Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Solicitation No. EN891-140088/B
Payment Card Industry PCI QSA
for
Banking Arrangements Directorate (BAD)
Service Requirements:
The Receiver General (RG) requires a Qualified Security Assessor
Company (QSAC) to assist departments in their yearly Payment
Card Industry (PCI) exercise. While individual requirements will
be specified in any resulting Task Authorization (TA), the RG
requires qualified resources to provide the following services
on an as and when requested basis:
conduct departmental PCI compliance assessments;
validate and provide input for the Self Assessment Questionnaire
(SAQ);
provide full departmental PCI Report on Compliance (ROC) (i.e
Level 1), as deemed necessary by the RG; and
conduct quarterly vulnerability scans where required.
Period of Contract:
The Work is to be performed during the period of March 1, 2014
to February 28, 2019, with an irrevocable option, on the part of
Canada, to extend the Contract by up to two (2) additional one
(1) year periods, under the same terms and conditions of the
Contract.
Security Requirement:
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. Bidders are reminded to obtain the required
security clearance promptly. Please refer to Part 6, Security
Requirements, Part 7, Resulting Contract Clauses Security
Requirement and Annex C Security Requirements Checklist and its
associated attachment. Bidders who currently do not meet the
facility security clearance requirements and (or) personnel
security clearance are advised to initiate the security
clearance process immediately by requesting sponsorship from the
Contracting Authority. Bidders should consult the Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Information for PWGSC
Contracting Officers
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.…)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
Site.)
Mandatory and Point Rated Requirements:
There are mandatory and point rated criteria associated with
this requirement. See the RFP document for further information.
Basis of Selection: Lowest Evaluated Price Per Point
To be declared responsive, a bid must:
(a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;
(b) meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria; and
(c) obtain the required minimum number of points specified in
Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point rated technical criteria.
2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest
number of points nor the one with the lowest evaluated price
will necessarily be accepted..
3. The evaluated price per point of a responsive bid will be
determined by dividing its evaluated price by the overall score
it obtained for all the point rated technical criteria detailed
in Attachment 1 to Part 4.
4. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per
point will be recommended for award of a contract. In the event
two or more responsive bids have the same lowest evaluated price
per point, the responsive bid that obtained the highest overall
score for all the point rated technical criteria detailed in
Attachment 1 to Part 4 will be recommended for award of a
contract.
Location of Work:
The Contractors work will take place primarily at the
Contractors premises. Certain meetings will be conducted in
person at the Receiver Generals headquarters in the National
Capital Region (NCR) or at departments locations.
Travel:
There may be occasional travel requirements for meetings at
departments locations outside the NCR. Those travel requirements
will be identified and specified by the Project Authority (PA)
in the TA documents. The cost of travel outside the NCR, under
a TA, is billable as per Treasury Board rates.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
FOLLOWING PWGSC CONTRACTING OFFICER:
Before December 20, 2013 enquiries are to be submitted to the
following PWGSC Contracting Officer:
Ingrid Harrington
A/Supply Team Leader
Professional Services Business Initiatives Directorate
Services and Technology Acquisition Management Sector
Acquisition Branch
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Government of Canada
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC, K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819)-956-3201
E-mail address: i••••••••@•••••.••.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.
