NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Reference Number:
87055-16-0224
Solicitation Number:
87055-16-0224
Organization Name:
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Solicitation Date:
2016-10-27
Closing Date:
2016-11-14 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT)
Anticipated Start Date:
1 to 2 months from closing date
Estimated Delivery Date:
Estimate Level of Effort:
460 days (including Option Periods)
Contract Duration:
The contract period will be for 220 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to 2 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, B.1 Business Analyst
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
Artemp Personnel Services Inc.
Cistel Technology Inc.
Conoscenti Technologies Inc.
Juno Risk Solutions Incorporated
Lumina IT Inc.
MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
Newfound Recruiting Corporation, Apption Corporation, in Joint Venture
Northern Micro Inc.
Olav Consulting Corp.
PrecisionIT Inc., IDS Systems Consultants Inc., PrecisionERP Incorporated, in Joint Venture
Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
TAG HR The Associates Group Inc.
TekSystems Canada Inc./Society TekSystems Canada Inc.
Veritaaq Technology House Inc.
Watershed Information Technology Inc., ED-COM Software Inc. and IDEV Solutions Inc. as a contractual Joint Venture
However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority in writing to request an invitation at any time prior to five days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder. To ensure efficient operation of the procurement system, the Contracting Authority will invite no more than the first 10 SA Holders that request an invitation. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date.
Description of Work:
Scope of Work
The CNSC requires the full time professional services of an experienced Senior Business Analyst (BA) with strong analytical and communication skills, to gather, analyze, model and document the business requirements as well as the non-functional requirements for a variety of corporate systems and projects. The Senior BA will also be responsible for performing systems analysis and documenting the system requirements specifications and functional specifications.
Summary of Duties
Reporting to the Director of Project Management Office Division (PMOD) and working directly with the business subject matter experts, IMTD project managers and the project team members, the Senior BA will be accountable for interfacing with the business clients to gather, analyze, model and document business and non-functional requirements in the format and structure determined by IMTD. The Senior BA will be required to develop system requirements specifications as well as functional specifications. This resource will be responsible for working with different divisions in IMTD to assist with the proper interpretation of the business and non-functional requirements as well as system specifications; the development and evaluation of the solution options and provision of recommendations. The Senior BA will also be responsible for overseeing the work of junior BA resources and mentoring the latter to ensure their adherence to the business analysis industry best practices as well as IMTD processes and procedures.
Responsibilities/Tasks
The Senior BA responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Determine stakeholders and perform stakeholder analysis
Liaise amongst stakeholders in order to understand the operations, structure, and policies of the involved organizations
Elicit, analyze, and document the scope and perform walkthroughs with the stakeholders (business and IMTD)
Elicit, analyze, document, and model business requirements and business processes
Collect, analyze, model, and document information requirements and information flows
Write business use cases, user stories, and business scenarios
Perform systems analysis and develop system requirements specifications including mock-up screens, and perform walkthroughs with the stakeholders (business and IMTD)
Work with project team from cross-functional areas to ensure proposed solution conforms to business needs;
Identify options for improving systems and bridging the needs of the business with the use of IT solutions
Perform fit-gap analysis with respect to “as is” versus “to be” business requirements
Identify impacts of constraints and dependencies on scope and business requirements
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by reviewing and providing feedback on BA templates and processes
Oversee the work of junior BA resources and mentor them to ensure their adherence to industry best practices as well as CNSC processes and procedures
Support business client by establishing acceptance test criteria and providing clarifications / elaboration during user acceptance testing
5.0 Deliverables
The Senior BA deliverables include but are not limited to the following. The deliverables should be in the English language:
Scope statement
Stakeholders analysis document
Business requirements document
Business process modeling (as-is and to-be)
Process overview diagram (as-is and to-be)
Information requirements and information flow diagrams
Business use cases and business scenarios
User stories
Conceptual data models
Supporting requirements
Requirements traceability matrix
System use cases
System requirements specification including wire frames
Gap analysis reports
Summary reports and presentations
Regular progress reports
Incumbent:
The work has been performed by a contracted resource in the last 12 months (Precision IT, IDS Systems Consultants Inc. and Precision ERP Incorporated in Joint Venture, $347,330.00 plus tax).
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
