Uniquely customized phishing simulation initiative

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

Uniquely customized phishing simulation initiative

GSIN: D302A Informatics Professional Services

N7030 - ADP Software

Reference Number:

19-145941

Solicitation Number:

19-145941

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2018-11-19

Closing Date:

2018-12-31 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time EST

Anticipated Start Date:

as soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:

2020-03-31

Estimate Level of Effort:

Up to fifteen months for the initial contract period

Contract Duration:

The contract period will be from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to two (2) one-year periods.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

1

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the 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).

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure: Open Tendering

Description of Work:

Similar to many enterprises and government departments world-wide, phishing remains a serious problem at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD). Due to the increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns distributed by cyber threat actors through email, text, and social media accounts, too many people working in the Department continue to be deceived.

Therefore, the Department aims to increase its ability to protect itself against cyber threats, specifically phishing. To do this, the Department must achieve the following:

• Increased ability to detect and report phishing.

• Greater awareness of the potential consequences of successful phishing attacks.

• Greater understanding that each person is responsible for protecting the Department’s cyber security posture and reputation.

The Department has a linguistically and culturally diverse workforce of approximately 10,000 employees who are distributed across the globe. Canada has 178 missions in 110 countries. The Department’s services and programs are extensive and include an international agenda; consular services for Canadians; and international assistance and poverty alleviation. For additional information about the Department, see DFATD.

In order to increase the overall capacity to mitigate the threat of phishing, the Department seeks to outsource, to a suitable and qualified vendor, a uniquely customized phishing simulation initiative.

Security Requirement:

Minimum Corporate Security Required: Reliability

Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability

Contract Authority

Name: Brandon Hua

Phone Number: 343-203-1307

Email Address: brandon.hua@international.gc.ca

Inquiries

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