Informatics Support

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
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: 

Informatics Support

W7701-186793/A
Fournier, Annie
Telephone No. - (418) 649-2775
Fax No. - (418) 648-2209

a.This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Valcartier (the "Client") for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) under the TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply EN578-170432. 

b.It is intended to result in the award of one contract for one year, plus one-year irrevocable option allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract(s).

c.There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6, Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7, Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca) Website.
 
d.The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force. 

e.This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.
 
f.The TBIPS Supply Arrangement EN578-170432 is incorporated by reference and forms part of this bid solicitation, as though expressly set out in it, subject to any express terms and conditions contained in this bid solicitation.  The capitalized terms not defined in this bid solicitation have the meaning given to them in the TBIPS SA.   
 
Only selected TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 1 in the Quebec City Area under the EN578-170432 series of SAs are invited to compete. SA Holders may not submit a bid in response to this bid solicitation unless they have been invited to do so.  However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five business days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement system.  In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. The following SA Holders have been initially invited to bid on this requirement. Where additional invitations are made during the bid solicitation process, it may be that they are not reflected in a solicitation amendment:
 
2iSolutions Inc. 
6362222 CANADA INC., doing business as the Createch Group 
Alcea Technologies Inc. 
BBG Management Corporation 
Ernst & Young LLP 
Facilité Informatique Canada Inc. 
Fujitsu Consulting (CANADA) Inc./Fujitsu Conseil (Canada) Inc. 
Microsoft Canada Inc. 
Modis Canada Inc 
Procom Consultants Group Ltd. 
SERTI Placement TI inc. 
TECSIS Corporation 
TELUS Communications Inc. 
Thales Canada Inc. 
Unisys Canada Inc. 
  
g.SA Holders that are invited to compete as a joint venture must submit a bid as that joint venture SA Holder, forming no other joint venture to bid.  Any joint venture must be already qualified under the SA #EN578-170432 as that joint venture at the time of bid closing in order to submit a bid.

h.The Resource Categories described below are required on an as and when requested basis in accordance the TBIPS Categories of Personnel Descriptions (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sptb-tbps/categories-eng.html):

Resource Category:I.9 System Administrator 
Level of Expertise: Intermediate 
Estimated Number of Resources Required: 1
  

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
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.