Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Senior Procurement Specialist for Integrated Resource Planning Model
Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS)
The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) document for a full description of the requirement and the full bid instructions.
Elections Canada File No: ECAT-RFP-16-0579
Applicability of Trade Agreements: Yes
Tendering Procedure: Open Competitive (Buy & Sell.gc.ca)
Tendering Procedure: Attachment: No
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating Technical & Merit
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Supply Arrangement Number: E60ZN-15TSPS/xxx/ZN
This requirement is open only to those TSPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the following workstream:
Stream 3 – 3.7 Procurement Specialist
The following security requirements apply to this requirement and must be met by SA holders to be invited to submit a proposal:
Resource Security Clearance: Reliability Status
Organizational Security Clearance: Reliability Status
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
Adecco Employment Services Limited/Services de placement Adecco Limited
Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc.
Breckenhill Inc.
Coradix technology Consulting Ltd.
Ernst & Young LLP
FMC Professionals Inc.
IBISKA Telecom Inc.
Lansdowne Technologies Inc.
Leo-Pisces Services Group Inc.
Lumina IT inc.
Modis Canada Inc
NavPoint Consulting Group Inc.
Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
Robertson & Company Ltd.
T.E.S. Contract Services INC.
TRM Technologies Inc.
Background
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (“CEOC”), an agent of Parliament, exercises general direction and supervision over the conduct of elections and referendums at the federal level. The CEOC heads the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, commonly known as Elections Canada.
The objective of this contract is to obtain the services of one resource to advance EC’s Integrated Resource Planning Model initiative to comply with Treasury Board Secretariat’s requirement for departments and agencies to adhere to standard for enterprise resource planning. In this initiative, EC envisions providing compliant, integrated, secure, easy-to-use and efficient resources to administer the complete life cycle of human capital and administration of other types of transactions related to field administrators, asset management and financial management.
Requirement
EC requires a Senior Procurement Specialist with extensive experience in procurement in the public sector, notably with experience conducting procurement activities for large and complex projects specifically related to an integrated system or enterprise resource planning model. The Senior Procurement Specialist will be required to develop a complex statement of work, evaluation and selection criteria, and various other solicitation documents under a tight timeline. The Senior Procurement Specialist must have strong interpersonal skills and extensive experience in writing non-technical requirements as well as an extensive understanding of procurement and contracting practices and IM/IT practices in the public sector.
Period of the Contract
The Contract period will be from the Effective Date of the Contract until March 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”). The Contractor will grant to Elections Canada irrevocable options to extend the period of the Contract by one additional period of one year under the same terms and conditions.
International Trade Agreements
This procurement process is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
Submission of Bids
It is requested that bids be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Authority and delivered to the Proposal Receiving Unit. Bids must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before March 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Mailing Address:
Elections Canada
30 Victoria Street -1st Floor (Business Centre)
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0M6
Attn: Ashley Tran, Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Services
Elections Canada File No: ECAT-RFP-16-0579
For sending packages by courier or for dropping off, please note that the Business Centre hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Bids sent via electronic mail or facsimile will not be accepted.
All enquiries and other communication with Elections Canada officials are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be the bidder’s primary contact. All requests for information must be directed to this contact. Bidders who contact anyone other than the Contracting Authority may be disqualified. All enquiries must be submitted in writing to P••••••••@••••••••.ca no later than the deadline indicated in the RFP. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Interested parties wishing to obtain the solicitation documents for this RFP must do so through https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. The documents downloaded through this site take precedence over any copies that may also be made available.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Elections Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Further information about Elections Canada may be obtained at www.elections.ca.
Debriefings
Once the successful bidder has been announced, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the RFP process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority as per the terms of the RFP. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.
NOTE: Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS) 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 s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
