Reliability Screening services

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Reliability Screening services

W6369-20A003/B

This Request for Information cancels and supersedes previous request for information number W6369-20A003/A dated January 24, 2020 with a closing of February 11, 2020 at 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), acting on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND) requires a contractor to provide reliability screening on applicants to the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group (CFRG). 

The Department of National Defence (DND) Canadian Forces Recruiting Group (CFRG) is responsible for the development and maintenance of performance standards for the recruiting process, to select and train Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members who are involved in the recruiting process, and to coordinate the attraction, processing, selection and enrolment of eligible and suitable applicants to the CAF.

The contractor will perform the initial portion of the Reliability Screening process for applicants to the CAF. The contractor will be required to conduct both Canadian and International verifications of academic data for instance.

RESPONSES REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT AR TO BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO THE FOLLOWING PWGSC CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:

Francine Michon - Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Professional Services Procurement Directorate
10 Wellington Street, 
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
Email: francine.michon@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Responses to this RFI will be accepted until 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on February 13, 2020.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:  PWGSC FILE No W6369-20-A003

1.  The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS) with approved Document Safeguarding at the level of PROTECTED B.

2.  The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP/ISS/PWGSC.

3.  The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store PROTECTED information until the CSP/ISS/PWGSC has issued written approval.  After approval has been granted or approved, these tasks may be performed at the level of PROTECTED B including an IT Link at the level of B.

4.  Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP/ISS/PWGSC.

5.  The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:

 (a)  Security Requirements Check List and security guide; and
 (b)  Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).


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.