ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERV - IPMS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to
meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
TSPS SA - PROVISION OF ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE
INTEGRATED PLATFORM  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IPMS) PROJECT TEAM

Task Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement

This requirement is for the Department of National Defence.

This requirement is open only to Supply Arrangement Holders
under E60ZN-13TSPS/___/ZN who qualified under Tier 1 (= $0-$2M)
Stream 5 Technical Engineering and Maintenance Services (TEMS)
Stream for   5.3 Engineering Graduate, and 5.4 Professional
Engineer (P. Eng) in the Region: National Capital Region (NCR).

This is a requirement for the Department of National Defence -
Integration Platform Management Systems project team (IPMS) for
engineering support services of a contractor team of personnel
consisting of:  one (1) 5.4 Professional Engineer (P. ENG.)
Senior, one (1) 5.4 Professional Engineer (P. ENG.) Intermediate
and one (1) 5.3 Engineering Graduate Junior, as defined in Annex
"A", Statement of Work.

It is intended to award one (1) contract with an initial period
of one (1) year, plus two (2) one-year options allowing Canada
to extend the term of the contract under the same conditions.  

The Engineering support will be focused on relating the
installation and performance of the new Integration Platform
Management Systems (IPMS) with that of the legacy Integrated
Machinery Control System (IMCS).  IPMS provides control and
monitoring of ship's platform systems including; Propulsion,
Auxiliaries, Power Generation and Distribution, and Battle
Damage Control Systems.  The IPMS Project Team requires support
in managing the particularization of the IPMS installation per
ship, responding to technical information requests from the
shipyards, prioritizing observations for rectification and
developing test plans for validation.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses.  For more information on personnel
and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders
should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate
(CISD), Industrial and Security Program of Public Works and
Government Services Canada
(http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website. 

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

This procurement is limited to Canadian services.

Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in
article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply
with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded
to former public servants."

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The
Defence production Act defines Canadian Controlled Goods as
certain goods listed in Canada's Export Control List, a
regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act
(EIPA)."

The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity
applies to this procurement.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA

MT1	The bidder shall comply with the security requirement Common
PS SRCL #21 - SECRET at time of bid closing.  Certificate
number, level and expiration date must be included with the bid.
	

	
THE BIDDER'S PROPOSED RESOURCE:  

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P. ENG.) - SENIOR

MT2	The bidder's resource shall comply with the security
requirement Common PS SRCL #21 - SECRET at time of bid closing.	

MT3	The bidder's resource shall comply with the Flexible Grid
requirement as stated in Table 2 -5.4 Professional Engineer -
Senior.

MT4	Must have a University undergraduate engineering degree in
Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Marine Engineering.	

MT5	Must have a minimum of thirty-six (36) months of
demonstrated experience within the last ten 10 years in Naval
machinery and platform control systems in each of the following:	

MT5(a)	assessing the design, technical requirements and plans
for the implementation of a Naval Platform Control System;	

MT5(b)	assessing the performance of Naval Platform Control
Systems with respect to ship's performance baselines; 

MT5(c)	assessing the trials plans to verify Naval Platform
Control Systems performance.	

MT6	Must have a minimum of twenty-four (24) months of
demonstrated experience within the last ten 10 years as a
project manager or as a project engineer for the software
support of an Integrated Machinery Control System.	

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P. ENG.) - INTERMEDIATE

MT7	The Contractor's resource shall comply with the security
requirement Common PS SRCL #21 - SECRET at time of bid closing.

MT8	The bidder's resource shall comply with the Flexible Grid
requirement as stated in Table 2 - 5.4 Professional Engineer -
Intermediate.	

MT9	Must have a University undergraduate engineering degree in
Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Marine Engineering; 
	
MT10	Must have a minimum of thirty-six (36) months of
demonstrated experience within the last ten 10 years providing
hardware and software support to Naval surface vessels.
	
MT11	Must have a minimum of twenty-four (24) months of
demonstrated experience within the last 10 years as a project
manager or as a project engineer supporting the Engineering
Change process.	

ENGINEERING GRADUATE - JUNIOR

MT12	The Contractor's resource shall comply with the security
requirement Common PS SRCL #21 - SECRET at time of bid closing.

MT13	The bidder's resource shall comply with the Flexible Grid
requirement as stated in Table 1 - 5.3 Engineering Graduate -
Junior.

MT14	Must have a University undergraduate engineering degree in
Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Marine Engineering.

MT15	Must have a minimum of twelve (12) months of demonstrated
experience within the last three (3) years providing support to
Naval Marine Systems or Platform Control Systems.

MT16	Must have a minimum of six (6) months of demonstrated
experience within the last three (3) years working with
Microsoft SharePoint; and

MT17	Must have a minimum of six (6) months of demonstrated
experience within the last three (3) years developing test plans
for validation of software updates.

Table 1:  Flexible grid requirements - Engineering graduate
category flexible grid 5.3 Engineering Graduate

Engineering Graduate Category Flxible Grid

Levels of Expertise 

Senior: Minimum 120 pts 

Intermediate: Minimum 90 pts 

Junior: Minimum 80 pts 

Relevant Education to the Consultant Category 
University (PhD, Graduate, Undergraduate, degree): 55 pts 

Professional Certification
Relevant Professional Certification: 10 pts 

Relevant Experience in Consultant Category
>1 yr and <2 yrs: 12-23 months — 10 pts 

>2 yrs and <4 yrs: 24-47 months — 25 pts 

>4 yrs and <6 yrs: 48-71 months — 35 pts 

>6 yrs and <8 yrs: 72-95 months — 45 pts 

>8 yrs and <10 yrs: 96-119 months — 55 pts 

>10 yrs: 120 + months — 65 pts

Table 2:  Flexible grid requirements - Professional Engineer (P.
Eng) flexible grid 5.4 Professional Engineer (P. Eng)

Professional Engineer (P. Eng) Category Flxible Grid

Levels of Expertise 

Senior: Minimum 95 pts 

Intermediate: Minimum 65 pts 

Junior: Minimum 55 pts 

Relevant Education to the Consultant Category 
University (PhD, Graduate, Undergraduate, degree): 30 pts 

Professional Certification
Professional Engineer (P.Eng) Licence: Mandatory

Additional Relevant Professional Certification: 10 pts 

Relevant Experience in Consultant Category

>1 yr and <2 yrs: 12-23 months — 10 pts 

>2 yrs and <4 yrs: 24-47 months — 25 pts 

>4 yrs and <6 yrs: 48-71 months — 35 pts 

>6 yrs and <8 yrs: 72-95 months — 45 pts 

>8 yrs and <10 yrs: 96-119 months — 55 pts 

>10 yrs: 120 + months — 65 pts 

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.