TSPS – Procurement Advisor - Senior

Please ensure that if the notice falls within the bounds of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), include the following requirements in the description:

Estimated quantity of commodity: 200 days

Duration of contract: 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

Time frame of delivery: 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation:

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS)

GSIN: R019BF - Human Resource Services, Business Consulting/Change Management; Project Management Services

Reference Number:

23-234213

Solicitation Number:

23-234213

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2023-01-03

Closing Date:

2023-01-17 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Saving Time EST

Anticipated Start Date:

As soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:

TBD

Estimate Level of Effort:

The contract is estimated at two hundred (200) days for the required resource.

Contract Duration:

The period of the Contract is from the date of Contract award to March 31, 2024.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contract(s):

1

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
• Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
• Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA)
• Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA)
• Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
• Canada-Panama Free trade agreement (CPanFTA)
• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
• Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
• Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering

This requirement is open only to those TSPS 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

3.7. Procurement Specialist

Senior

1

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

1. ACF Associates Inc.
2. Adecco Employment Services Limited/Services de placement Adecco Limited
3. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
4. BTY Consulting Inc.
5. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd.
6. CVL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC.
7. Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in Joint Venture
8. Deloitte Inc.
9. Eight Bells Consulting Services Incorporated
10. FMC Professionals Inc.
11. Lumina IT inc./C.B.-Z. Inc. (Joint Venture)
12. OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE
13. T.I.7 Inc.
14. The VCAN Group Inc.
15. TURNER & TOWNSEND CANADA INC.

Description of Work:

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) is seeking procurement services

for the International Business Development Branch (BFM), which has a requirement for the professional services of an experienced Procurement Specialist resource to advise, guide and support the procurement activities of the entire Branch for goods and services.

The period of the Contract will be from the date of Contract award to March 31, 2024. The Contract will include the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions.

Incumbent Information:

Requirement:

Contractor name:

Contract period :

Contract value:

TSPS Professional Services – Senior Procurement Specialist

OpenFrame Technologies Inc.

49 months

$ 380,730.00

Security Requirement:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement:

1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED/CLASSIFIED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of SECRET granted or approved by CSP, PWGSC.
3. The Contractor must not remove any PROTECTED/CLASSIFIED information from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor 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 CSP, PWGSC.

Contracting Authority:

Name: Assane Ndiaye

Phone Number: 613-791-7185

Email Address: assane.ndiaye@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.