NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Reference Number:
5Z011-17-0128
Solicitation Number:
5Z011-17-0128
Organization Name:
Library and Archives Canada
Solicitation Date:
October 28, 2016
Closing Date:
2016-11-15 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT
Anticipated Start Date:
2017-01-03
Estimated Delivery Date:
2018-01-02
Estimate Level of Effort:
1 year
Contract Duration:
The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to two additional one-year 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 Business Consultant
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
- 4165047 Canada Inc.
- Adecco Employment Services Limited/Services de placement Adecco Limited
- Bevertec CST Inc.
- Contract Community Inc
- DLS Technology Corporation
- ERP Connex
- Gevity Consulting Inc. / Gevity Conseil Inc.
- Le Groupe Conseil Bronson Consulting Group
- Leo-Pisces Services Group Inc.
- Miron-Paquin Conseils
- Modis Canada Inc
- Nurun inc.
- Solutions Moerae Inc
- TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC./SOCIETY TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC.
- Yoush Inc.
Description of Work:
BACKGROUND
The Digital Curation Initiative (DCI) is a collection of coordinated, concrete and targeted projects at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). The Digital Curation Initiative (DCI) is focussed on the “Digital Curation” component of LAC’s Digital Strategy; specifically, its goal is, simply stated:
“To establish the framework, processes and systems (the Digital Curation Platform) to ensure LAC is able to fulfill its mandate in the realm of digital objects without a net increase in budget, using the Digital Strategy as a foundation.”
This goal will be achieved by the following efforts (but not limited to)
- Design the business architecture, policies, and processes (the Digital Curation Platform) to enable sustainable, end-to-end digital curation at LAC, i.e. ensure that all digital objects deemed to be worthy of consideration for LACs collections, whether born-digital or imaged, can be properly and efficiently, with minimal resource requirements:
evaluated,
processed,
acquired,
described,
made discoverable,
made accessible (where possible) and
preserved.
- Implement Proof of Concept commercial Software as a Service (SaaS) trials to inform future investment decisions.
- Consult with staff, stakeholders and industry to ensure the future business architecture and processes are not only cost-effective and able to meet LAC requirements, but are also future-proof i.e. adaptable and fluid enough to adjust to changing environments.
- Ensure a comprehensive change management program is in place to transition to the Digital Curation Platform (DCP). As part of the change management activities, it will introduce a program of education to ensure staff have the required digital competencies.
- Complete a procurement process to put in place a contractual vehicle, accessible to LAC and other stakeholders (e.g. Archives Ontario, BAnQ) to deliver the core elements of the Digital Curation Platform.
It is important to note that there are components of the Digital Curation Platform already in place at LAC. Much of the work contemplated for DCI will involve connecting these various parts together or replacing certain aging components. Other work will require new approaches designed for a new way of doing business, aligned to the LAC Business Model.
The work is currently being performed by TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC under contract (value $338,318.53
Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #06 applies
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS)
Minimum Resource Security Required: Enhanced Reliability
Contract Authority
Name: Micheline Lafontaine
Phone Number: 613-793-9361
Email Address: micheline.lafontaine @canada.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
