Course Development Financial and Resource Management

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENTProject TitleCourse Development Financial and Resource ManagementSolicitation: 201602888Contracting Authority: Larry HotteTelephone: 613-949-9921E-mail: Larry.Hotte@canada.caEligible Bidders under this Bid SolicitationThis Bid Solicitation is issued against the Learning Services Supply Arrangement (SA), PWGSC File No. E60ZH-070003. All terms and conditions of the Learning Services SA apply and are incorporated into any resulting contract.The requirement described herein is open only to PWGSC Learning Services SA Suppliers listed below.1. 4Plan Consulting Corp.2. 529040 Ontario Inc. and 880382 Ontario Inc.3. Adirondack Information Management Inc., Redwood e-learning Systems in Joint Venture4. CAE Inc.5. Calian Ltd., Instrux Media Corp. In Joint Venture6. Calian Ltd.7. Colin Lindsay Development Corporation8. Deloitte Inc.9. Ellicom Inc.10. Knightsbridge Human Capital Management Inc.11. Lockheed Martin Canada Inc.12. Samson & Associés CPA Consultation Inc.13. The VCAN Group Inc., D.J. Films-Multimedia Inc. In Joint VentureNOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)Requirement SummaryPublic Safety Canada requires the services of a Contractor to develop content and a 2-day pilot training session for a Financial and Resource Management course for Responsibility Centre Managers at Public Safety Canada. This course will describe their roles and responsibilities in exercising their delegation of authority and accountability in respect to the Financial Administration Act. The initial contract period is from the date of award to March 31, 2016 with an option to extend the contract period for up to 12 additional months. Basis of Selection To be declared responsive, a bid must:a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; andb) meet all mandatory criteria; andc) obtain the required minimum of 45.5 points overall for the Senior Instructional Designer and 63 points overall for the Senior Instructor – Finance for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. The rating is performed on a scale of 65 points for the Senior Instructional Designer and 90 points for the Senior Instructor - Finance.Bids not meeting a. b. or c. will be declared non-responsive.The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 70% for the technical merit and 30% for the price.To establish the technical merit score, the overall technical score for each responsive bid will be determined as follows: total number of points obtained / maximum number of points available multiplied by the ratio of 70%.To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of 30%.For each responsive bid, the technical merit score and the pricing score will be added to determine its combined rating.Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract.Security Requirements1. Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be met:(a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;(b) the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirements as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;(c) the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites;2. Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security clearance promptly. Any delay in the award of a contract to allow the successful Bidder to obtain the required clearance will be at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.3. For additional information on security requirements, Bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.