Two (2) Business Consultants

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Reference Number:

21-192089

Solicitation Number:

21-192089

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2021-05-31

Closing Date:

2021-06-15 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT

Anticipated Start Date:

2021-07-01

Estimated Delivery Date:

2021-07-01

Estimate Level of Effort:

Up to two hundred and fifty (250) Days

Contract Duration:

DFATD intends to award one (1) contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of contract award.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

One (1)

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),
•  the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
•  the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), 
• the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),
•  the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and
•  the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA)

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.

Stream 4: Business Services, B.3 Business Consultant

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

Action Personnel of Ottawa-Hull Ltd

Adirondack Information Management Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc.,in JOINT VENTURE

BP & M Government IM & IT Consulting Inc.

CISTEL TECHNOLOGY INC, TECSIS CORPORATION IN JOINT VENTURE

Excel Human Resources Inc.

Ibiska Telecom Inc. and CM Inc., as a contratual Joint Venture

IT/NET OTTAWA INC, KPMG LLP, in joint venture

MAKWA Resourcing Inc.

Modis Canada Inc

NRNS Incorporated

Procom Consultants Group Ltd.

Promaxis Systems Inc. and Holonics Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE

Spectra FX Inc.

Talentlab Inc.

The AIM Group Inc.

Description of Work:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development IMIT Legacy/NEICS/NEXCOL project requires two (2) Senior Business Consultants to provide advice and guidance to ensure success on the Legacy/NEICS/NEXCOL project. This resource will simultaneously provide business support by helping to establish strategic direction and guidance on improving business processes. Examples of duties include, but are not limited the guidance of projects for software or application development, business process reengineering and related change management processes.

Incumbent Information:

Vendor: Excel HR

Contract Value: $922,702.00

**IMPORTANT NOTE**

In accordance with the TBIPS S/A rules, section 16.2.3 – Tier 1 Requirement Limitations – iv. No limitation to Invitation Process, the following note applies to this solicitation:

DFATD thanks you for your request and your interest in our procurement process. The RFP will only be open to the fifteen (15) suppliers mentioned on the NPP and we will not be adding any additional suppliers to this solicitation. DFATD has met the mandatory requirements under the PSPC TBIPS SA and we are confident that we will be receiving a sufficient number of proposals to make this a truly competitive process. With our current staffing limitations, we can’t invite additional proponents without creating undo process or inefficiencies within our procurement system. DFATD thanks you again for your interest and going forward we’ll keep your firm in mind for our future requirements.

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #34 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET

Contract Authority

Name: Houssam Hannat

Phone Number: N/A

Email Address: houssam.hannat@international.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