Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Requirement
This requirement is for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 – Stream 3 – IM/IT Services.
This requirement is open only to those invited TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the categories for: Technology Architect.
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal.
ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
Calian Ltd.
CORE Software Corp
Eagle Professional Resources Inc.
Excel Human Resources Inc.
IDS Systems Consultants Inc.
Lumina IT Inc.
Maplesoft Consulting Inc.
Nortak Software Ltd.
Portage Personnel Inc.
PrecisionIT Inc., IDS Systems Consultants Inc., PrecisionERP Incorporated, in Joint Venture
Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
S.i. Systems Ltd.
Transpolar Technology Corporation and The Halifax Computer Consulting Group, in Joint Venture
Veritaaq Technology House Inc.
Description of the requirement:
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) requires the full-time professional services of one (1) Level 3 Technology Architect. The goal, in part, is to design and implement a multi-tier web-based application for the Single Windows Initiative (SWI) project. The SWI project has been initiated by CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) in response to the growing need for a consolidated import/export mechanism between itself (CBSA) and other partner organizations like CNSC.
High-level business outcomes associated to the SWI project include the following:
A. Improved electronic data submissions that:
a. Allow for the electronic assessment of regulatory compliance:
b. Are aligned with the WCO (World Customs Organization) Data Model; and
c. Enable timely border-related decisions.
B. Improved information requirements for imports that:
a. Are aligned with the U.S.;
b. Have redundant information requests eliminated;
c. Are based upon consultations with the importing community; and
d. Are limited to those which are essential for regulatory compliance and transactional border-related decisions.
C. Improved business processes that:
a. Eliminate redundant processes between PGAs;
b. Enable future risk assessment and inspections; and
c. Eliminate paper-based processes after a transition period.
Tasks
- Work in conjunction with the project’s Technical Lead and the organization’s Systems Architect to align activities and deliverables with project/organization requirements, goals, and objectives.
- Develop technical architectures, frameworks and strategies, either for an organization or for a major application area (e.g. SWI, Case Management), to meet the business and application requirements.
- Develop technical architectures that are primarily founded on Microsoft-based technologies/solutions and satisfy the business and technical drivers behind the solutions identified.
- Identify and develop solutions identifying appropriate opportunities to leverage a SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) based implementation to the benefit of the organization both business-wise and technically.
- Identify the policies and requirements that drive out a particular solution (e.g. SWI, Case Management).
- Analyze and evaluate alternative technology solutions to meet business problems.
- Ensures the integration of all aspects of technology solutions consistent with CNSC’s corporate vision.
- Monitor industry trends to ensure that solutions fit with government and industry direction for technology.
- Analyze functional requirements to identify information, procedures, and decision flows.
- Evaluate existing procedures and methods, identify and document database content, structure, and application sub-systems, and develop a CNSC relevant data dictionary.
- Define and document interfaces of manual to automated operations within application sub-systems, to external systems and between new and existing systems.
- Define input/output sources, including detailed plan for technical design phase, and obtain approval of the system proposal.
- Identify and document system specific standards relating to programming, documentation and testing, covering program libraries, data dictionaries, naming conventions, etc.
- Provide knowledge transfer to ASD staff as and when required.
- Work evenings and weekends as required.
Specialties could include but are not limited to:
- Hardware
- Host System Software
- Software
- Storage
- Network
Security requirement at bid closing: Valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Proposed period of contract:
The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award plus 160 days and two irrevocable option periods of 60 days as Option Period 1 and 60 days as Option Period 2.
File Number: 87055-14-0280
Contracting Authority: Nathalie Arbour
Phone Number: 613-996-6767
Fax Number: 613-995-5086
E-Mail: n••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
