Software Solution PLM

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Software Solution

9F032-130531/A
Bertrand Carrier
N° de téléphone - (418) 649-2774
Nº fax - (418) 648-2209

Request to tender for the acquisition of a Software solution for
the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The Software solution is to To
support configuration management processes in a complex
technical project and program environment, Canada seeks a
commercially available product life cycle management system
(PLM) software solution. The solution is initially for
approximately 10 client users for the fiscal year ending 31
March 2015 and then, in subsequent option years, for a
progressively increasing number of users until an estimate 350
active users. The requested software solution must include the
licensed software, a 12-month warranty, maintenance services,
any supporting software and all documentation. Consulting
Services and training services must also be provided if
requested. This solicitation will award a contract ending March
31, 2015, together with three (3) one-year irrevocable options
allowing Canada to extend the contract and achieve its planned
implementation objective. The user interface of the software
solution must be in both French and in English. The software
support services must be available during working hours of the
Government of Canada in Montreal in French and or English. 

The customer is the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) located in
St-Hubert (Longueuil), Quebec, Canada

The term " client user " applies to the employees of the
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) located in St-Hubert (Longueuil),
Quebec, Canada.

There is no security requirement associated with this
solicitation.

Integrity Provisions - Bid: Bidders must provide a list of
names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to
section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003.

Former Public Servants : For services requirements, Bidders in
receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the
required information as detailed in section 2.3 of this bid
solicitation

The requirement is not 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 Canada-Peru Free
Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade
Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
(CPanFTA) if it is in force

For estimating purposes, see the table below of requirements for
the contract period and for three (3) option years.



	Period	Estimated New Users	Total number of users	Hrs billable
(Hrs) *	BillableTraining days	Notes
year 1	2014-2015	10	10	120	2	Purchase possibility for the
capacity of 10 users. The government reserves the right to
exercise additional purchases to increase this capacity up to a
maximum of 40 total users, this, at the lowest price between
that of the current year or the one of the subsequent year.
OPTION year 2	2015-2016	90	100	300	7	Purchase possibility for
the capacity of 45 additional users plus the maintenance cost to
support current users. The government reserves the right to
exercise additional purchases to increase this capacity up to a
maximum of 200 new users, this, at the lowest price between that
of the current year or the one of the subsequent year.
OPTION year 3	2016-2017	170	270	100	12	Purchase possibility for
the capacity of 80 additional users plus the maintenance cost to
support current users. The government reserves the right to
exercise additional purchases to increase this capacity up to a
maximum of 220 new users, but a maximum of 350 users at the CSA,
this, at the lowest price between that of the current year or
the one of the subsequent year.
OPTION year 4	2017-2018	80	350	50	6	Purchase possibility for the
capacity of 40 additional users plus the maintenance cost to
support current users. The government reserves the right to
exercise additional purchases to increase this capacity up to a
maximum of 350 total users.

(*) Purchase possibility for the hours is estimated at 50% of
amounts shown for the first year.  Should Option(s) years be
exercised, the same rule would apply. At any time during the
contract years, the government reserves the right to request up
to the double of the billable hours indicated.

For this tender, a preference is given to Canadian products
and/or services.


Integrity Provisions - Bid: Bidders must provide a list of
names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to
section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003.

Former Public Servants : For services requirements, Bidders in
receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the
required information as detailed in section 2.3 of this bid 
Solicitation.


Enquiries - Bid Solicitation
All enquiries concerning this request for proposal  must be
submitted no later than 7 calandar days before he bid closing
date.  


The requirement is not 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 Canada-Peru Free
Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade
Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
(CPanFTA) if it is in force.
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.