Solutions-Based Professional Services (TSPS) RequirementThis requirement is for: Prairies Economic Development CanadaThis requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-16TSSB who qualified under Tier 1 for the following stream(s): Business Consulting / Change Management Stream Project Management Services StreamThe following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:AERIC INCALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC.BDO Canada LLPCalian Ltd.Canadian Development Consultants International Inc.Cathexis Consulting Inc.CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.Cofomo OttawaDeloitte Inc.DPRA Canada IncorporatedErnst & Young LLPFERENCE & COMPANY CONSULTING LTD.Gelder, Gingras & Associates Inc.Goss Gilroy Inc.KPMG LLPLNW Consulting IncNATTIQ INC.Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.Posterity Group Consulting Inc,PRA Inc.QATALYST RESEARCH GROUP INC.QMR STAFFING SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED, 3D GLOBAL ENTERPRISES INC. IN JOINT VENTURERaymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.Stratos IncThe Strategic Review Group Inc.Description of the Requirement:PrairiesCan is responsible for the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill Initiative”. OmniTRAX, the previous owners of the Hudson Bay Railway Company (HBRC), Hudson Bay Port Company (HBPC), and the Churchill Marine Tank Farm (CMTF) shut down their grain export business in 2016. The HBRC provided freight and passenger service to Churchill from The Pas, Manitoba from 1997 until May 2017. In May 2017 the rail line to Churchill, Manitoba, was closed due to severe flooding and washout conditions. OmniTRAX did not effect the repairs needed to reopen the line, terminating passenger and freight services relied on by people in northern Manitoba and Nunavut. The federal government through the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill, Manitoba” initiative supported the cost to repair the rail line and restore services to Churchill.An evaluation of the “Restoring Rail Service to Churchill” Initiative was included in WD’s (now PrairiesCan) evaluation plan from 2020-25. This impact evaluation will assess the effectiveness, efficiency and performance of the initiative. The evaluation will provide evidence-based findings and recommendations about the performance of the initiative to PrairiesCan, which will be shared with all stakeholders.Level of Security Requirement:Company Minimum Security Level Required: SecretResource Minimum Security Level Required: SecretApplicable Trade Agreements:Canadian Free Trade AgreementCanada-Chile Free Trade AgreementCanada-Columbia Free Trade AgreementCanada-Honduras Free Trade AgreementCanada-Korea Free Trade AgreementCanada-Panama Free Trade AgreementCanada-Peru Free Trade AgreementProposed period of contract:The proposed period of contract shall be from date of award to one year thereafter, inclusive.Estimated Level of Effort:The estimated level of effort to complete the work described in the contract is 100 days.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
