Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development of the following professional services: Category 3.2 Project Manager – Senior for Information Management/Information Technology and Communication Strategy project

This requirement is for: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-16TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 the following category: 3.2 Project Manager – Senior.

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

1. A Hundred Answers Inc.
2. Bridgetown Consulting Inc.
3. CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants, Inc. (1410 Blair Place, Ottawa)
4. Deloitte Inc. (200 rue Montcalm Suite 405, Gatineau)
5. Donna Conna Inc. (106 Colonnade Rd, Ottawa)
6. Cistel Technology Inc
7. Econ Inc.
8. KPMG LLP (150 Elgin St #1800, Ottawa)
9. Le Groupe Conseil Bronson Consulting Group (6 Monkland Ave, Ottawa)
10. MGIS Inc.
11. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc. (203-1327A Wellington St. W., Ottawa)
12. Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP (99 Bank St., Ottawa)
13. QMR Staffing Solutions Inc. (906 Albert St., Ottawa)
14. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
15. TBP & Associates Inc.
16. Turtle Island Staffing Inc.

Description of the Requirement:

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development of the following professional services: Category 3.2 Project Manager – Senior for Information Management/Information Technology and Communication Strategy project for the Settlement Agreement Branch Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector.

The Contractor shall provide advice and services, including but not limited to:

• Analysis of operational impacts arising out of Supreme Court’s decision on IAP documents and related decisions;
• Prepare an environmental scan of previous comparable approaches (e.g., long-gun registry, Pre-1986/Post-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement, and any other that may be relevant);
• Review material submitted to the Settlement Agreement’s Supervising Courts regarding the IAP documents decision, detailing implementation steps, and outlining the impacts of various mechanisms to report on progress;
• Meeting with organizational executives to ensure all necessary aspects are included in the project plan;
• Review existing SAB Information Management/information technology initiatives completed or in progress;
• Identifying information management/information technology requirements and preparing a detailed, prioritized project plan with clearly defined scope, priorities, critical path and proposed Retention Period(s) for various information holdings and associated systems infrastructure;
• Producing draft project plans and sections for incorporation into the final project plan;
• Preparing draft evaluation plans, key success criteria and evaluation schedules;
• Developing, planning, analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing deliverables and requirements;
• Giving briefings on progress and concerns of project;
• Coordinating and preparing documentation in response to scheduled and unscheduled reports, returns and observations to update management on project progress;
• Meeting with stakeholders and other project managers and stating problems in a form capable of being solved;
• Preparing prioritized plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analyzing or displaying problems;
• Formulating and managing project plans by defining deliverables, identifying key milestones, reviewing project progress, and engaging in ongoing risk management;
• Producing overall project plans with clearly outlined prioritized tasks, and obtaining approval of preliminary analysis;
• Ensuring management staff is provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates;
• Developing project control and reporting procedures, and managing changes in the operational plan;
• Incorporating reporting mechanisms that support compliance for future audits of Canada’s implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision on IAP documents, and reporting back to the Settlement Agreement’s Supervising Courts on progress;
• Conducting post project reviews/lessons learned, if applicable;
• Contributing to the organization's strategic and business planning initiatives; non-IAP/ADR information must be managed securely and in compliance with the Agreement of the Transfer of archival records between Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) signed by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) in July 2012 which defines Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) records Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has deemed to have enduring archival value. The IM/IT strategy will also align all other information (archival, non-archival) that needs to be managed within the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Directive on Record Keeping, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Policy on Information Management, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Directive on Information Management Roles and Responsibilities, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s (AANDC) Information Management Policy, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s (AANDC) Record Keeping Directive and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s (AANDC) Electronic Document Management Directive and the Departmental compliance to the Recordkeeping Directive by 2015 to help prioritize information management strategic objectives and key activities. 
• Preparing and coordinating a communication strategy for Canada to report to the Settlement Agreement’s Supervising Courts and parties to the Settlement Agreement regarding a) Canada’s implementation of Supreme Court’s decision on IAP documents, and b) Canada’s management of information resources related to the Settlement Agreement.

Company Minimum Security Level Required: Protected B

Resource Minimum Security Level Required: Protected B

Applicable Trade Agreements:

1. The requirement is subject to the provisions of the [insert, as applicable: “World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)” “, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)” “, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), “ and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)”].

Associated Documents:

Not applicable.

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award date to March 31, 2019.

Estimated Level of Effort:

The estimated level of effort of the contract will be for 180 days.

File Number: 1000197605

Contracting Authority: Suzanne Gauthier

Phone Number: 819-994-7292

Fax Number: 819-953-7721

E-Mail: Suzanne.Gauthier@canada.ca