Portfolio Management Support Services-PMSS

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement


This requirement is for: Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada 

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under TSPS SA Task Based, E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 2 for the following stream: 

TSPS Stream 

Stream 2: Business consulting/change management services 
Stream 3: Project management services 
Stream 4: Real Property Project Management Services


The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal.

Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc. 
Ernst & Young LLP 
KPMG LLP 
Lansdowne Technologies Inc. 
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP 
QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated 
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. 
TEKSYSTEMS CANADA CORP./SOCIÉTÉ TEKSYSTEMS CANADA 
The AIM Group Inc. 
Tiree Facility Solutions Inc. 


Description of the Requirement:

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of the Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) for the provision of the Task and Solutions Professional Services.  The Contractor must provide the required professional services for real property portfolio planning and management, and other services related to DFATD’s Planning and Stewardship Bureau (ARD) in the International Platform Branch in the National Capital Region (NCR) initiated through Task Authorizations.

It is intended to result in the award of a contract totaling three years which includes four one-year optional periods.  Canada reserves the right to add additional resources to the consultant categories listed in the contract.


Security Requirement:

The following security requirement (SRCL and related clauses provided by the Contract Security Program  apply and form part of the Contract:  

1.  The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of TOP SECRET, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2.  The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED information, assets or sensitive site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of TOP SECRET or SECRET as required, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.
3.  The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any CLASSIFIED information or assets from the identified site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction. 
4.  Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP, PWGSC.
5.  The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
 (a)  Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
 (b)  Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).


File Number:    08025-190490/A

Contracting Authority: Amélie Hamann
Phone Number:  613-859-0582
E-Mail:   Amelie.hamann@pwgsc.gc.ca


NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles.  If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@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.