Secure web-based testing for Situational Judgment Test (SJT)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)Secure web-based testing for Situational Judgment Test (SJT)This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, National Capital Region.Trade agreement:  Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid.Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.Nature of Requirements: The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has a requirement for Secure Web-Based testing for the Situational Judgement Test (SJT).Objectives: CSC requires a contractor to transfer, host, administer, proctor and score the SJT on a Secure Web-Based application in both French and English for approximately 8000 candidates per year. Deliverables: The Contractor must provide the following deliverables associated with the delivery of an online Secure Web-Based Security Awareness Module:4.1 Review the exam questions and provide feedback on how to improve the questions to take advantage of the capabilities of an online test;4.2 Develop the test from the supplied documents;4.3 Upload the test to a secure platform, ensuring the correct functionality and usability of the test;4.4 Set up the exam times and schedule candidates;4.5 Administer the check-ins and virtual monitoring during exams.4.6 Make registration, attendance details and test results available to CSC’s Project Authority upon completion of each testing session;4.7 Supply to CSC video recordings of candidate exams where the proctor suspected suspicious behaviour from candidates while performing virtual monitoring.Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of date of contract award to one (1) year later with the option to renew for three (3) additional one-year periods.File Number: 21120-21-3680774AContracting Authority: Steve PerronTelephone number: 613-293-5934E-mail: steve.perron@csc-scc.gc.caNOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted.After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE.Topics include:? Overview of the federal government contracting process;? Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders website;? Bidding on opportunities;? Registering in supplier databases.The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).