TBIPS
Solicitation number EN578-055605/H
Publication date
Closing date and time 2016/03/30 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) REQUEST FOR TASK-BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS The Government Electronic Tendering Service on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is the sole authoritative source for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade agreements or subject to departmental policies that require public advertising of tenders. Suppliers interested in submitting an arrangement in response to this Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) solicitation can access the RFSA documentation directly from this PWGSC Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) publication at: https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders Bidders are reminded of the importance of reading the TBIPS bid solicitation document carefully before submitting a bid. SECURITY REQUIREMENT: Before issuance of an SA the Supplier must hold a valid Designated Organization Security (DOS) clearance granted by PWGSC CISD. REFRESH NOTICE: This is the refresh notice for the TBIPS Supply Arrangements. The bid submission due dates for the TBIPS refreshes are as follows: Period 1 is 2015-11-06 14:00 EST Period 2 is 2016-02-05 14:00 EST Period 3 is 2016-03-30 14:00 EDT This RFSA will solicit: (1) new suppliers to become Suppliers for the Task Based Supply Arrangements under the TBIPS Method of Supply; and, (2) Suppliers who have a SA issued under RFSA EN578-055605/G to qualify for additional Categories, Tiers, regions and/or stream to be added to its Supply Arrangement. It is not mandatory for existing suppliers to submit a bid in response to this refresh. BACKGROUND: Existing Suppliers are not required to re-qualify for any Categories for which they already have an SA although they must otherwise comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation. REFRESH FOR TBIPS is posted on https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders under Solicitation Number EN578-055605/H. REQUIREMENT: This solicitation is a Request for Bids to satisfy Canada's requirement for the provision of TBIPS to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements. Each bid may result in a Supply Arrangement (SA). This procurement vehicle includes seven Streams: Stream 1: Application Services Stream 2: Geomatics Services Stream 3: IM/IT Services Stream 4: Business Management Services Stream 5: Project Management Services Stream 6: Cyber Protection Services Stream 7: Telecommunications Services The Supply Arrangement will remain valid until January 09, 2017 or until such time as Canada no longer considers them to be advantageous to use them. The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement begins on the start date of the Supply Arrangement. In as much as possible, PWGSC will issue a bid solicitation intended to replace the Supply Arrangements for the Services on an annual basis, although PWGSC reserves the right to choose to proceed with a different procurement vehicle for the requirement if it considers such action appropriate. Each such re-competition (a "renewal bid solicitation") requires all bidders, including those who may have received instruments under the previous solicitation, to submit a bid in response to the renewal bid solicitation in order to continue to provide services under its resulting Supply Arrangements. SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS: Part of this procurement may be designated by one or more Identified Users as set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). In these specific cases, (i) the procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses, and (ii) as per Article 1802 of the AIT, the AIT does not apply. In order to be considered as an Aboriginal Business under the PSAB, the Bidder must complete the Aboriginal Business certification contained in the Data Collection Component of the CPSS. By executing the certification, the Bidder warrants that it is an Aboriginal business as defined in the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business. LOCATION OF SERVICES: The document titled "Definitions of the National Zone, Regions and Metropolitan Areas" at the following link are incorporated by reference into any resulting SA, with the exception that the National Zone is to be considered as another Region: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/dznrrm-dnzrma-eng.ht ml The following Regions and Metropolitan areas may receive Services under this supply arrangement where a Supplier is qualified to do so: Regions: National Zone, Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western, Pacific, National Capital. Metropolitan Areas: Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria, National Capital Region. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: The services to be provided will be delivered in one or both of the two official languages of Canada according to the requirements of the Identified User a contract against the SA. CENTRALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SYSTEM (CPSS): All suppliers that want to bid will have to establish an account in the Supplier Module of the PWGSC Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) e-Portal. Instructions on accessing the Supplier Module e-Portal application are specified in the RFSA document published on Buy and sell. Suppliers will be required to submit a portion of their technical bid through the CPSS e-Portal Supplier Module. NOTE: As the CPSS e-Portal does not currently accommodate digital signatures, Bidders will also be required to submit documents in hard copy format through the Bid Receiving Unit. Instructions in the RFSA provide further details. INFORMATION REGARDING THE RFSA: Information regarding the RFSA can be obtained from: IMOS / MDAI PWGSC / TPSGC 1-866-930-IMOS (4667) RCNMDAI.-NCRIMOS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Delivery Date: 13/07/2015 The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Contract duration
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Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Charette, Michèle
- Phone
- (819) 934-4667 ( )
- Fax
- (819) 956-7827
- Address
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11 Laurier St. / 11 rue Laurier
Portage III 0A1 - 1Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0S5
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
Bidding details
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