TSPS 2013 Renewal

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: Subsequent/Follow-on Contracts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 


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REVISION TO BID CLOSING DATE FROM MAY 28, 2013 at 14:00 EDT to
MAY 30, 2013 14:00 EDT.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!

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This is a Bid Solicitation for Task Based Supply Arrangements
(SA) and Standing Offers (SO) under the Task and Solutions
Professional Services (TSPS)


BACKGROUND
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PWGSC is renewing its Task and Solutions Professional Services
(TSPS) methods of supply in its entirety.  This includes the
Task Based Standing Offer(s), Task-Based Supply Arrangement(s),
and Solutions Based Supply Arrangement(s).

This is a bid solicitation to request new Task Based SOs and
SAs. It allows new and existing Offerors and Suppliers to submit
a bid to qualify for those Regions, Metropolitan Areas, Streams
and Categories for which they currently do not have an SO or SA.
It also allows existing Offerors to provide their new rates.  

Existing Offerors and Suppliers are not required to re-qualify
for any Categories for which they already have an SO or SA
although they must otherwise comply with the requirements of the
bid solicitation.

Task based professional services are services related to a
particular activity or initiative that are required to address a
specific professional services need, which are usually
associated with a specified set of responsibilities.
Professional services are purchased typically on a per diem
basis and are related to a particular activity or initiative.
Tasks can be for short or long periods of time and can be
subsets of a larger project. Deliverables are well defined,
often with specific timelines. Identified Users are looking for
a consultant with direct or specialized knowledge and sufficient
expertise to accomplish the work

Further to PWGSC's Information Notice: Implementation Update on
PWGSC's Professional Services National Procurement Strategy
accessible on the Task and Solutions Professional Services
methods of supply
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/avissnamsp-noticepsn
ps-eng.html, TSPS has incorporated a number of changes to
harmonization as outlined in the draft solicitation.  For
further information on the Professional Services National
Strategy, it is accessible on www.merx.com, reference:
E60ZH-110001/B.

NOTICE:
* TSPS also has a Solutions Based RFSA which is posted on MERX
under Solicitation Number E60ZN-13TSSB/B. 


REQUIREMENT:
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This solicitation is a Request for Bids to satisfy Canada's
requirement for the provision of Task Based Professional
Services to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations
in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims
Agreements.

Each bid may result in a Supply Arrangement (SA), a Standing
Offer (SO), or both. All suppliers capable of meeting the
requirements of this bid solicitation are invited to submit a
bid for the Services in an arrangement for a Supply Arrangement
or an offer for a Standing Offer, or both.

This procurement vehicle includes four existing Streams of
professional services and introduces new categories for
Facilitation and Communications:

Stream 1: Human Resources Services 
Stream 2: Business Services/Change Management Services 
Stream 3: Project Management Services 
Stream 4: Real Property Project Management Services

It will also include the addition of a new Stream of Services: 
Stream 5: Technical, Engineering and Maintenance Services

This new Stream of services will provide the federal government
with a convenient means of contracting with private sector
companies for a wide variety of Technical and Engineering
Services.

SA's and SO's resulting from this RFSO/SA will not be used for
staffing or for Temporary Help Services (THS) requirements.  

Until such time as PS Online is replaced by ProServices, the
framework established under this Request for Bids will allow
Identified Users to contract for some services below the
Professional Services (PS) On-line maximum dollar threshold,
Identified Users are encouraged to utilize the PS On-line
application for requirements valued at or below its dollar value
limit. (PS On-line URL:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sp-ps/index-eng.html)

The Standing Offer and the Supply Arrangement will remain valid
for a period of 18 months or until such time as Canada no longer
considers them to be advantageous to use them. The period for
awarding Call-ups against the Standing offer and contracts under
the Supply Arrangement begins on the start date of the Standing
Offer and the Supply Arrangement.

In as much as possible, PWGSC will issue a bid solicitation
intended to replace the Supply Arrangements and Standing Offers
for the Services on an annual basis, although PWGSC reserves the
right to choose to proceed with a different procurement vehicle
for the requirement if it considers such action appropriate.
Each such re-competition (a "renewal bid solicitation") requires
all bidders, including those who may have received instruments
under the previous solicitation, to submit a bid in response to
the renewal bid solicitation in order to continue to provide
services under its resulting Standing Offers and Supply
Arrangements.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT:
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There is a security requirement associated with the requirement
of the Standing Offer and Supply Arrangement. For additional
information, see Part 4 - Evaluation Procedures and Basis of
Selection, Part 6A - Supply Arrangement and Part 7A - Standing
Offer.

SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS:
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Part of this procurement may be designated by one or more
Identified Users as set-aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). In these
specific cases, (i) the procurement is set aside from the
international trade agreements under the provision each has for
set-asides for small and minority businesses, and (ii) as per
Article 1802 of the AIT, the AIT does not apply.

In order to be considered as an Aboriginal Business under the
PSAB, the Bidder must complete the Aboriginal Business
certification contained in the Data Collection Component of the
CPSS.

By executing the certification, the Bidder warrants that it is
an Aboriginal business as defined in the Set-aside Program for
Aboriginal Business.

LOCATION OF SERVICES:
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The document titled "Definitions of the National Zone, Regions
and Metropolitan Areas" at the following link are incorporated
by reference into any resulting SO or SA, with the exception
that the National Zone is to be considered as another Region:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/dznrrm-dnzrma-eng.ht
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The following Regions and Metropolitan areas may receive
Services under this supply arrangement where a Supplier is
qualified to do so:

Regions: 
National Zone, Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western, Pacific,
National Capital.

Metropolitan Areas: 
Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Calgary,
Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria, National
Capital Region.
	
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
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The services to be provided will be delivered in one or both of
the two official languages of Canada according to the
requirements of the Identified User issuing a Call-up against
the SO or a contract against the SA.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA:
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The technical bid should address clearly and in sufficient depth
the points that are subject to the evaluation criteria against
which the bid will be evaluated. As the status and circumstances
of each bidder is unique, it is the responsibility of each
bidder to read all documents related to this solicitation, and
to ensure that all mandatory criteria, Certifications, and
elements required for bid validity are met in their bid
submission. 

EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL (STANDING OFFER ONLY):
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Each offer meeting the mandatory requirements for the Standing
Offer technical evaluation will be evaluated in accordance with
the financial requirements identified in Attachment D - Standing
Offer Financial Evaluation.

SELECTION METHODOLOGY:
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The Supplier Selection will be conducted per Tier, Region and
Metropolitan Area, for each specific Category and Level of
Expertise. 

Each technically responsive arrangement will be recommended for
the issuance of a Supply Arrangement on the terms stated in
Component II of the bid solicitation.

Each technically and financially responsive offer will be
recommended for issuance of a Standing Offer on the terms stated
in Component III of the bid solicitation.

Where an Aboriginal Bidder qualifies for both an Aboriginal and
Non-Aboriginal Standing Offer, only one Standing Offer will be
awarded.

Where an Aboriginal Bidder qualifies for both an Aboriginal and
Non-Aboriginal Supply Arrangement, only one Supply Arrangement
will be awarded

CENTRALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SYSTEM (CPSS)
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All suppliers that want to bid will have to establish an account
in the Supplier Module of the PWGSC Centralized Professional
Services System (CPSS) e-Portal. Instructions on accessing the
Supplier Module e-Portal application are specified in the
RFSO/SA document published on MERX.

Suppliers will be required to submit a portion of their
technical bid through the CPSS e-Portal Supplier Module.

Suppliers submitting a financial bid against the standing offer
portion must do so through the CPSS e-Portal Supplier Module.

NOTE: As the CPSS e-Portal does not currently accommodate
digital signatures, Bidders will also be required to submit
documents in hard copy format through the Bid Receiving Unit.
Instructions in the RFSO/SA provide further details.

NEW TSPS BIDDER, EXISTING TSPS HOLDER AND CURRENT TEMS HOLDER
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Please refer to Component 1, Part 3 Bid Preparation Instruction,
Bid Submission Grid for more information on how to complete your
bid. The purpose of the grid is to assist Bidders with their bid
preparation and bid submission. It is the responsibility of each
bidder to read all documents related to this solicitation, and
to ensure that all mandatory criteria, Certifications, and
elements required for bid validity are met in their bid
submission. Where in the Bid Submission Grid the symbol "&" is
used, it means that the Bidder must submit the information
requested through both methods.

INFORMATION REGARDING RFSO/SA:
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Information regarding the RFSO/SA can be obtained in accordance
with the Enquiries provisions set out in the solicitation and by
sending an e-mail to the TSPS inbox at :
SPTS.TSPS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca		


Delivery Date: 30/05/2013

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.