NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)IT Security Engineer ServicesSolicitation No.: MA021-23-0152 Contracting Authority: Marine Atlantic Inc. Telephone No.: 902-794-5375 E-mail Address: a••••••@••••••••.ca This RFP is only for pre-qualified Suppliers for Stream 6.6 IT Security Engineer against Supply Arrangement E60ZT-180027.DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The required services may include, but are not limited to the following:Initial meeting to review objectives and expectations.Review, analyze and/or apply:Directory Standards such as X.400, X.500, and SMTPOperating Systems such as MS, Unix, Linux, and NovellNetworking Protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and TelnetSecure IT architectures fundamentals, standards, communications and security protocols such as IPSec, IPv6, SSL, and SSHIT Security protocols at all layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission ControlProtocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stacksDomain Name Services (DNS) and Network Time Protocols (NTP)Network routers, multiplexers and switchesApplication, host and/or Network hardening and security best practices such as shell scripting, service identification, and access controlIntrusion detection/prevention systems, malicious code defence, file integrity, Enterprise Security Management and/or firewallsWireless technologyCryptographic AlgorithmsDURATION OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from upon contract award to October 31, 2023.EVALUATION PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGYMandatory Technical CriteriaProvide previous work experience for the proposed resource to demonstrate the 10+ years experience required.Financial EvaluationPricing will be scored based on a relative pricing formula using the rates set out in the Basis of Payment. Each bidder will receive a percentage of the total possible points allocated to price for the particular category it has bid on, which will be calculated in accordance with the following formula:Lowest price ÷ proponents price x weighting = proponent’s pricing points.Basis of SelectionSACC Manual Clause (A0027T) (2012-07-16) , Basis of Selection - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and PriceTo be declared responsive, a bid must:Comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitationMeet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; Bids not meeting (a) or (b) will be declared non-responsive. The selection will be based on the highest responsive rating of price. The ratio will be 100 % for the price. To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of 100 %.For each responsive bid, the pricing score will determine its rating. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest rating will be recommended for award of a contract. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS DOS-Reliability / Protected C-DOS
