CNS COLLECTIVE 4

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

Converged Network Services - Collective 4

EN869-111252/A


The CNS Collective 4 RFP is extended to 2:00 PM (EDT) on August
8, 2012.

On May 28, 2012, the Government of Canada announced on the
Government Electronic Tendering Service that it had invoked the
National Security Exception under the trade agreements in
respect of procurements related to email, networks and data
centres for Shared Services Canada.  As a result, this
requirement is subject to the National Security Exception and
is, therefore, excluded from all of the obligations of the trade
agreements.
Background
On 4 August 2011, Shared Services Canada (SSC) was created by
Order in Council in order to adopt an enterprise-wide approach
to email, network and data centre services for the Government of
Canada. Part of the Information Technology Services Branch
(ITSB) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
was transferred from PWGSC to SSC effective on that date.

PWGSC put the Converged Network Services Supply Arrangements in
place for use by ITSB to serve its clients. The transfer of ITSB
to SSC means that these clients are now being served by SSC.
PWGSC will continue to make this Supply Arrangement available
for use by SSC on its own behalf and on behalf of its Clients.

The permanent Request for Supply Arrangements and the Supply
Arrangements (SAs) with SA Holders are hereby amended as follows:

Under the Definitions, the reference to ITS (the Information
Technology Services branch of PWGSC) is changed to a reference
to SSC: "Client" or "Clients" means SSC.

All references to ITS Clients will now be read as a reference to
SSC Clients.

All other references to ITS, a branch of PWGSC, will be read as
a reference to Shared Services Canada, which is not a branch of
PWGSC, but has the status of a "department", as that term is
defined in the Financial Administration Act (Shared Services
Canada is currently listed under Schedule I.1 of the Financial
Administration Act).
Existing Supply Arrangement holders may continue to participate
in individual CNS Requests for Proposals on the same basis as
they did before 4 August 2011.
RFP Issued under CNS Supply Arrangements:  This is a Request for
Proposal (RFP) for the supply of as-and-when-requested Network
Services for Shared Services Canada under the Converged Network
Services (CNS) Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply for the
following Service Solutions:

a)	Enterprise Network Services 2 (ENS2);
b)	Transport Network Services 1 (TNS1); and
c)	Transport Network Services 3 (TNS3).

The services will be required for a period of three (3) years
with the irrevocable option granted to Canada to extend the term
of the contract by up to three (3) additional periods of one (1)
year each.

Applicable Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements: The following
Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements apply to this procurement:

- Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement
- Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
- Inuvialuit Final Agreement
- Kwanlin Dun First Nation Final Agreement
- Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement
- Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
- James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement;
- Sahtu Dene and Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement;
- Ta'an Kwach'an Council Final Agreement
- Tlicho Land Claims Agreement.
Eligibility to Compete for Requirement:  Only Suppliers who
currently hold CNS Supply Arrangements under the EN994-025224
series of SAs to provide all the above-noted Service Solutions
are eligible to compete for this requirement.  Qualified
Suppliers who have qualified for any of the above-noted Service
Solutions on the basis of third parties' capabilities, or have 
qualified to deliver the requirements of the General Statement
of Work on the basis of third parties' capabilities, must submit
Proposals that include those third parties as subcontractors.

Please note that this RFP is not available on GETS/MERX, all
solicitation documents will be distributed simultaneously to all
qualified CNS SA Holder representatives.

Suppliers who are interested in becoming CNS SA Holders to
enable them to compete for future CNS requirements are invited
to contact the following CNS Supply Arrangement Authority for
further information:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Informatics and Telecommunications Systems Procurement
Directorate
Telecommunications Systems Division
Phase III, 4C1, Place du Portage
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Attention Supply Arrangement Authority: 	Jean-François Tardif
Telephone: 	819-956-8686
Facsimile:	819-953-3703
E-mail:	jean-francois.tardif@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Please note that the RFP, must be used in combination with the
SAs that have been awarded to the CNS SA Holders.

This RFP is subject to a preference for Canadian Services.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.