Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TITLE :
IT SUPPORT FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS SECTION - DRDC VALCARTIER
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The Weapons Systems (WS) section of DRDC - Valcartier Research Center has a computer park made up of approximately 300 desktops / laptops, 20 printers and 100 servers, including high-performance computing systems. Several computers are also dedicated and linked to laboratory instruments. The different projects in the section also require the management and use of around 60 softwares. The WS section needs the support of a systems administrator to help manage and maintain its IT assets and to support section users.
SUMMARY:
a.This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier (the "Client") for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) under the TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) EN578-170432.
b.It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract for one (1) year, plus four (4) one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract(s)
c.There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca) Website.
d.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 Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force.
e.This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program.
f.The TBIPS Supply Arrangement EN578-170432 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 TBIPS SA.
Only selected TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 1 in the Quebec City area under the EN578-170432 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.
W7701-217327/A
Proulx, Jean-Renaud
(418) 905-0629
j••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
