Project Management Support Services - Laboratories Canada

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

** CERTIFICATION COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIRED INTO THE BID SOLICITATION ON ITS CLOSING DATE **

Failure to complete and provide the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification as part of the bid will render the bid non-responsive.
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Amendment 011:This amendment is raised to extend the bid closing date, modify the maximum score possible for RT3.7, RT3.8 & RT3.9 in the Workstream 1, the total score for the Workstream 1, the clause for the performance evaluation and answer questions received from the industry.


Amendment 010:This amendment is raised to answer a question received from the industry. 

Amendment 009: The Amendment 009 is raised to answer questions received from the industry and make minor adjustments in the Point Rated Technical criteria in in the RFP in order to keep constancy with both versions (English and French).

Amendment 008: The Amendment 008 is raised to modify the bid closing date of the RFP, correct a mistake in the Point Rated Technical criteria in the French RFP and answer questions received from the industry. 

Amendment 007:The Amendment 007 is raised to modify a terminology due to a question received from the industry. 

Amendment 006: The amendment 006 is raised to extend the bid closing date to the RFP, add a clause for the performance evaluation, modify the mandatory criteria MT1 in the RFP and revised the answer provided at the question 10 in the amendment 005.

Amendment 005: The Amendment 005 is raised to modify the mandatory criteria in the RFP and answer questions received from the industry.

Amendment 004: The Amendment 004 is raised to add the Covid-19 vaccination requirements to the RFP.

Amendment 003:This Amendment 003 is raised to modify terminology,  the mandatory criteria, the point 7.1.2 Task authorization, the Annex E - Task Authorization Form and answer questions 4 to 9 received from the industry. 

Amendment 002: The amendment 002 is raised to extend the bid closing date.
 
Amendment 001: The amendment is raised to answer questions received from the industry. 
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REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) requires a variety of expertise in project management with knowledge and experience in supporting and managing Government of Canada Real Property Projects. Laboratories Canada will require a team of resources who will be called upon, as and when required, to provide a broad range of services to support its projects such as, but not limited to: Project Manager, Project Leader, Portfolio Planner, Project Scheduler, Project Planner and Project Administrator, Business Consultant, Organizational Development Consultant, Change Management Consultant, Communication Consultant, Financial Specialist, Risk Management Specialist, Claim Analyst. Levels of service will include junior, intermediate and senior level specialists in the various streams.

The support of an integrated team, will enable and complement the skills and competencies required to successfully implement a variety of projects/initiatives across the department and as a service provider to the Government of Canada, including, but not limited to Laboratories Canada.

The 13 resource categories in the RFP are divided into 3 workstreams, which will be evaluated (separate technical and financial bid to be submitted) with the intent to award three (3) individual contracts per workstream.

Workstream 1: Project Management Services (Real property) (37 resource categories/levels)
Workstream 2: Business Consulting / Change Management (26 resource categories/levels)
Workstream 3: Project Finance and Performance Management (13 resource categories/levels)

PWGSC intends to issue a maximum of three (3) Contracts per each workstream for the required services to be provided as a result of this solicitation. However, Bidders may submit a bid for one or more of the workstreams. 

PROPOSED PERIOD OF CONTRACT

It is intended to result in the award up to three (3) Contracts per each workstream. In the event that a Bidder wants to bid on more than one workstream, a separate technical and financial bid should be submitted for each workstream. Each contract will be for five (5) years.

REQUIRED RESOURCE CATEGORIES PER WORKSTREAM

WORKSTREAM 1 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (Real Property) 

1  Project Manager - Junior
2  Project Manager - Intermediate
3  Project Manager - Senior
4  Project Leader - Intermediate
5  Project Leader - Senior
6  Portfolio Planner - Intermediate
7  Portfolio Planner - Senior
8  Project Scheduler - Senior
9   Project Administrator - Junior
10  Project Administrator - Intermediate
11   Project Administrator - Senior
12  Project Planner - Intermediate
13  Project Planner - Senior

WORKSTREAM 2 - BUSINESS CONSULTING / CHANGE MANAGEMENT

1 Business Consultant - Junior
2 Business Consultant - Intermediate
3 Business Consultant - Senior
4 Organizational Development Consultant - Junior
5 Organizational Development Consultant - Intermediate
6 Organizational Development Consultant - Senior
7 Change Management Consultant - Junior
8 Change Management Consultant - Intermediate
9 Change Management Consultant - Senior
10 Communications Consultant - Junior
11 Communications Consultant - Intermediate
12 Communications Consultant - Senior

WORKSTREAM 3 - PROJECT FINANCE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

1 Financial Specialist - Junior
2 Financial Specialist - Intermediate
3 Financial Specialist - Senior
4 Risk Management Specialist - Junior
5 Risk Management Specialist - Intermediate
6 Risk Management Specialist - Senior
7 Claims Analyst - Intermediate
8 Claims Analyst - Senior

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

Company Minimum Security Level Required:  Facility Security Clearance, Secret
Resource Minimum Security Level Required:  Secret

EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND BASIS OF SELECTION PER WORKSTREAM

- The Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this requirement.
- Technical evaluation
- Financial evaluation

BASIS OF SELECTION PER WORKSTREAM
     
The basis of selection is the highest combined rating of Technical Merit (70%), Price (25%) and Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) (5%).

To be declared responsive, a bid must:
(a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation for its workstream;
(b) meet all the mandatory technical evaluation criteria for its workstream and;
(c) obtain the required minimum number of points for the Point Rated Technical Criteria for its workstream.

The responsive bid with the highest combined score of technical merit, price and Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) will be recommended for award of Contract /001.

The responsive bid with the second highest combined score of technical merit, price and Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) will be recommended for award of Contract /002.

The responsive bid with the third highest combined score of technical merit, price and Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) will be recommended for award of Contract /003.

ENQUIRIES
  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority: Audrey Paquin by email at: Audrey.Paquin@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Enquiries are to be made in writing and must be received no less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

BID DOCUMENTS

Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the Government Electronic Tendering Service at http://Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

Amendments, when issued, will be available from the same government electronic tendering service.

Firms that elect to base their bids on bid documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the bid calling authority of their intention to bid.

BID RECEIVING

Bids can be submitted by using the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation. The only acceptable email address to use with epost Connect for responses to bid solicitations issued by PWGSC is:
tpsgc.dgareceptiondessoumissions-abbidReceiving.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca 

Facsimile number: 819-997-9776

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.