Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TECHNICAL SERVICES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TSIMS)
21120-102299/C
Sanford, Phil
Telephone - (819) 956-3882
Fax - (819) 953-3703
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Amendment # 001 is raised
to extend the closing date of the Request for Proposal (RFP).
Delete: Closing 2012-09-10 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time
EDT
Add: Closing 2012-10-01 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT
This bid solicitation is a re-tender of the requirement
described in bid solicitation number 21120-102299/B dated
2011-12-22 with a bid closing date of 2012-02-07 at 2:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time (EST); this document replaces the previous
version entirely.
[Note to Bidders:
The previous version was entitled Food Services Information
Management System (FSIMS). However, this solicitation has been
entitled Technical Services Information Management System to
reflect that the system will be used for both Food Services and
Institutional Services products.]
This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement
of Correctional Services Canada (the "Client") for a
commercially available Technical Services Information Management
System (TSIMS) to improve the efficiency of Food Services and
Institutional Services delivery at various Institutions across
Canada, facilitate reporting on a national level, and reduce the
number of legacy systems currently in use. Combined, Food
Services and Institutional Services form CSC's Technical
Services.
This bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a
contract for 1 year, plus 6 one-year irrevocable options
allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
The scope of the bid solicitation includes:
1. The delivery of, and the licensing of, Commercial
-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software (hereinafter referred to as the
Licensed Software, and where the context requires, as TSIMS),
meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A - Statement of
Requirements (SOR), with an initial license for use on 50
Devices, including irrevocable options, during the initial
Contract Period and any extension thereof, for Canada to extend
the license for use on additional Devices. The licensed
software must be available to the Users 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year, in English and French, and operate at all
times in accordance with the Statement of Requirements in the
Client's operational environment described in the bid
solicitation;
2. Upon acceptance of the Licensed Software by Canada for use on
50 Devices, a 12 month Warranty, and provision of ongoing
Software Maintenance and Support Services during the initial
Contract Period and any extension thereof, including irrevocable
options, during the initial Contract Period and any extension
thereof, to acquire Software Maintenance and Support Services
for any of the additional Users, acquired by Canada;
3. The delivery of all Software Documentation in conjunction
with the Licensed Software, during the initial Contract
Period and any extension thereof;
4. The provision of purchased hardware, including mobile
inventory scanners, thermal barcode printers, POS scanners, POS
weigh scales, and POS receipt printers;
5. Upon acceptance of the hardware by Canada, a 36-month
Warranty for the mobile inventory scanners and a 12-month
warranty for the thermal barcode printers, POS scanners, POS
weigh scales, and POS receipt printers;
6. The delivery of all hardware documentation in conjunction
with the hardware;
7. The services of an Implementation Manager, an Application
Technical Specialist, an Application/Interface Developer, a
Report Writer and a Trainer, meeting the requirements as
detailed in Annex A - Statement of Requirements (SOR), to be
provided on an "as and when" requested basis, during the initial
Contract Period and any extension thereof.
This bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using
another method of supply for entities of the Government of
Canada with the same or similar needs.
Pursuant to Section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, a Consent
to a Criminal Record
Verification form, must be submitted with the bid, by the bid
solicitation closing date, for each
individual who is currently on the Bidder's Board of Directors.
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), and the Agreement on Internal
Trade (AIT).
[Note to Bidders:
The information contained in this notice is a brief description
of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders
must refer to the RFP document for the complete requirement.]
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.
