TECHNICAL SERVICES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TSIMS)

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: TECHNICAL SERVICES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TSIMS)

21120-102299/C Sanford, Phil Telephone - (819) 956-3882 Fax - (819) 953-3703

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Amendment # 001 is raised to extend the closing date of the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Delete: Closing 2012-09-10 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT Add: Closing 2012-10-01 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT

This bid solicitation is a re-tender of the requirement described in bid solicitation number 21120-102299/B dated 2011-12-22 with a bid closing date of 2012-02-07 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST); this document replaces the previous version entirely.

[Note to Bidders: The previous version was entitled Food Services Information Management System (FSIMS). However, this solicitation has been entitled Technical Services Information Management System to reflect that the system will be used for both Food Services and Institutional Services products.]

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Correctional Services Canada (the "Client") for a commercially available Technical Services Information Management System (TSIMS) to improve the efficiency of Food Services and Institutional Services delivery at various Institutions across Canada, facilitate reporting on a national level, and reduce the number of legacy systems currently in use. Combined, Food Services and Institutional Services form CSC's Technical Services.

This bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a contract for 1 year, plus 6 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

The scope of the bid solicitation includes

1. The delivery of, and the licensing of, Commercial -Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software (hereinafter referred to as the Licensed Software, and where the context requires, as TSIMS), meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A - Statement of Requirements (SOR), with an initial license for use on 50 Devices, including irrevocable options, during the initial Contract Period and any extension thereof, for Canada to extend the license for use on additional Devices. The licensed software must be available to the Users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in English and French, and operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Requirements in the Client's operational environment described in the bid solicitation;

2. Upon acceptance of the Licensed Software by Canada for use on 50 Devices, a 12 month Warranty, and provision of ongoing Software Maintenance and Support Services during the initial Contract Period and any extension thereof, including irrevocable options, during the initial Contract Period and any extension thereof, to acquire Software Maintenance and Support Services for any of the additional Users, acquired by Canada;

3. The delivery of all Software Documentation in conjunction with the Licensed Software, during the initial Contract Period and any extension thereof;

4. The provision of purchased hardware, including mobile inventory scanners, thermal barcode printers, POS scanners, POS weigh scales, and POS receipt printers;

5. Upon acceptance of the hardware by Canada, a 36-month Warranty for the mobile inventory scanners and a 12-month warranty for the thermal barcode printers, POS scanners, POS weigh scales, and POS receipt printers;

6. The delivery of all hardware documentation in conjunction with the hardware;

7. The services of an Implementation Manager, an Application Technical Specialist, an Application/Interface Developer, a Report Writer and a Trainer, meeting the requirements as detailed in Annex A - Statement of Requirements (SOR), to be provided on an "as and when" requested basis, during the initial Contract Period and any extension thereof.

This bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using another method of supply for entities of the Government of Canada with the same or similar needs.

Pursuant to Section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, a Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form, must be submitted with the bid, by the bid solicitation closing date, for each individual who is currently on the Bidder's Board of Directors.

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), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

[Note to Bidders: The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the RFP document for the complete requirement.] Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.