Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures:
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Entrust Limited
1000 Innovation Drive
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2K3E7
Nature of Requirements:
ENTRUST MESSAGING SERVER AND SUPPORT
5R000-140444/A
Hafidh, Mustafa
Telephone No. - (819) 956-1212
Fax No. - (819) 953-3703
REQUIREMENT:
The Department of Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
have a requirement for the provision of goods as specified under
"Background" below. The purpose of this Advance Contract Award
Notice (ACAN) is to signal the government's intention to award a
contract for these goods to Entrust Limited. Before awarding a
contract, however, the government would like to provide other
suppliers with the opportunity to demonstrate that they are
capable of satisfying the requirements set out in this Notice,
by submitting a statement of capabilities during the 15 calendar
day posting period.
If other potential suppliers submit a statement of capabilities
during the 15 calendar day posting period that meet all the
requirements set out in the ACAN, the government will proceed to
a full tendering process on either the government's electronic
tendering service or through traditional means, in order to
award the contract.
If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a
statement of capabilities meeting the requirements set out in
the ACAN, a contract will be awarded to the pre-selected
supplier.
BACKGROUND:
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada have a requirement for an
end to end, software based appliance, secure email messaging
solution that will work and interoperate with its existing
messaging infrastructure and be transparent to FCAC's users.
FCAC currently uses Office 2013 SP1 with Exchange 2010 SP3
Running on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard SP1.
Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of its
Client, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, intends to enter
into a sole source contract with Entrust Limited for the purpose
of procuring the following:
Initial Requirement:
1) Entrust Entelligence Messaging (EMS) Server Vmware Software
Appliance
2) Entrust EMS Silver Support
Optional Requirement:
1) 4- (1) Year Maintenance and Support for Entrust EMS Silver
Support.
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that it meets all of the mandatory requirements
in Annex A
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRE-SELECTED SUPPLIER
The technical reasons for single tendering are described in
Annex A.
Section 6 of the Government Contract Regulations is being
invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is
capable of performing the contract.
Articles 506.12(a) and 506.12(b) of AIT are applicable on the
basis of limited tendering due to compatibility with existing
products, to recognize exclusive rights, such as exclusive
licenses, copyright and patent rights, or to maintain
specialized products that must be maintained by the manufacturer
or its representative, and when there is an absence of
competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can
be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or
substitute exists, respectively.
Articles 1016.2(b) of NAFTA are applicable on the basis of
limited tendering due to reasons where, for works of art, or for
reasons connected with the protection of patents, copyrights or
other exclusive rights, or proprietary information or where
there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the
goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier
and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, for
additional deliveries by the original supplier that are intended
either as replacement parts or continuing services for existing
supplies, services or installations, or as the extension of
existing supplies, services or installations, where a change of
supplier would compel the entity to procure equipment or
services not meeting requirements of inter changeability with
already existing equipment or services, including software to
the extent that the initial procurement of the software was
covered by this Chapter, respectively.
PERIOD OF CONTRACT
The proposed contract is for the procurement of Entrust
Entelligence Messaging (EMS) Server Vmware Software Appliance
and associated maintenance and support services for a period of
one (1) year from date of Contract Award and 4 - (1) year
optional Maintenace and Support for Entrust EMS Silver Support.
The solution will be delivered within 10 days of any resulting
contract.
ANNEX A
The reasons for sole source procurement of the required security
software are listed below. The Department of Financial Consumer
Agency of Canada requires the solution to be compliant with the
following functionalities:
1. The Appliance must work with Exchange 2010 SP1 and be
transparent to the users
2. Messages and accounts must be stored locally within the
appliance.
3. The Appliance must authenticate users, using the locally
stored accounts database.
4. The Solution/Appliance must allow administrators to configure
the tool using policies. For example;
a. All outgoing messages going to abcxyz.com must be encrypted
b. All outgoing messages with the word 'Encrypt' in the subject
must be encrypted
5. When a secure message is sent, the message recipient must
receive a notification, and not the email message
6. Email message Recipients must be able to create their own
accounts after they receive the notification and must be able to
authenticate using the same accounts whenever they receive any
notifications in the future.
7. Recipients must be able to authenticate to the appliance
using the previously created account and post a reply securely.
8. The Appliance must include and provide administrators with
troubleshooting tools such as message tracking, syslog messages
and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
9. The Appliance must provide the ability to backup and restore
the appliance's database to and from a network storage device.
CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR WRITTEN SUPPLIER RESPONSES CHALLENGING
THIS REQUIREMENT IS 2:00 p.m. EST, August 13, 2014.
You are hereby notified that the Government intends to solicit a
bid and negotiate with one firm only as identified above.
If you wish to submit a written response showing that you are
capable of meeting this requirement, it must be done not later
than the specified closing date and time. The file number,
contracting officer's name, and the closing date of the ACAN
must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or,
in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.
As it is intended to proceed in a timely manner, responses
received after the closing date will not be considered.
Responses received on or before the closing date will be
considered solely for the purpose of deciding whether or not to
conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided will be
used by the Crown for technical evaluation purposes only and is
not to be construed as a competitive solicitation. Your written
response must provide sufficient evidence (e.g. specifications,
technical data, drawings, or any other proof) that clearly
demonstrates that your product or service is capable of
fulfilling this requirement.
Suppliers that have submitted a response will be notified in
writing of PWGSC's decision to continue with the non-competitive
procurement or compete the requirement.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
