TSPS RFSA Solution Based

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
THIS AMENDMENT #003 IS RAISED TO AMEND THE  RFSA CLOSING DATE.
1. At Part 6A, Article 6.4.2 - Request for Supply Arrangement
(RFSA) Bid Solicitations on page 26 of the RFSA:

Delete: 
TSPS Schedule			
	Estimated Posting Date	Estimated Closing Date	Estimated Award
Date
Refresh Period 1	July 16, 2015	September 30, 2015	December 15,
2015
Refresh Period 2	October 1, 2015	December 31, 2015	March 15, 2016
Refresh Period 3	January 1, 2016	March 31, 2016	June 15, 2016
Annual Renewal   	June 15, 2016	August 31, 2016	December 31, 2016


Replace with: 

TSPS Schedule			
	Estimated Posting Date	Estimated Closing Date	Estimated Award
Date
Refresh Period 1	July 16, 2015	October 14, 2015	December 15, 2015
Refresh Period 2	October 1, 2015	December 30, 2015	March 15, 2016
Refresh Period 3	January 1, 2016	March 30, 2016	June 15, 2016
Annual Renewal   	June 15, 2016	August 31, 2016	December 31, 2016


All other terms and conditions remain the same.

THIS AMENDMENT # 001 TO THE NPP IS RAISED TO ALIGN THE CLOSING
DATE OF THE NPP WITH THE CLOSING DATE OF THE FINAL QUARTERLY
REFRESH PERIOD WHICH IS MARCH 31, 2016

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS BASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS) SUPPLY
ARRANGEMENTS

PWGSC FILE NUMBER E60ZN-15TSSB/B 


IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is 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.

Suppliers interested in submitting an arrangement in response to
this Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) solicitation can
access the RFSA documentation directly from this PWGSC Notice of
Proposed Procurement (NPP) publication at: 
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders

Bidders are reminded of the importance of reading the TSPS bid
solicitation document carefully before submitting a bid.

QUARTERLY REFRESH NOTICE:

This is the quarterly refresh notice for the TSPS Solutions
Based Professional Services Supply Arrangements. 

This RFSA will solicit:
(1) new suppliers to become Suppliers for the Solutions Based
Supply Arrangements under the TSPS Method of Supply; and,

(2) Suppliers who have a SA issued under RFSA E60ZN-15TSSB/B or
Refresh E60ZN-15TSSB/B to qualify for additional Streams to be
added to its Supply Arrangement.

Quarterly Refresh Periods:

Period:	Closing Date:	Evaluation Start:	Estimated Award Date
(Subject to Change)
1	September 30, 2015	October 1st, 2015	December 15, 2015
2	December 31, 2015	January 2nd, 2016 	March 15, 2016
3	March 31, 2016	April 1st, 2016	June 15, 2016


BACKGROUND
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This document will serve to renew the Request for Supply
Arrangement (RFSA) in place for the provision of Solutions Based
Professional Services and to maintain the current Supply
Arrangements awarded under E60ZN-15TSSB/A.  

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

Solution 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.


* TSPS also has a Task Based RFSA which is posted on
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders under
Solicitation Number E60ZN-15TPS/C. 


REQUIREMENT:
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This solicitation is a Request for Bids to satisfy Canada's
requirement for the provision of Solutions 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).  

This procurement vehicle includes five Streams of professional
services.

Stream 1: Human Resources Services 
Stream 2: Business Services/Change Management Services 
Stream 3: Project Management Services 
Stream 4: Real Property Project Management Services
Stream 5: Technical, Engineering and Maintenance Services

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

The Supply Arrangement will remain valid until December 31st,
2016 or until such time as Canada no longer considers them to be
advantageous to use them. The period for awarding contracts
under the Supply Arrangement begins on the start date of the
Supply Arrangement.

In as much as possible, PWGSC will issue a bid solicitation
intended to replace the Supply Arrangements 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 Supply Arrangements.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT:
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There is a security requirement associated with this Request For
Supply Arrangement. For additional information, see Part 6A -
Supply Arrangement.

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 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 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. 


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.

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 RFSA
document published herein.

Suppliers will be required to submit a portion of their
technical bid 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 RFSA provide further details.

NEW TSPS BIDDER, EXISTING TSPS 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 depending on your firm's situation. The purpose of the grid
is to assist Bidders with their bid preparation and bid
submission. 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. 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 RFSA:
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Information regarding the RFSA can be obtained from the TSPS
team members listed below:

Lise Paradis				
Supply Specialist				
Telephone (819) 953-0442			
email: SPTS.TSPS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Danielle Gudbranson 
Supply Team Leader
Telephone: (819)-934-0200	
Email:	SPTS.TSPS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: 30/03/2016

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.