(a) This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Indigenous Services Canada for Task and Solutions Professional Services – Task Based (TSPS) under the TSPS Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply.
(b) It is intended to result in the award of 1 contract, for 3 years plus 2 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
(c) There are security requirements associated with this requirement.
SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:
PWGSC FILE No. 1000258568
1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), and obtain approved Document Safeguarding Capability at the level of PROTECTED B, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets, or sensitive site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.
3. The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its facilities to process, produce, or store PROTECTED information or assets until the CSP, PWGSC has issued written approval.
4. Processing of PROTECTED materiel electronically with the Contractor's IT equipment and/or systems is NOT permitted under this Contract. The use of personal devices to connect to or conduct any activity on GC networks and GC furnished IT equipment is strictly prohibited.
5. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP, PWGSC.
6. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:
a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
b) Contract Security Manual (Latest Edition).
(d) This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.
(e) This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Indigenous peoples.
(f) Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.
(g) Only Indigenous TSPS SA Holders holding a TSPS SA for Tier 1 at the time of bid closing, in 1.2 Organizational design and classification consultant Category and in the NCR Region under the E60ZT-18TSPS series of SAs are eligible to compete.
(h) The TSPS SA E60ZT-18TSPS is incorporated by reference and forms part of this bid solicitation, as though expressly set out in it, subject to any express terms and conditions contained in this bid solicitation. The capitalized terms not defined in this bid solicitation have the meaning given to them in the TSPS SA.
(i) Only selected TSPS SA Holders currently holding a TSPS SA for Tier 1 in the NCR Region under the E60ZT-18TSPS series of SAs are invited to compete. SA Holders may not submit a bid in response to this bid solicitation unless they have been invited to do so. However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five business days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement system. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date.
The following SA Holders have been initially invited to bid on this requirement.
Where additional invitations are made during the bid solicitation process, it may be that they are not reflected in a bid solicitation amendment:
Acosys Consulting Services Inc.
Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associés-CPA Consultation Inc.-Samson & Associates CPA-Consulting Inc., in Joint Venture
Donna Cona Inc.
Goss Gilroy Inc.
IPSS INC.
Maverin Business Services Inc.
Maverin Inc.
MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD., Akkada Professional Services inc., HubSpoke Inc., in Joint Venture
Mobile Resource Group Inc
NATTIQ INC.
Naut'sa mawt Resources Group, Inc.
Talent Transformation Group Inc
Tato Recruiting Inc., S.I. SYSTEMS ULC, in Joint Venture
(j) SA Holders that are qualified to compete as a joint venture must submit a bid as that joint venture SA Holder, forming no other joint venture to bid. Any joint venture must be already qualified under the SA #E60ZT-18TSPS as that joint venture at the time of bid closing in order to submit a bid.
(k) The Resource Categories described below are required in accordance with the TSPS SA Annex "A":
CATEGORY OF PERSONNEL: 1.2 Organizational design and classification consultant
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE: Level 3
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESOURCES REQUIRED: 1
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 S••••••••@••••••••.••.CA
