Notice of Proposed Procurement - TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement Please note that the TSPS NPP MUST be published simultaneously with the issuance of the invitation to suppliers. This requirement is for: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-16TSPS who qualified under “Tier 1” (= $0 - $2M) for the following category(ies): Staffing Consultant (Senior) Business Consultant (Senior) Business Process Consultant (Senior) Quality Assurance/Management Specialist (Senior) Project Leader for Real Property (Senior) Project Leader for Real Property (Intermediate) The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: Action Personnel of Ottawa-Hull Ltd Atltis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc. Contract Community Inc. CONTRACT COMMUNITY INC., NISHA TECHNOLOGIES IN JOINT VENTURE HDP Group Inc. KPMG LLP Lannick Contract Solutions Inc. Olav Consulting Corp Orbis Risk Consulting Inc. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated The AIM Group Inc. The Right Door Consulting & Solutions Incoprorated Zerman Enterprise Inc Description of the Requirement: Description of Work: The objective of this contract is to provide the Bureau of Project Delivery and Professional & Technical Services (AWD) of the International Platform Branch (ACM) with expert professional services resource capacity on an ‘as and when requested’ basis. The resources will provide support for refinements to and the stabilization of the real property transformation that resulted in the creation of Bureau of Project Delivery and Professional & Technical Services (AWD). The scope of this contract is to secure capacity on an ‘as and when requested’ basis, through the provision of professional services resources, via a Task Authorization (TA) process, to support the development and delivery of various work packages, including but not limited to:

Supporting the refinement/streamlining of existing and development of new business processes and procedures; Development of program performance measurement and quality management components; Development of a workforce management strategy/plan, including the preparation of tools and training materials to ensure the that AWD has the required capacity to deliver on its mandate; and Development of an oversight framework to support technical evaluation(s) and audits as part of oversight activities to support all program owners

Level of Security Requirement: Company Minimum Security Level Required Canada X Protected A X Protected B X Protected C X Confidential X Secret Resource Minimum Security Level Required Canada X Protected A X Protected B X Protected C X Confidential X Secret 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)

Associated Documents: None

Proposed period of contract: The proposed period of contract shall be from June 15, 2018 to March 31, 2019. Estimated Level of Effort: The estimated level of effort of the contract will be for 120 (days) per category. File Number: 18-140702 Contracting Authority: Steve Whiteduck Phone Number: 343-203-4615 E-Mail: steve.whiteduck@international.gc.ca NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA