Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit for the Department of Canadian Heritage

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is only for pre-qualified Suppliers for Stream #8 - Recipient/ Contribution Agreement Audit Services against Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement (E60ZG-180001)

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

1. Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc.
2. Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associés-CPA Consultation Inc.-Samson & Associates CPA-Consulting Inc., in Joint Venture
3. BDO Canada LLP
4. Deloitte LLP
5. Ernst & Young LLP
6. GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP LLP
7. KPMG LLP
8. MNP LLP
9. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
10. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
11. RSM CANADA CONSULTING LP; RSM ALBERTA LLP; COLLINS BARROW EDMONTON LLP - IN JOINT VENTURE
12. Samson & Associates CPA/Consultation Inc.
13. Spearhead Management Canada Ltd.
14. Welch LLP
15. Welch LLP, Lannick Contract Solutions Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

Work Stream 8: Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit

The Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) requires the services of consulting firms to provide Recipient/ Contribution Agreement Audit services.

PCH may request a full team, partial team, or a single resource to provide support services related to the required audit services described in Appendix "A", Statement of Work, of the RFP.

DURATION OF CONTRACT

Up to a maximum of three (3) contracts will be awarded under Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement. The initial contract period will be for one (1) year with two (2) one-year option periods.

EVALUATION PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGY

Evaluation Procedures

1. Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the bid solicitation including the technical evaluation criteria;
2. An evaluation team composed of representatives of Canada will evaluate the bids.

BASIS OF SELECTION

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit (60%) and Price (40%)

To be declared responsive, a bid must:

1. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;
2. meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria; and,
3. obtain the required minimum number of points specified in Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point rated technical criteria.

Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest number of points nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bids will be ranked in descending order of combined rating of technical merit and price; the responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price being ranked first. Of the highest ranked responsive bids in descending order of combined rating of technical merit and price, up to three (3) will be recommended for award of a contract.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The following security requirement (SRCL and related clauses) will apply to and form part of the Contract:

Common PS SRCL #6:

1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
2. The contractor/offeror personnel requiring access to protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must each hold a valid reliability status, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC
3. The contractor/offeror must not remove any protected information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the contractor/offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction
4. Subcontracts, which contain security requirements, are not to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISC/PWGSC
5. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:

   a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex “C”;

   b) Contract Security Manual (latest edition)