Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TBIPS - WEB application development
W7701-197015/A
Fournier, Annie
Telephone No. - (418) 649-2775
Fax No. - (418) 648-2209
a.This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Valcartier (the "Client") for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) under the TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply EN578-170432.
b.It is intended to result in the award of one Task Authorisations Contract which include a firm part.
c.There is no security requirement associated with this Contract.
d.The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force.
e.The TBIPS Supply Arrangement EN578-170432 is incorporated by reference and forms part of this bid solicitation, as though expressly set out in it, subject to any express terms and conditions contained in this bid solicitation. The capitalized terms not defined in this bid solicitation have the meaning given to them in the TBIPS SA.
Only selected TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 1 in the Quebec City Area under the EN578-170432 series of SAs are invited to compete. SA Holders may not submit a bid in response to this bid solicitation unless they have been invited to do so. However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five business days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement system. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. The following SA Holders have been initially invited to bid on this requirement. Where additional invitations are made during the bid solicitation process, it may be that they are not reflected in a solicitation amendment:
-GSI Consulting Group
-CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.
-Dalian Entreprises and Coradix Technology Consulting
-Excel Human Resources Inc.
-Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) inc.
-General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation
-Hitachi Consulting Canada Corporation
-IBM Canada Limited
-Maplesoft Consulting Inc.
-Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
-MSI Corporation
-Systematix IT Solutions Inc.
-Telus Communications Inc.
-Bell Canada
-Thomas&Schmidt Inc.
f.SA Holders that are invited to compete as a joint venture must submit a bid as that joint venture SA Holder, forming no other joint venture to bid. Any joint venture must be already qualified under the SA #EN578-170432 as that joint venture at the time of bid closing in order to submit a bid.
g.The Resource Categories described below are required on an as and when requested basis in accordance the TBIPS Categories of Personnel Descriptions (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sptb-tbps/catego…):
I.3. One Database Analyst / Information Management Administrator (Level 2)
A.13. One WEB designer (Level 2)
A.14. WEB page developer (Level 2)
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
