NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT - RFP400 - Stream 3A, Financial Instruments Valuation - Export Development Canada (EDC)

Solicitation number 400

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Closing date and time 2023/09/22 14:00 EDT

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    Description

    ***AMENDMENT 001 - CORRECTION OF DD400/DP400 to DDP400 IN THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT***

    Request for Proposal # 400: Stream 3A, Financial Instruments Valuation – Export Development Canada (EDC)

    This requirement is open only to those Audit and Related Services Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders who qualified under Stream 3A – Financial Instrument Valuation under the SA369 series of SAs. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a bid:

    1. BDO Canada LLP
    2. Deloitte LLP
    3. KPMG LLP
    4. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Description of Requirement:

    The Office of the Auditor General of Canada performs an annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of Export Development Canada (EDC) prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

    The OAG requires a Contractor to help the audit team with auditing the allowance for losses on non-credit impaired loans and the loan guarantees for the year ending 31 December 2023, with an option to extend for the year ending 2024 and 2025. The objective of the contract is to engage a Contractor to provide the OAG audit team with this required expertise.

    This requirement is intended to result in one (1) contract.

    Level of Security:

    Resource Minimum Security Level Required - Reliability

    The work performed under this Contract will be at the Reliability Status and the deliverables associated with the completion of the work detailed in this document will be up to Protected B.

    Applicable Trade Agreements:

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

    Proposed period of contract:

    The proposed period of contract shall be from Contract award to 29 February 2024 with two (2) additional one (1) year option periods.

    File Number: RFP 400
    Contracting Authority: Michel Daoud
    E-Mail: suppliers@oag-bvg.gc.ca

    Note: The Audit and Related Services Request for Supply Arrangement is an ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation. For suppliers who wish to find out how they can become a qualified supply arrangement holder, please see the ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation posted on CanadaBuys: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/cb-4….

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 4 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/10/16.

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
    • Please refer to tender description or tender documents

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Office of the Auditor General of Canada
    Address

    240 Sparks Street

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Michel Daoud
    Phone
    (613) 952-0213
    Email
    suppliers@oag-bvg.gc.ca
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    RFP against Supply Arrangement
    Language(s)
    English
    Region(s) of delivery
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    4 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Selective Tendering
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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