Integrated S&T capabilities accessible to the CSSP

Reissue of Bid Solicitation

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number W7714-135838/A dated 2014-03-13 with a closing of 2014-05-05 at 2:00pm EDT. 

TITLE

Integrated S&T capabilities accessible to the CSSP

DESCRIPTION

The resulting contract is for a 2 year period with 2, 1 year option periods.

The requirement is subject to Canadian services."

The Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Centre for Security Science (CSS), requires on an “as and when requested” basis, 29 different Scientist, Subject Matter Experts, and Administration resources to support all aspects on the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) including, research, technology and analysis in studies and projects, as well as in concept development, experimentation and experiments in the following five (5) domain areas:

1.	CBRNE and Natural hazards, 
 
2.	Critical, physical and digital infrastructure 

3.	Border security, Biometrics for national security and Surveillance Intelligence and Interdiction 

4.	Emergency Management, Communications Interoperability, Operational decision support, Psycho Social aspects

5.	Tri-Services, which includes Law enforcement (LE), Fire, Emergency Medical Services  (EMS)

Resource Categories
Core Resource Categories (Resources required with bid submission) 
1)	Account Manager
2)	Chief S&T Advisor
3)	Senior Capability Engineering and Architecture SME
4)	Senior Cyber SME in ICS  and SCADA
5)	Senior Cyber SME in Capability to ID Mitigate Neutralize cyber threats
6)	Senior Strategist  
7)	Senior Modelling & Simulation SME
8)	Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) SME
9)	Business Development, Analysis and Transition SME

Secondary Resource Categories (Resources that are not required with bid-submission that may be required by future Task-authorizations) 
10)	Senior Project Manager
11)	Intermediate Project Manager
12)	Intermediate Capability Engineering and Architecture SME
13)	Senior Security Risk Assessment SME
14)	Intermediate Security Risk Assessment SME
15)	Senior Chemical Biological Agent SME
16)	Senior  Radionuclear Agent SME
17)	Senior Explosives SME
18)	Intermediate Modeling & Simulation SME
19)	Senior Test & Evaluation SME in Trials, Demonstrations and Experimentations
20)	Intermediate Test & Evaluation SME in Trials, Demonstrations and Experimentations
21)	Border Security SME
22)	Biometrics SME
23)	Emergency Management SME
24)	Communications Interoperability SME
25)	Community Resilience SME
26)	Radicalization & Extremism SME
27)	Modeling & Simulation and Visualization Technologist
28)	Facilitation and Workshop Specialist
29)	Technical Writer

Services are to be provided on an “as and when requested” basis in accordance with the Task 
Authorization process detailed in Part 7, of the Resulting Contract.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses of the bid solicitation.  Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web site.

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, a Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form, must be submitted with the bid, by the solicitation closing date, for each individual who is currently on the Bidder’s Board of Directors.

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Mandatory and point rated technical criteria are included in Attachment 2 of the bid solicitation.

BASIS OF SELECTION -- HIGHEST COMBINED RATING OF TECHNICAL MERIT AND PRICE

1.	To be declared responsive, a bid must:

(a)	comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; 

(b)	meet all mandatory technical and management evaluation criteria; 

(c)	obtain the required minimum points for each criterion with a pass mark;


2.     Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive.  

3.     The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price.  The ratio will be 70% for the technical merit and 30% for the price.

4.     To establish the technical merit score, the overall technical score for each responsive bid will be determined as follows:  total number of points obtained / maximum number of points available multiplied by the ratio of 70%

5.     To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of 30% 
      
6.     For each responsive bid, the technical merit score and the pricing score will be added to determine its combined rating.  

7.     Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract.  

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

Joseph Hulse
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Science Procurement Directorate 

Place du Portage III, 11C1 
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Québec  
K1A 0S5 

Phone: (819) 956-3356
Fax:	(819) 997-2229 
Email:	Joseph.hulse@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than ten (10) calendar days before the bid closing date.