IAM Technical Team

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

IAM Technical Team.

Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS)

The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) document for a full description of the requirement and the full bid instructions.

1. Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-17-0058
2. Applicability of Trade Agreements: Yes
3. Tendering Procedure: Limited Tendering
4. Tendering Procedure: Attachment: No
5. Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating Technical & Merit
6. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
7. Supply Arrangement Number: EN578-170432

This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the following workstreams:

WORKSTREAM: Stream 1 Application Services – A.1 Application/Software Architect, A.2 ERP Functional Analyst, A.11 Tester; Stream 3 IM/IT Services – I.10 Technical Architect; Stream 4 Business Services – B.1 Business Analyst.

The following security requirements apply to this requirement and must be met by SA holders to be invited to submit a proposal:

Resource Security Clearance: Reliability Status

Organizational Security Clearance: Reliability Status

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

1. Acquium Inc
2. Brascoupe Professional Services Inc. and Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc., in Joint Venture
3. Coradix
4. DLS Technology Corporation
5. Emerion
6. Excel Human Resources Inc.
7. IT/Net
8. Lajak Technologies Inc.
9. Leverage Technology Resources Inc.
10. Modis
11. Orangutech
12. Procom
13. Valcom Consulting group Inc.
14. Veritaaq
15. WorldReach Software Corporation

Background

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (“CEOC”), an agent of Parliament, exercises general direction and supervision over the conduct of elections and referendums at the federal level. The CEOC heads the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, commonly known as Elections Canada.

Election Canada (EC) requires the provision of Informatics Professional Services for a technical team consisting of six resources to assist the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Project Team in the establishment and deployment of two initiatives: the Identity and Access Management and the Portal Infrastructure Service Project.

Requirement

The Identity and Access Management initiative is the consolidation of the identities and credentials and the standardisation of the management of these identities, credentials and accesses. The initiative will deploy a management tool to facilitate the provisioning, role assignation and de-provisioning of accounts across multiple applications. It will also simplify the accounts management by offering self-services for password resets and delegation of role assignations.

The Portal Infrastructure Service Project is the establishment of a common and reusable portal platform as well as common services for web applications. The project will deploy a portal platform for customer relationship management. The project will help the business in the establishment of new portal solutions for online services, automate business processes and collect data from user communities. In addition, the project will identify and implement common enterprise services to help the business consistently deliver programs to internal and external clients.

Period of the Contract

The Contract period will be from the Effective Date of the Contract until March 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”). The Contractor will grant to Elections Canada irrevocable options to extend the period of the Contract by one additional period of one year under the same terms and conditions.

International Trade Agreements

This procurement process is subject to the: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Submission of Bids

It is requested that bids be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Authority and delivered to the Proposal Receiving Unit. Bids must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before May 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).

Mailing Address:

Elections Canada

30 Victoria Street -1st Floor (Business Centre)

Gatineau, QC

K1A 0M6

Attn: Galina Zhukov, Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Services

Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-17-0058

For sending packages by courier or for dropping off, please note that the Business Centre hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).

Bids sent via electronic mail or facsimile will not be accepted.

All enquiries and other communication with Elections Canada officials are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be the bidder’s primary contact. All requests for information must be directed to this contact. Bidders who contact anyone other than the Contracting Authority may be disqualified. All enquiries must be submitted in writing to Proposition-Proposal@elections.ca no later than the deadline indicated in the RFP. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

Interested parties wishing to obtain the solicitation documents for this RFP must do so through https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. The documents downloaded through this site take precedence over any copies that may also be made available.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Elections Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Further information about Elections Canada may be obtained at www.elections.ca.

Debriefings

Once the successful bidder has been announced, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the RFP process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority as per the terms of the RFP. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on an annual basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.NCRIMOS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.