Professional Services for Java & .Net Application Development & Support for Corporate Management Branch (CMB)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Reference Number:

001

Solicitation Number:

01B68-15-0321

Organization Name:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Professional Services Contracting Unit

Solicitation Date:

2016-03-09

Closing Date:

2016-04-05 12:00 PM EST

Anticipated Start Date:

2016-05-01

Estimated Delivery Date:

Estimate Level of Effort:

TA Based

Contract Duration:

The contract period will be from date of contract award to March 31, 2018.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Applicable Trade Agreements:

WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

1

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering

This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following categories:

One (1) Project Manager – Level 3

One (1) Business System Analyst – Level 3

One (1) Application/Software Architect – Level 3

One (1) Programmer/Software Developer – Level 3

One (1) Programmer/Software Developer – Level 2

One (1) Tester – Level 3

One (1) Tester – Level 2

One (1) Database Modeller/IM Modeller – Level 3

One (1) Project Coordinator – Level 3

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

1. Apption Corporation
2. Altruistic Informatics Consulting Inc.
3. Nortak Software Ltd.
4. Promaxis Systems Inc.
5. Systematix Solutions
6. Manpower Services Canada Ltd.
7. Amtek Engineering Services Ltd.
8. Michael Wagner Conulting Inc.
9. Aerotek ULC
10. 1019837 Ontario Inc.
11. Alcea Technologies Inc.
12. LIKE 10 INC.
13. Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
14. SRA Staffing Solutions Ltd.
15. The Devon Group Ltd.

Description of Work:

The Information Systems Branch (ISB) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has a requirement for the provision of specialized IT professional services, on an “as and when requested” basis in the National Capital Region (NCR), to provide off-site application development, maintenance and support services for Java-based applications.

The required resources will deliver application development, maintenance and support activities to support the CMB including but not limited to the existing AARMS and TISS Java applications. In addition, there may be requirements for system design and development services to support additional functionality and/or applications for CMB within budget parameters.

-The work is currently being performed by Apption Corporation with a contract value of up to 2 million, including HST.

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS) no document safeguarding

Minimum Resource Security Required: Secret

Contract Authority

Name: Rhonda McBurney

Phone Number: 613-773-0934

Email Address: rhonda.mcburney@agr.gc.ca

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. 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 “BUYANDSELL.GC.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.

NOTE: Task‐Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year.If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.‐NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca