TBIPS Programmer/Software Developer level 3 E-collaboration Support

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A Informatics Professional Services

Reference Number:

22-216179

Solicitation Number:

22-216179

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2022-07- 27

Closing Date:

2022-08-11 02:00 PM Eastern Time ET

Anticipated Start Date:

as soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:

2024-09-01

Estimate Level of Effort:

 Two (2) years for the initial contract period

Contract Duration:

The contract period will be from Contract award to two years with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to one (1) one-year option period.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contracts:

1

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA),
• the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
• the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP),
• the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA)
• the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
• the Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement,
• the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement,
• the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA),
• the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),
• the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement,
• the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, and
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),

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:

Resource Category

Level of expertise

Estimated Number of Resources Required

STREAM 1- Application Services : A.6 Programmer/Software Developer

3

1

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

1. 9468269 Canada Corp,
2. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd.
3. Donna Cona Inc.
4. IBISKA Telecom Inc.
5. InfoMagnetics Technologies Corporation (IMT)
6. IT/Net - Ottawa Inc.
7. IT/NET OTTAWA INC, KPMG LLP, in joint venture
8. Leverage Technology Resources Inc., Farlane Systems Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE
9. MGIS Inc.
10. NATTIQ INC.
11. Nisha Technologies Inc.
12. The AIM Group Inc.
13. TRM Technologies Inc., BP&M Government IM & IT Consulting Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE
14. Unisys Canada Inc.
15. Watershed Information Technology Inc., ED-COM Software Inc. and IDEV Solutions Inc. as a contractual Joint Venture

Description of Work:

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) currently uses the following 4 Open Source-based tools as part of its E-Collaboration Suite namely:

1. Agora (based on ELGG) facilitates the way employees at headquarters, regional offices and missions consult, communicate and connect with each other.
2. Wiki@International, ITPWiki (based on MediaWiki) allows for the sharing of transitory business information and collaboration between colleagues.
3. MyInternational (based on WordPress) allows for the sharing of political-economic, trade and development reporting.
4. TeamInfo is an in-house developed application based on C#, VB and .NET. The user interface allows employees to modify work-related information (e.g. phone, title) and replicates the change in DFATD’s Active Directory.

While the information Management Business Solutions team (SICV) continues to develop the broader departmental E-Collaboration strategy, it’s understood that the Agora, Wiki@Internationaland, ITPWikisystems will likely not see significant changes brought to them while the MyInternational and TeamInfosystems may see more investment in terms of performance and features.

SICV requires the services of One (1) Programmer / Software Developer – Level 3 with expertise in architecting, engineering, customizing, configuring, implementing, upgrading and supporting the Open Source applications within The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFTAD) E-Collaboration Suite of tools. The contracted resource will work with the Information Management Business Solutions team (SICV) of The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD)’s IM/IT Bureau (SID).

Incumbent Information:

Supplier: IBISKA Telecom Inc.

Contract Duration: Since June 1, 2020.

Value: $344,080.00

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET

Contract Authority

Name: Deeptee Seebun

Phone Number: 613-791-7571

Email Address: Deeptee.Seebun@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