Reference Number:
R000005893
Solicitation Number:
R000005893
Organization Name:
Shared Services Canada – Service Delivery and Management
Solicitation Date:
2017-03-15
Closing Date:
2017-04-05 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT
Anticipated Start Date:
2017-04-24
Estimated Delivery Date:
2018-03-31
Estimate Level of Effort:
0 days per resource, monthly
Contract Duration:
The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract with irrevocable options to extend it for up to two (2) additional one-year periods
Solicitation Method:
Competitive
Applicable Trade Agreements:
WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:
No
Number of Contracts:
One (1) Task-Based contract
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 Quebec Region for the following categories:
A.8 System Analyst, Level 2
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
1. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. and Randstad Interim Inc
2. BP & M Government IM & IT Consulting Inc.
3. BRIDGEPATH CONSULTING INC., TEEMA SOLUTIONS GROUP INC., (JOINT VENTURE)
4. Cache Computer Consulting Corp.
5. CSI Consulting Inc., FoxWise Technologies Inc., DWP Solutions Inc., Innovision Consulting Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE
6. Donna Cona Inc.
7. Excel Human Resources Inc.
8. Hays Specialist Recruitment (Canada) Inc.
9. KPMG LLP
10. MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
11. Nisha Technologies Inc., Contract Community Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE
12. Norconex Inc.
13. PlanIT Search
14. Somos Consulting Group Ltd.
15. Spectra FX Inc.
Description of Work:
Introduction
The Supercomputing Directorate within Shared Services Canada (SSC) has a requirement for System Analysts.
The Super Computing Directorate is responsible for developing and documenting standards for supercomputing infrastructure and its ancillaries, establishing Service Roadmaps, as well as the design and deployment phases of supercomputing projects and activities. The Super Computing Directorate is also responsible for data acquisition and distribution to facilitate collaboration of scientists both within GC and outside GC as well as all aspects required to manage, configure, operate and optimize advanced computing technologies.
The SC division has a commitment to partners and client to build and maintain several High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters. Right now, there is currently a shortage of in-house HPC system analysts with the required skill sets and the current workforce in within SC cannot keep pace with the installation of new clusters for increased capacity, and the support of the existing HPC environment.
Procurement Context
The acquisitions of System Analysts will be submitted through the Program Integrity program to assist with the support of related mission critical services and other related material associated with the goals of Program Integrity.
Responsibilities
Installation, configuration, update and optimization of HPC Clusters and all its components (Servers, compute nodes, High performance Interconnect network, job scheduler);
System Management including System Installation, Configuration, Administration, Analysis and maintenance of the various Linux operating systems;
Documentation development and maintenance for software and hardware installation, migration and operations;
Configuration and update of installation scripts;
Development of automation task and monitoring scripts;
Provide technical expertise and leadership on design and operation of HPC clusters;
Benchmarking of the clusters, High Performance Network, and High Performance parallel Storage
Monitoring and processing of service management systems such as BMC/ECD and responding to Incident Reports (IRs), Requests for Changes (RFCs), Problem Reports (PRs) and Solution Requests (SRs) within defined SLAs
Other related tasks as directed by the SMDC HPC Solutions Manager;
Location of Work
The resource(s) can work at either identified location:
2121 Transcanada Highway
Dorval, Quebec
H9P 1J3
or
50 Place de la Cité
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 4G9
Bidders must submit one bid for all resource categories.
Bidders must submit two (2) resources per category.
The work is currently not being performed by a contracted resource
Security Requirement:
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS) - Reliability
Minimum Resource Security Required: Enhanced Reliability
Contract Authority
Name: Sasha Cesaratto
Phone Number: 613-291-4579
Email Address: s••••••••@••••••.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
