One (1) Network Support Specialist – Intermediate

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) and is only open to the below list of pre-qualified suppliers under the Task Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Supply Arrangement (SA) number EN578-055605/E.

File Number: W8486-4501269127
Tier: 1  (< $2M) 

This requirement is for the following Streams: 

Stream 4 (B) Business Services 

For the services of: 

B.12 - Network Support Specialist –  Intermediate   

Number of Contracts: 

-	One Contract to be awarded.
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-	Location of Work to be Performed:

-	Region: National Capital Region

Specific Location: 555 Blvd de la Carriere, Gatineau, Quebec, J8Y 6V7, Canada
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Security Requirement

-	SRCL: Common PS SRCL #20
-	Supplier Security Clearance required: SECRET
-	Security Level required (Document Safeguarding): None


Inquiries:

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority:

-	Name: 	Nadir Abdulkadir 		
-	Email:	Nadir.Abdulkadir@forces.gc.ca   

The Department of National Defence is seeking to establish a contract for the delivery of the following:
- One (1) Network Support Specialist – Intermediate  

In the National Capital Region. The period of the Contract will be from date of Contract Award to one (1) year, with two (2) irrevocable option periods of one (1) year under the same conditions. 

Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. Bidders are advised that RFP documents are not available on the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders).

TBIPS Method of Supply is a result of a formal competitive process which was established as a result of extensive consultations with industry. The Method of Supply provides suppliers with an on-going opportunity to become prequalified for participation in future bidding opportunities. To obtain more information about how to become a pre-qualified supplier for TBIPS please contact Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

For general information on the various PWGSC Methods of Supply, or to obtain specific information on a PWGSC professional service method of supply, please visit PWGSC's Buy and Sell website at: https://buyandsell.gc.ca/for-businesses/selling-to-the-government-of-canada/register-as-a-supplier/register-to-provide-services. 

List of Pre-Qualified Suppliers

This requirement is open only to the following Suppliers who qualified under the stated consultant streams, security level, region and tier:

• Accenture Inc. 

• Advanced Chippewa Technologies Incorporated, 529040 Ontario Inc, 880382 Ontario Inc, IN JOINT VENTURE 

• Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc., and Excel Human Resources Inc., in Joint Venture 

• Contract Community Inc. 

• CoreTracks Inc. 

• IT Services Canada Inc, Alcea Technologies Inc. in Joint Venture 

• Itex Inc. 

• MetaData Consultants Inc. 

• Proex Inc. 

• Promaxis Systems Inc 

• Robertson & Company Ltd. 

• The AIM Group Inc. 

• The Halifax Group Inc. 

• Transpolar Technology Corporation and The Halifax Computer Consulting Group In Joint Venture 

• TRM Technologies Inc. 

Should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement system. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. Where additional invitations are made during the solicitation process, they may not be reflected in a bid solicitation amendment.