NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
Business Services Stream 3: A.4 ERP System Analyst (SAP) Level 2
Supply Arrangement (SA) for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) EN578-055605
This requirement is for: Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA)
File Number: 1000328755
Contracting Authority: Tanya Nadeau
Email: C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Bid solicitation # 1000328755 issued under the framework of the TBIPS SA for the provision of the following professional services: ERP System Analyst (SAP BASIS) Level 2. All terms and conditions of the TBIPS SA EN578-055605 apply and must be incorporated into any resulting contract.
Eligible Bidders under this Bid Solicitation
The requirement described herein is open only to Task-Based Informatics Professional Services SA Holders for the following SA Consultant Categories:
Stream 3: IM/IT Services
Category A.4: ERP System Analyst (SAP BASIS) Level 2
The following companies have been invited to bid:
A.S.G. Inc.
Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc., and Excel Human Resources Inc., in Joint Venture
Calian Ltd.
Donna Cona Inc.
Eagle Professional Resources Inc.
Emerion
IBM Canada Ltd.
KPMG LLP
Miipe Inc.
Myticas Consulting Inc.
Nortak Software Ltd.
Semantic Consulting Inc
Spearhead Management Canada Ltd.
TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC./SOCIETY TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC.
Tiree Facility Solutions Inc.
1. Requirement Summary:
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement for two (2) Level 2 ERP System Analysts (SAP BASIS) on an as and when requested basis over the period of the contract. The resource will assist in the ongoing management, maintenance and support of CBSA’s SAP Landscape related to the modernization of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project.
2. Period of the Contract
The period of the Contract is for one (1) year from the date of Contract award with two (2) irrevocable twelve (12) months option periods to extend the contract under the same terms and conditions.
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 Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses of the RFP;
the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirement 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. Conflict of Interest
The Government of Canada has posted a Letter of Interest (LOI) under solicitation number 47064-165038/B as the first phase of a procurement process in support of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Accounts Receivable Management (CARM) Project. The purpose of the ITQ is to invite suppliers to pre-qualify to become Qualified Respondents for any later phases of the procurement process.
Some of the Work to be performed under a Contract resulting from this solicitation 1000328577 may lead to recommendations that will be incorporated into preliminary work (e.g., business requirements definition, Statements of Work, requirements and/or evaluation criteria) for future solicitations for implementing the CARM Project.
In order to avoid any real, apparent or potential conflict of interest, it is understood and agreed that the Contractor resulting from solicitation 1000328577 will not directly or indirectly be eligible to bid on any solicitation(s) resulting from the pre-qualification process under solicitation number 47064-165038/B if:
(a) it is judged by Canada in its sole discretion that the Contractor may have gained an unfair competitive advantage or a conflict of interest has arisen through the performance of the Work by the Contractor under this Contract; and /or
(b) if the Contractor during the performance of the Work under a Contract resulting from this solicitation 1000328577 prepares or assists in the preparation of statements of work, specifications or evaluation criteria to be used in requests for proposals to competitively acquire goods or services, the Contractor shall not be eligible to bid, either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor, on these requirements and shall, if so doing, be deemed non-compliant.
5.1 Conflict of interest Related to CARM Smart Procurement
Before Contract Award, the Contractor must complete and sign the Conflict of Interest Letter, which can be found in ANNEX D and provide it to the Contracting Authority. Should the Contractor make use of any subcontractors, the Contractor must also obtain, from the subcontractor, the Conflict of Interest Letter completed and signed by the subcontractor and provide it to the Contracting Authority.
Upon any replacement or addition of Resource, this letter must be updated. Vendors providing a completed and signed conflict of interest letter on behalf of the company’s that they represent is a condition that must be met to be awarded the contract. Furthermore, before any of the vendor’s resources are given access to information by or on behalf of Canada in connection with the Work, they must be listed on the Conflict of Interest Letter submitted by the Vendor.
6. Incumbent
Name: TEK Systems
Contract value: $1,003,655.82
Contract expiry: March 31, 2016
7. Enquiries
Address enquires to: C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
