Informatics Professional Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Informatics Professional Services

Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Requirement

Solicitation Number:  47060-151006/A
Contracting Authority: Josée Bastien
Organization name: PWGSC/STAMS
Phone Number:  819-956-6770
Fax Number:819-956-5925
E-Mail:   Josee.Bastien@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

This requirement is for: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Only TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 2, in the following Resource Categories and in the National CapitalRegion under the EN578-055605 series of SAs are eligible to compete. The TBIPS SA EN578-055605 is incorporated by reference and forms part of this bid solicitation, as though expressly set out in it, subject to any express terms an








d conditions contained in this bid solicitation.

Description of the requirement:

CBSA requires informatics professional services of the following categories of resources on an as and when requested basis for the purpose of supporting the eManifest projectteam inthedesign, development, implementation and management of the eManifest project and its as








sociated requirements:

Project Executive Level 3
Project Manager Business Intelligence (BI) Level 3
Project Manager Project ManagementOffice (PMO) and Financial Level 3
Project Manager - Generic Level 3
Business Process Re-Engineering Consultant Level 3
IM Architect Data Warehouse Level 3
IM Architect Analytics Level 3
Application/Software Architect Level 3
Business Architect Level 3
BusinessTransformation Architect Level 3 
Business System Analyst Web Portals Level 3 
Business System Analyst Electronic Data Interchange Level 3
Business System Analyst - Generic Level 3
Test Coordinator Level 3
Change Management ConsultantLevel 3
BusinessConsultant Level 3
Project Scheduler Level 3
Business Analyst Level 3 

The Contractor will provide the services on an as and when requested basis. All requirements will be authorized through Task Authorizations issued in accordancewith the Contract.

Bidders must submit a bid for all resource categories. 

Anticipated Start Date:

2016-03-01

Security Requirement:

Pre-approved SRCL: Common PS SRCL #19

ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENT: The Canada Border Services Agency will 








conductitsownpersonnel Reliability Status assessment on the 
recommended Contractor and its personnel as per the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada’s (TBS) Security and Contracting Management Standard and the Policy on Government Secu
rityPersonnelSecurityStandard, irrespective of whether such assessment has already been conducted under any such policies. The Reliability Status assessment conducted by the CBSA will include a credit check performed by an authorized security official with the CBSA’s Personnel Security Screening Section (PSSS), which is independent of the Public Works and Government Services Canada’s (PWGSC), Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) and the International Industrial Security Directorate (IISD)




. 


For each proposed resource, the recommended Contractor must submit a completed signed original TBS 330-23 Form Personnel Screening Consent and Authorization (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbsf-fsct/330-23-eng.pdf) upon request of the Contracting Authority priorto ContractAward.
Until the credit check and all other security screening processes required by this Request for Proposal have been completed and the recommended Contractor and its personnel is considered suitable by the CBSA, no contract will be awarded and the recommended Contractor (specifically the Contractor personnel) shall not be permitted access to Protected /








 Classified information or assets, and further, shall not be permitted to enter sites where such information or assets are kept.
In the event the recommended Contractor (specifically the Contractor personnel) does not pass the security screening process required by the CBSA








, the said Contractor’s proposal will be considered non-responsive and the next ranked bidder will be contacted. If only one bid was obtained and the proposed bidder does not meet the security requirement, then, the contracting officer will determine the next steps in order to ensure








 all requirements are met.
Contractor personnel can include in someinstanceslandlords, property management employees and principles of companies when the latter have access to the premises where the CBSA designated or classified information\assets are kept.

Number andproposed period of contract:

It is intended to result in the award of 1 contract for 2 years plus 1  on








e-year irrevocable option allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.  
Incumbent:

Vendor name:  EMERION
Contract Value: $24,543,728.00

Inquiries:

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must besubmitted tothe PWGSC 
Procurement Authority above.  

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

1. This solicitation document is available in PDF format only. 

2. Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of 
Supply is refreshed on an annual basis. If you wish to find out how you 








can be a Qualified SA Holder, please contact RCNMDAI.-NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca.


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.