Solutions-Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement

This requirement is for: Prairies Economic Development Canada

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-16TSSB who qualified under Tier 1 for the following stream(s):

1.  Business Consulting / Change Management Stream
2.  Project Management Services Stream

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

1. AERIC INC
2. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC.
3. BDO Canada LLP
4. Calian Ltd.
5. Canadian Development Consultants International Inc.
6. Cathexis Consulting Inc.
7. CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.
8. Cofomo Ottawa
9. Deloitte Inc.
10. DPRA Canada Incorporated
11. Ernst & Young LLP
12. FERENCE & COMPANY CONSULTING LTD.
13. Gelder, Gingras & Associates Inc.
14. Goss Gilroy Inc.
15. KPMG LLP
16. LNW Consulting Inc
17. NATTIQ INC.
18. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.
19. Posterity Group Consulting Inc,
20. PRA Inc.
21. QATALYST RESEARCH GROUP INC.
22. QMR STAFFING SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED, 3D GLOBAL ENTERPRISES INC. IN JOINT VENTURE
23. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
24. Stratos Inc
25. The Strategic Review Group Inc.

Description of the Requirement:

PrairiesCan is responsible for the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill Initiative”. OmniTRAX, the previous owners of the Hudson Bay Railway Company (HBRC), Hudson Bay Port Company (HBPC), and the Churchill Marine Tank Farm (CMTF) shut down their grain export business in 2016. The HBRC provided freight and passenger service to Churchill from The Pas, Manitoba from 1997 until May 2017. In May 2017 the rail line to Churchill, Manitoba, was closed due to severe flooding and washout conditions. OmniTRAX did not effect the repairs needed to reopen the line, terminating passenger and freight services relied on by people in northern Manitoba and Nunavut. The federal government through the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill, Manitoba” initiative supported the cost to repair the rail line and restore services to Churchill.

An evaluation of the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill” Initiative was included in WD’s (now PrairiesCan) evaluation plan from 2020-25. This impact evaluation will assess the effectiveness, efficiency and performance of the initiative. The evaluation will provide evidence-based findings and recommendations about the performance of the initiative to PrairiesCan, which will be shared with all stakeholders.

Level of Security Requirement:

Company Minimum Security Level Required: Secret

Resource Minimum Security Level Required: Secret

Applicable Trade Agreements:

1. Canadian Free Trade Agreement
2. Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
3. Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement
4. Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
5. Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement
6. Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
7. Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from date of award to one year thereafter, inclusive.

Estimated Level of Effort:

The estimated level of effort to complete the work described in the contract is 100 days.

NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA