19-146027 - Two (2) IT Security Design Specialists Level 3 (19-146027)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Reference Number:

19-146027

Solicitation Number:

19-146027

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2018-10-18

Closing Date:

2018-11-02 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT

Anticipated Start Date:

2018-12-18 and 2019-03-15

1 Estimated Delivery Date:

2019-12-17 and

2020-03-14

Estimate Level of Effort:

Up to two hundred and twenty (220) days for each resource

Contract Duration:

DFATD intends to award two (2) contracts for a period of two hundred and twenty (220) days each. There is no option period for either contracts.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

Two (2)

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.

Stream 6: Cyber Security:

C.7 IT Security Design Specialists – Two (2) Resources

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

2Keys Corporation

ADIRONDACK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INC., Valcom Consulting Group Inc., FlexEDGE Consulting Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE

Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc., and Excel Human Resources Inc., in Joint Venture

ARTS Technologies Inc.

Deloitte Inc.

IBISKA Telecom Inc.

Maplesoft Consulting Inc.

MDOS CONSULTING INC.

NATTIQ INC., ADGA GROUP CONSULTANTS INC., IN JOINT VENTURE

Randstad Interim Inc.

Sphyrna Security Incorporated

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada/La Compagnie de Téléphone Bell du Canada ou Bell Canada

TPG Technology Consulting Ltd.

TRM Technologies Inc.

Veritaaq Technology House Inc.

Description of Work :

The objective of this contract is to provide Senior IT Security Design Specialist services in support of the Secure Integrated Global Network (SIGNET), for both unclassified and classified domains, as well as for applications layered therein. 

Incumbent Information:

Incumbent 1:

Supplier: Bell Canada

Value: $547,175.00

Option Periods: 1

End date: December 14 th , 2018

Incumbent 2:

Supplier: IBISKA

Value: $564,190.00

Option Periods: 1

End date: March 14 th , 2019

**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 without creating undo process or inefficiencies within our procurement system. DFATD thanks you again for your interest and going forward we’ll keep your firm in mind for our future requirements.

Security Requirement:

Common PS SRCL #19 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required:

SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required:

SECRET

Contract Authority

Name:

Nina Rejhon

Phone Number:

343-203-1330

Email Address:

nina.rejhon@international.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

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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.

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NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca