporation
12. MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD., Akkada Professional Services inc., HubSpoke Inc., in Joint Venture
13. Professional Quality Assurance Ltd.
14. Symbiotic Group Inc.
15. Symbiotic Group Inc., Akkodis Canada Inc., In Joint Venture
*** Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) thanks you for your interest in our procurement process. The RFP will only be open to the fifteen (15) suppliers listed on the NPP and we will not be adding any additional suppliers to this solicitation. FCAC 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 cannot invite additional proponents without creating undo process or inefficiencies within our procurement system. FCAC thanks you again for your interest and going forward we will keep your firm in mind for our future requirements.
Description of Work:
The FCAC is seeking to establish a single Task-Authorization Contract with a qualified Supplier, in order to supplement internal capacity and access specialized skill sets experience not available internally, and provide "as-and-when" requested services as deemed necessary by the FCAC, including enhancements, modifications and optimizations to current tools and applications.
On an as and when required basis, through the issuance of Task Authorizations (TAs), FCAC requires a Contractor to supply resources to provide services for the design, development, implementation, administration, maintenance, support and governance of FCAC’s applications, workloads, platforms and services.
Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL # 6 applies
Minimum Corporate Security Required: DOS – Reliability
Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability
Contract Authority
Name: Pavlo Kyryakov
Phone Number: (613)-290-2003
Email Address: FCAC.Contract-Contrat.ACFC@fcac-acfc.gc.ca
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.-NCRIMOS@tpsgc.gc.ca .
