This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Shared Services Canada (the “Client”) for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) under the TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply. The resulting contracts will be used by Shared Services Canada (SSC), an organization with a mandate to provide shared services. The Contract will be used by SSC to provide shared services to its clients, which include SSC itself, those government institutions for whom SSC’s services are mandatory at any point during the Contract period, and those other organizations for whom SSC’s services are optional at any point in the Contract period and that choose to use those services from time to time. SSC may choose to use this Contract for some or all of its clients and may use alternative means to provide the same or similar services.
It is intended to result in the award of up to Two (2) contracts each for one (1) year, plus two (2) one-year irrevocable options under each Contract allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract(s)
There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 – Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations – Instructions for Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca) Website.
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.
5. The TBIPS Supply Arrangement EN578-055605/G 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.
6. Only TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 2 in the National Capital Region under the EN578-055605/E series of Supply Arrangements (SAs) are eligible to compete.
7. 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 #EN578-055605/G as that joint venture at the time of bid closing in order to submit a bid.
8. The Resource Categories described below are required on an “as and when requested” basis in accordance Annex “A” of the TBIPS RFSA:
WORKSTREAM 3: IM/IT Services
1.6 Network Analyst_Level 2 (5 resources)
1.10 Technical Architect_Level 3 (2 resources)
