Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Change Management Consultant.
Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS)
The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) document for a full description of the requirement and the full bid instructions.
Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-17-0014
Applicability of Trade Agreements: Yes
Tendering Procedure: Limited Tendering
Tendering Procedure: Attachment: No
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating Technical & Merit
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Supply Arrangement Number: EN578-055605/G
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the following workstream(s):
WORKSTREAM: Stream 5 Project Management Services – P1. Change Management Consultant
The following security requirements apply to this requirement and must be met by SA holders to be invited to submit a proposal:
Resource Security Clearance: Reliability Status
Organizational Security Clearance: Reliability Status
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd.
Emerion
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc.
MDOS Consulting Inc.
MDOS Consulting Inc., INVA Corporation, KOZA Technology Consulting Inc., in Joint Venture
Messa Computing Inc.
Nova Networks Inc.
ONIX Networking Canada Inc.
PMC Project Management Centre Inc.
Procom Consultants Group LTD.
Prologic Systems LTD
T4G Limited
The VCAN Group Inc.
Veritaaq Technology House Inc.
Watershed Information Technology Inc., ED-COM Software Inc. and IDEV Solutions Inc. as a contractual Joint Venture
Background
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (“CEOC”), an agent of Parliament, exercises general direction and supervision over the conduct of elections and referendums at the federal level. The CEOC heads the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, commonly known as Elections Canada.
Consulting services of senior change management consultant are required to provide guidance for the numerous project initiatives to ensure that they are optimally developed, designed and delivered in order to achieve EC’s strategic business objectives.
Requirement
The newly created Stewardship Directorate (the “Directorate”) within CIOB at EC is comprised of 5 key sub elements that include:
Stewardship and Governance
Project Management Centre of Excellence
Quality Assurance
Enterprise Architecture and Engineering
Two foundational projects that include Integrated Data Management and Application rationalization.
The senior change management consultant must assist the Directorate to operationalize a branch level Quality Management Plan that will help all those who are involved in producing or delivering IT related products and services achieve a higher degree of quality in the work performed and to ensure repeatability and consistency in the processes.
Period of the Contract
The Contract period will be from the Effective Date of the Contract until March 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”). The Contractor will grant to Elections Canada irrevocable options to extend the period of the Contract by two additional periods of one year under the same terms and conditions.
International Trade Agreements
This procurement process is subject to the: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
Submission of Bids
It is requested that bids be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Authority and delivered to the Proposal Receiving Unit. Bids must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before May 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Mailing Address:
Elections Canada
30 Victoria Street -1st Floor (Business Centre)
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0M6
Attn: Galina Zhukov, Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Services
Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-17-0014
For sending packages by courier or for dropping off, please note that the Business Centre hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Bids sent via electronic mail or facsimile will not be accepted.
All enquiries and other communication with Elections Canada officials are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be the bidder’s primary contact. All requests for information must be directed to this contact. Bidders who contact anyone other than the Contracting Authority may be disqualified. All enquiries must be submitted in writing to P••••••••@••••••••.ca no later than the deadline indicated in the RFP. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Interested parties wishing to obtain the solicitation documents for this RFP must do so through https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. The documents downloaded through this site take precedence over any copies that may also be made available.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Elections Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Further information about Elections Canada may be obtained at www.elections.ca.
Debriefings
Once the successful bidder has been announced, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the RFP process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority as per the terms of the RFP. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.
NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on an annual basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact R••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
