Notice of Proposed Procurement - Supply Arrangement for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS - SA No. EN578-170432)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reference Number: 18-140087 Solicitation Number: 18-140087 Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Solicitation Date: 2018-02-21 Closing Date: 2018-03-08- 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT Anticipated Start Date: 2018-04-01 Estimated Delivery Date: 2019-08-31 Estimate Level of Effort: Two-hundred and eight six (286) days for an Programmer/Software Developer, for each of the four (4) resources, Two-hundred and seventy (270) days for an Application Software Architect and One-hundred and fifty (150) days for an Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst Contract Duration: The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract award. Solicitation Method: Competitive Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: One (1) Applicable Trade Agreements:

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)

Requirement Details Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following categories; A.6 - (4) Programmer/ Software Developer - Level 3 A.1 - (1) Application/ Software Architect – Level 3 P.11 (1) Quality Assurance Specialist /Analyst Level 2 The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

Adirondack Information Management Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc.,in JOINT VENTURE CloseReach Ltd. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd. Emerion Gevity Consulting Inc. / Gevity Conseil Inc iFathom Corp, Simfront Simulation System Corporation, ING Engineering Inc., in JV International Safety Research Inc. Lumina IT inc. Maplesoft Consulting Inc. MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc. PlanIT Search PRECISIONERP INCORPORATED SERTI Placement TI inc. T.E.S. Contract Services INC. The VCAN Group Inc.

Description of Work: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) requires the services of one (1) Application / Software Architect (Level 3), four (4) Programmer / Software Developers (Level 3) and one (1) Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst (Level 2) to assist and support with the design, development, configuration and testing of the EICS II and TRIO 2 applications on the Oracle Siebel platform. Security  Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #20 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET Contract Authority Name: Steve Whiteduck Phone Number: 343-203-4615 Email Address: steve.whiteduck@international.gc.ca Inquiries Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “BUYANDSELL.GC.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language. NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.-NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca