NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
Application Services Stream – Business Consulting/Change Management Stream, Supply Arrangement (SA) for Solutions Based Services under the Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS)
E60ZN-15TSPS
This requirement is for: Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA)
File Number: 1000328547
Contracting Authority: Tanya Nadeau
Phone Number: 343-291-5714
Email: C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Solicitation closes at 11:00 on march 8th, 2016
Bid solicitation # 1000328547 issued under the framework of the TSPS SA E60ZN-15TSPS. All terms and conditions of the TSPS SA apply and must be incorporated into any resulting contract.
Eligible Bidders under this Bid Solicitation
The requirement described herein is open only to Solutions Based Professional Services SA Holders for the following SA Consultant Categories:
Stream 2: Business Consulting/Change Management Services Stream
The following companies have been invited:
AERIC Inc.
Auguste Solutions and Associates Inc.
CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants
EMERION
Epixus Incorporated
Ernst & Young LLP
Fujitsu Consulting (CANADA) In./ Fujitsu Conseil (Canada) Inc.
Goss Gilroy Inc.
IT/NET – Ottawa Inc.
KPMG LLP
McKinsey & Company Canada
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Research Power (N.S.) Inc.
Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc.
Science-Metrix Inc.
1. Requirement Summary:
The Canada Border Services Agency has a requirement for a Contractor to provide professional services to review and validate the options, risks and impacts associated with the benefits realization work streams of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Project.
2. Period of the Contract
The period of the Contract is from the date of Contract award to October 30, 2016.
3. Trade Agreements
The solicitation is subject to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canadian-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA) and ), and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA).
4. Security Requirement
At the date of bid closing, the following conditions must be met:
the Bidder must hold a valid Designated Organization Screening as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses of the RFP;
the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must each hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses of the RFP;
the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites
4.1 CBSA Additional Security Requirement:
The CBSA, will conduct its own personnel Reliability Status assessment on a Bidder (specifically the Bidder personnel), which is allowed under the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada's (TBS) "Security and Contracting Management Standard" and the Policy on Government Security – Personnel Security Standard. Reliability Status assessment conducted by the CBSA will include a credit check.
If a Bidder (specifically the Bidder personnel) being recommended for an award, has already been screened under the TBS Policy on Government Security - Personnel Security Standard, the Bidder (specifically the Bidder personnel), will still undergo a security screening process to be conducted by the CBSA.
The credit check will be performed by an authorized security official with the CBSA's "Personnel Security Screening Section" (PSSS), which is independent of the Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC), "Industrial Security Program (ISP)”.
Until the credit check and all other security screening processes required by this Request for Proposal have been completed and the Bidder (specifically the Bidder personnel) is deemed suitable by the CBSA, no contract will be awarded and the recommended Bidder (specifically the Bidder personnel) will not be permitted access to Protected / Classified information or assets, and further, will not be permitted to enter sites where such information or assets are kept.
In the event the Bidder is not deemed suitable following the security screening process required by the CBSA, the said Bidder's proposal will be deemed non-compliant and the next ranked bidder will be contacted. If only one bid was obtained and the proposed bidder does not meet the security requirement, then, the contracting officer will determine the next steps in order to ensure all requirements are met.
5. Incumbent
There is no incumbent contractor
6. Enquiries
Address enquires to: C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
