PCI CONSULTANT

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

Solicitation No. EN891-121307/A

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Advisor
for
Banking Arrangements Directorate (BAD)


Service Requirements:

The Receiver General (RG) requires the advice and knowledge
transfer of a Contractor that has an in-depth understanding of
the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) best
practices.  While individual requirements will be specified in
each Task Authorization (TA) the RG requires qualified resources
to provide the following services on an as and when requested
basis.

The qualified resources will be required to:

Provide an in-depth review of departmental business flows and
security controls to provide PCI compliance audit readiness and
ultimately, ensure each federal department is either fully PCI
DSS compliant or has a clear timeline for compliancy;
Ensure knowledge to oversee the PCI project is transferred to
the RG PCI project office and governance body; and 
Provide guidance in the effective establishment and management
of a competitive contractual arrangement to obtain the services
of a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), an Approved Scanning
Vendor (ASV) and / or the acquisition of PCI DSS tools.


Period of Contract:

The period of the Contract will be two (2) years commencing from
date of contract with an irrevocable option, on the part of
Canada, to extend the Contract by up to two (2) additional one
(1) year periods, under the same terms and conditions of the
Contract.

Security Requirement:

There is a Security Requirement associated with this
requirement.  Please see Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses -
Security Requirement.

Mandatory and Point Rated Requirements:

There are mandatory and point rated criteria associated with
this requirement.  See the RFP document for further information.

Basis of Selection: Lowest Evaluated Price Per Point

To be declared responsive, a bid must:

	(a)	comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;

	(b)	meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria; and

(c)	obtain the required minimum number of points specified in
Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point rated technical criteria.
	
2.  	Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest
number of points nor the one with the lowest evaluated price
will necessarily be accepted.. 

3. 	The evaluated price per point of a responsive bid will be
determined by dividing its evaluated price by the overall score
it obtained for all the point rated technical criteria detailed
in Attachment 1 to Part 4.

4.  	The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per
point will be recommended for award of a contract.  In the event
two or more responsive bids have the same lowest evaluated price
per point, the responsive bid that obtained the highest overall
score for all point rated technical criteria, detailed in
Attachment 1 to Part 4, will be recommended for award of a
contract.

Location of Work:

The Contractor's work will take place primarily at the
Contractor's premises.  Certain meetings will be conducted in
person at the Receiver General's headquarters in the National
Capital Region (NCR) or at department's locations.

Travel:

There may be occasional travel requirements for meetings at
department's locations outside the NCR. Those travel
requirements will be identified and specified by the Project
Authority (PA) in the TA documents.  The cost of travel outside
the NCR, under a TA, is billable as per Treasury Board rates and
is not to exceed Canada's total liability for authorized travel
and living expenses detailed in the Request for Proposal at
Annex B, Basis of Payment.



ENQUIRIES REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
FOLLOWING PWGSC CONTRACTING OFFICER:

Before May 29, 2012, enquiries are to be submitted to the
following PWGSC Contracting Officer:

Ingrid Harrington
Supply Specialist
Professional Services Business Initiatives Directorate
Services and Technology Acquisition Management Sector
Acquisition Branch
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Government of Canada
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC, K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819)-956-3201
E-mail address: ingrid.harrington@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.