This requirement is for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is open only to those Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders listed below who pre-qualified under Stream 4: Business Services – B.5 Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) Consultant against the Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Supply Arrangement (EN578-170432).
More specifically, this requirement is open only to those invited TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders below who pre-qualified under the following category:
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) Consultant – Level 3
To facilitate the process, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has chosen to attach a copy of the RFP to this NPP to allow those suppliers who were not formally invited to bid on this requirement to submit a proposal should they wish to do so. Only suppliers listed on Annex A of this notice can submit a proposal. (Suppliers listed in Annex A of this notice should hereby consider themselves invited to bid (there is no requirement for the suppliers listed in Annex A to further request to be added to the invited bidders list).
Note: Any resulting Questions and Answers (Q&A) related to this RFP will be posted on GETS as they are issued. No Q&A will be emailed directly to any suppliers. This list will not be updated if additional suppliers request copies of the solicitation.
Description of the Requirement:
The Corporate Management Sector (CMS) of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) requires the services of a Business Process Re-Engineering Consultant for the implementation of the Procurement Process Modernization Initiative (PPMI). The consultant will assist the CMS Project Team with the business blueprinting of the workflow and other business process enhancements.
Proposed Period of Contract:
It is intended to result in the award of one contract from the date the contract is awarded and ends March 31st, 2018, plus one (1) one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
Security Requirements:
Security Requirement for Canadian Supplier: PWGSC File #Common-PS SRCL#6
The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer/Supply Arrangement, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.
Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
