MPMCT Project - Projet TCGPM

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
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Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
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Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SOLUTIONS INTEGRATOR ("SI") SERVICES FOR THE  MILITARY PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION (MPMCT) PROJECT 


LETTER OF INTEREST 

SUBJECT - On behalf of its client the Department of National
Defence (DND), Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) has a requirement for the provision of Solutions
Integrator (SI) services to support the development and
implementation of a modern, flexible and integrated Military
Personnel Management (MPM) capability, encompassing Human
Resources (HR) and Payroll for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
as further described in this LOI.

BACKGROUND - The SI requirement is one of several requirements
which fall under the realm of DND's Military Personnel
Management Capability Transformation (MPMCT) Project. 
An initial Letter of Interest (LOI # W8474-11MP01/A) was
published in September 2010 to notify industry of Canada's
intentions with respect to the MPMCT Project requirements and to
seek industry feedback. The following subsequent LOI's have also
been published to update industry on the ongoing MPMCT Project
status and its evolving procurement approach:

W8474-11MPO1/B published 2012-03-15;
W8474-11MP01/C published 2012-06-18;
W8474-11MP01/D published 2012-10-29;
W8474-11MP01/E published 2013-01-15; and
 W8474-11MP01/F, published 2013-05-10. 

Copies of the above noted LOI's can be obtained by contacting
the SI Contracting Authority directly.

PURPOSE OF THIS LOI 

The main objectives of this LOI are described below:

A) To notify industry of Canada's intentions with respect to the
MPMCT Project SI  requirement and seek out input and feedback
from industry regarding these intentions and the development of
the bid solicitation document. 

B) To provide industry an opportunity to:

assess and comment on the adequacy and clarity of the draft SI
Statement of Work and other draft technical documents as
currently articulated;

comment on the contemplated SI requirement procurement strategy
and fee structure and whether it is feasible for industry to
propose an accurate, comprehensive solution at reasonable cost,
in response to any resulting SI Request For Proposal (RFP) and
if not, make suggestions for improvements; 

suggest potential alternative solutions that would meet the
MPMCT SI requirement; and

identify any issues, concerns or recommendations regarding the
SI requirement and associated procurement approach..


POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT - The DND MPMCT Project has been
established to manage the development and delivery of a new MPM
capability which involves developing a modern regulatory and
policy framework, transforming MPM business processes and
implementing a modern, integrated Information Management system
based on the Commercial Off-The-Shelf Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) software, Oracle PeopleSoft.  The new MPM
capability is to be called "Guardian".

An Integrated Project Team (IPT) concept has been established as
part of the MPMCT Project delivery concept. An IPT is a cohesive
integrated team comprised of Canada and industry professionals
that delivers business benefits through business transformation
and IM/IT solutions. The MPMCT IPT is composed of DND/CAF and
contractor organizations brought together into a single project
team structure led by the DND MPMCT Project Manager. 

To support the MPMCT IPT, the professional services will be
required from multiple third party contractors, one of which
will be the MPMCT SI contractor.  

Through a contemplated bid solicitation, PWGSC and DND will seek
to select an MPMCT SI contractor to provide professional
services required to support the development and implementation
of various aspects of Guardian (as further described in the
LOI), including, but not limited to, Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) application development and integration, business
process transformation, information integration and data
migration.

POST SUBMISSION REVIEW MEETINGS - Representatives from PWGSC and
DND will make themselves available to respondents to this LOI
for individual Post-Submission Review Meetings to be held at a
location in the National Capital Region.  The intent of these
meetings will be to provide an opportunity for a face-to-face
discussion between DND, the Contracting Authority and the
respondent concerning feedback and suggestions pursuant to their
response to this LOI and other topics pertinent to the
development of the contemplated bid solicitation. The
Post-Submission Review Meetings will be closed meetings between
Canada and each Respondent (and its team members). Scheduling
will be determined by PWGSC.

FAIRNESS MONITOR - Please also note that Canada has retained the
services of an independent third party Fairness Monitor (PPI
Consulting Limited - Mr. Howard Grant) for the MPMCT SI
requirement. For the purpose of carrying out its Fairness
Monitor related obligations, the Fairness Monitor will be
granted access to industry responses and related correspondence
received by Canada pursuant to this LOI (and any subsequent RFI
and any resulting RFP) and may act as an observer at any
follow-up meetings.

This is not a bid solicitation. A contract will not result from
this activity. This RFI will not necessarily result in any
procurement action and potential contractors are not to earmark
stock or facilities relative to the work described herein..


This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.

Documents may be submitted in either official language. 

CONTACTS / CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:

Michael Randall
Business Transformation and Systems Integration Services
(BT&SIS) Division
Special Procurement Initiatives Directorate
Public Works and Government Services Canada 
12C1, Place du Portage Phase III, Gatineau Québec K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-0338
E-mail: michael.randall@pwgsc.gc.ca

Alternate: Jeremy Chapple, Delegate Contracting Authority
Business Transformation and Systems Integration Services
(BT&SIS) Division
Special Procurement Initiatives Directorate
Public Works and Government Services Canada 
12C1, Place du Portage Phase III, Gatineau Québec K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-1004
E-mail address: jeremy.chapple@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.