TSPS - Engineering Graduates Technical Engineering Support Services for DMEPM(MSC)

Amendment 003:
This amendment is raised to respond to questions from Industry.
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Amendment 002:
This amendment is raised to respond to questions from Industry.
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Amendment 001:
This amendment is raised to extend the closing date to 13 November 2025 and to respond to questions from Industry.
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This requirement is for: Department of National Defence

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 ($0 - $3.75M) under the stated consultant category, security level, region, level of expertise for the following category: 5. Technical, Engineering and Maintenance Services Stream:

• Three (3) 5.3 Engineering Graduates – Senior.

The requirement is intended to result in the award of up to three (3) contract(s).

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

1. ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
2. Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. In Joint Venture
3. AECOM Canada ULC.
4. Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc.
5. Blue Water Sourcing Inc.
6. Calian Ltd.
7. Deloitte Inc.
8. GasTOPS Ltd.
9. Martec Limited.
10. MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
11. Promaxis Systems Inc.
12. The AIM Group Inc.
13. Thomas&Schmidt Inc.
14. Tiree Facility Solutions Inc.
15. Valcom Consulting Group Inc.

However, SA holders not invited to bid who wish to do so may, no later than five days prior to the published closing date of the contract, contact the contracting authority and request an invitation to bid. An invitation will be issued unless it would interfere with the proper functioning of the procurement system. Under no circumstances will Canada extend the solicitation closing date to allow these suppliers to bid. Where additional solicitations are issued as part of the solicitation process, they may not be considered in amendments to the solicitation.

Description of the Requirement:

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of the Department of National Defence (DND) [the "Client'] for three (3) 5.3 Senior (Level 3) Engineering Graduates to assist the Director Maritime Equipment Program Management (Major Surface Combatants) (DMEPM(MSC)) with technical engineering support services.

Security:

There is 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:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement:
Company Minimum Security Level Required: SECRET
Resource Minimum Security Level Required: SECRET
Document Safeguarding Security Level Required: PROTECTED B

Applicable Trade Agreements:
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Canada Korea Free Trade Agreement, (CKFTA)
Canada – Chile Free Trade agreement
Canada – Colombia Free Trade agreement
Canada – Honduras Free Trade agreement
Canada – Panama Free Trade agreement
Canada – Peru Free Trade agreement
Canada – Ukraine Free Trade agreement
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Proposed period of contract:
The proposed period of contract will be from the date of Contract Award to 31 March 2029.

Estimated Level of Effort:
The estimated level of effort of the initial contract period will be for 797 days.

File Number: W8482-264170/A
Contracting Authority: Nicole Matyszczuk, D Mar P 3-2-2
E-Mail: DMarP3BidSubmission-DOMar3Soumissiondesoffres@forces.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 via MS Teams.

NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA