Professional Services for Cyber Security Support – Parks Canada Digital Investment Plan (DIP)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
for
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

This requirement is for: Parks Canada Agency
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578-170432 who qualified under Tier 1, under the Remote/Virtual Access, level of expertise and for the following categories:

• C.2. Information technology security methodology, policy and procedures analyst (level 3)
• C.3. Information technology security threat and risk assessment and certification and accreditation analyst (level 3)
• C.7. Information technology security design specialist (level 3)

The requirement is intended to result in the award of two (2) contracts.
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
• ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
• Adirondack Information Management Inc.
• ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
• Amyantek Inc
• CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.
• Deloitte Inc.
• DWP Solutions Inc.
• I4C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING INC
• KPMG LLP
• Maplestream Inc., Cofomo Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE
• MDOS CONSULTING INC.
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
• Spaghetti Logic Inc.
• TECSIS Corporation
• The KTL Group, Inc.

Description of the Requirement:

The Parks Canada Agency requires the services of various resources, on an as and when requested basis, to support the Agency’s Digital Investment Plan (DIP), a multi year portfolio of digital modernization initiatives. The work includes assisting with planning, coordination, documentation, risk management, and governance across projects involving system upgrades, cloud and platform implementations, cybersecurity enhancements, enterprise data solutions, and workflow and service delivery modernization. These services will help ensure the effective and compliant delivery of digital investments that support Parks Canada’s operational and service objectives.

Security:
There are security requirements associated with this requirement. Please note that SA Holders do not need to have the required clearance to submit a bid. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

Level of Security Requirement:

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Facility Security Clearance (FSC) - Secret
Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability Status or Secret
Document Safeguarding Security Level Required: N/A

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-Honduras Free-Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from date of contract award to August 31, 2029.

Estimated Level of Effort:

The estimated level of effort of the contract will be for 4680 days.

Contracting Authority Information:

File Number: 5P300-25-0379

Contracting Authority: Melani Baba

Phone Number: 506-461-6516

E-Mail: melani.baba@pc.gc.ca

Inquiries:

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. RFP documents will be e-mailed directly by the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “CANADABUYS.CANADA.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.

Debriefings:

Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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