NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Reference Number: 87055-15-0026 Solicitation Number: 87055-15-0026
Organization Name: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Solicitation Date: 2015-04-28 Closing Date: 2015-05-13 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT
Anticipated Start Date: July 2015
Estimated Delivery Date: Estimate Level of Effort: 470 days
Contract Duration: The contract period will be for 230 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to two additional 120-day periods.
Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1
Requirement Details
Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following category:
One (1) Level 3 A.7 Programmer/Analyst
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
Calian Ltd.task
Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd.
Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in Joint Venture
Excel Human Resources Inc.
IDEV Solutions Inc.
LIKE 10 Inc.
Lumina IT Inc.
Mindwire Systems Ltd.
Modis Canada Inc.
Phirelight Security Solutions Inc.
PrecisionERP Incorporated
Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
S.i. Systems Ltd.
TeraMach Technologies Inc.
Valcom Consulting Group Inc.
Description of Work
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) requires the professional services of a Senior Programmer Analyst for the implementation and development of the organization’s ongoing in-house authored applications. The applications associated to this initiative have been authored and implemented using the Microsoft’s .NET Framework technology stack. CNSC has a number of applications authored using Microsoft technologies that are undergoing a review and renewal of the technology, architecture, business needs, and implementation. A secondary objective is to ensure that all of CNSC’s in-house authored Microsoft .NET Framework based applications and services conform to the requirements stipulated by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for their government-wide Data Center Consolidation (DCC) initiative.
The Senior Programmer Analyst is expected to lead the development activities associated with the project assigned and meet the requirements defined by their associated project initiative. All work will be subjected to an architectural review of its compliance and consistency with the CNSC’s architectural and implementation requirements. Working in conjunction with the organization’s System Architect the Senior Programmer Analyst will be expected to participate in architectural discussions, develop proof-of-concept (PoC) prototypes to validate concepts, contribute towards work package definition and breakdown, mentor and support other resources, actively participate in the day-to-day programming activities, and document outputs using appropriate, CNSC-approved informational artifacts.
Technical Environment
- Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012
- Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), Active Server Pages .NET (ASP.NET), C#
- Microsoft .NET Frameworks 3.5, 4.0 & 4.5.x
- Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.x and 5.x
- Web Client Software Factory 2008
- Entity Framework 1 and 4
- Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013
- Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010
- .NET SQL Authorization Manager 3.6.x (NetSQLAzMan)
- Telerik Controls 2008
- Windows 2008 R2 servers
- Team Foundation Server 2012
- SQL Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
- Microsoft Office 2010
Responsibilities/Tasks
The roles, responsibilities, and tasks overview is outlined below.
The tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Participate and contribute towards brainstorming sessions to validate use cases, architectural concepts, and system requirements.
- Provide support during the validation of architectural components through activities such as research and/or prototyping.
- Participate in project planning and work breakdown discussions.
- Contribute towards the leadership and direction of the development effort.
- Analyze and evaluate existing Microsoft .NET solutions for the purposes of identifying key functionality, implementation details, presentation and business logic, dependencies, and platform requirements.
- Re-use existing code wherever possible consistent with established IMTD standards related to re-use and scalability.
- Develop solutions consistent with the approved IMTD technology stack including, but not limited to, the following: C#, ASP.NET, .NET Frameworks 4.5.x or greater, HTML, XML, JavaScript, JSON, CSS, Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.x or greater
- Leverage and integrate CNSC approved authentication mechanisms for both the Intranet and Extranet and the CNSC approved authorization repository.
- Create and perform unit testing of the solution modules produced during development.
- Document system design and detailed deployment instructions.
- Consult and brief the Technical Lead and Project Manager on work performed and solutions proposed.
- Maintain standard Common, Look, and Feel as defined by ASD.
- Respond to bug reports and fix issues in a timely fashion.
- Transfer knowledge to CNSC staff throughout the process
The work is currently not being performed by a contracted resource as well as the last 12 months.
Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Facility Security Clearance (FSC)
Minimum Resource Security Required: Secret Clearance
Contract Authority
Name: Nathalie Arbour
Phone Number: 613-996-6767
Email Address: n••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “BUYANDSELL.GC.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.
NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact R••••••••@•••••.••.ca
