Online Information Products Database
Solicitation number 47060-150622/B
Publication date
Closing date and time 2014/10/22 14:00 EDT
Description
Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement for a license to provide web access to Info-directTM for up to 35 concurrent users to query the National Canadian Telephone Directory Database which contains approximately 90-95%+ of all published Business and Residential telephone listings in Canada. The data is to be used to query cargo consignee information to identify and assess risk at Canadian Ports of Entry. The license provides a secure internet database application for individual record look-up and verification which allows users to search listings by: • name; • address, full or partial; • phone number; • postal code; • a combination of any of these input options, moving from 1 search function to another; and • reverse lookup on any field. It allows a number of user-friendly display options and timely provision of counts (within 10 seconds). The database is updated on a monthly basis and includes detail drawn from all major telephone companies and their directory publishers across Canada and must include at a minimum: TABLE #1 Telephone Company Directory Publisher Data Supplier Geographic Area Aliant Inc. Aliant Inc. Bell Canada NB, NS, PEI, NL Telebec Ltee. Yellow Pages Group Co. Bell Canada Portion of '418', '450' &'819' area codes in QUE Telus Quebec Yellow Pages Group Co. Yellow Pages Eastern Quebec Bell Canada Yellow Pages Group Co. Bell Canada Ontario & Quebec excluding: Telus Quebec/ Telebec Ltee. Mountain Cablevision Yellow Pages Group Co. Bell Canada Ontario - Hamilton area Rogers Home Phone Yellow Pages Group Co. Bell/Aliant ON/QC/Maritimes Groupe Videotron Yellow Pages Group Co. Yellow Pages Quebec Northern Tel Yellow Pages Group Co. Bell Canada Portion of "705" area code in Ontario Manitoba Telecom MTS Media Inc. MTS Media Inc. Manitoba Telus Yellow Pages Group Co. Yellow Pages British Columbia & Alberta Any interested supplier must demonstrate they could meet the following requirements: · Unlimited web access to a secure internet database application for individual record lookup and verification for up to 35 concurrent users to 90-95%+ of all current published Business and Residential telephone listings in Canada from the Telephone Company, Directory Publisher, Data Supplier and Geographic Area listed in Table #1 including at a minimum of 11.1 million residential listing and 1.7 million business listings; · Requires the provider of the database to have in place by Oct. 1, 2014 a direct relationship with Canadian Telecommunication Companies that includes data legally obtained from the Telecommunication Companies via an electronic feed (demonstrated with Letters of exclusive authorization from the Telecommunication Companies listed in the table above.) · Allows users to search listings by: • name; • address, full or partial; • apartment number; • phone number; • postal code; • a combination of these input options, moving from 1 search function to another; and • reverse lookup on any field; · Allows a number of user-friendly display options and timely provision of counts (within 10 seconds); · Provides an alternative spelling function that allows a user to try different choices of the way, place, or person names have been spelt and it allows users to refine their search to a particular city or town; · Includes a feature allowing users to set their preferred language (English or French) with all information thereafter be available in the language of their choice; · Data that is updated on a monthly basis; and · Provides access to a database that has been available and supported at minimum of 3 years in the last 5 years to at least 3 separated corporate clients; This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) The Info-direct database is the only product that can provide 90-95%+ of all current published Business and Residential telephone listings in Canada from the Telephone Company, Directory Publisher, Data Supplier and Geographic Area listed in Table #1. Failure to have access to the data would significantly hinder CBSA Targeting Officers in conducting their risk assessments. It is not feasible to invest in another product that does not provide all of the data found in the current database and to train all of the staff on a new product. Failure to contract for the proposed procurement would create an unnecessary disruption to current operation activities that would have a negative impact on CBSA and Canadian business operations. Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being invoked in this procurement as only one person is capable of performing the contract. Articles 506.12 (a) and 506.12 (b) of AIT are applicable on the basis of limited tendering due to compatibility with existing products, to recognize exclusive rights, such as exclusive licenses, copyright and patent rights, or to maintain specialized products that must be maintained by the manufacturer or its representative, and where there is an absence of competition for be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute exists, respectively. Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor. The conditions of the developer's shrink-wrap license, click-through license and/or other license agreement are not acceptable to the Crown. The information product is proprietary, and the proposed Contractor must have the authority to negotiate the terms and conditions of the contract and the related information product licensing terms including, but not limited to; limitation of liability, indemnification, transferability of license, termination/refund to the Crown. The proposed contract is from April 1, 2015 up to and including March 31, 2016 with option to extend up to four (4) annual periods. The cost estimate is $63,000.00 for a one year license with four (4) additional option years for a total estimated cost of $315,000.00 notincluding all applicable taxes. Cornerstone Group of Companies 20 Eglington Ave. West, 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8 Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 22, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Beth Weinberger Supply Specialist PWGSC - CASMS - CCPD - PI Division Place du Portage, Phase III, 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 Telephone: (819) 956-7325 Email: beth.weinberger@tpsgc-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.
Contract duration
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Trade agreements
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Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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
- Weinberger(pi010), Beth
- Phone
- (819) 956-7325 ( )
- Address
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11 Laurier St. / 11, rue Laurier
Place du Portage, Phase III, 6B3Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Canada Border Services Agency
- Address
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333 North River RoadOttawa, Ontario, K1L 8B9Canada
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