TASK AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS) – Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) – Business Relationship Management (BRM) Strategic Advisory Services

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS) – Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) – Business Relationship Management (BRM) Strategic Advisory Services

GSIN: Business and Management consulting Services Reference Number: 26-302861 Solicitation Number: 26-302861 Organization Name: Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Solicitation Date: 2026-09-01 Closing Date: 2026-09-16 02:00 PM Eastern Time ET

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible Estimated Delivery Date: November 2027 Estimate Level of Effort:

Upto 220 days

Contract Duration

Initial Contract Period of 1 year Solicitation Method: Competitive Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1 Applicable Trade Agreements: • the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), • the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), • the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), • the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA) • the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), • the Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement, • the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement, • the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), • the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), • the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, • the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, and • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), 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:

WORKSTREAM 2 CATEGORY LEVEL OF EXPERTISE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESOURCES REQUIRED 2.3 Business Consultant Level 3 1

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal

LIST SUPPLIERS Big River Analytics Ltd. BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP CANADA ULC Cathexis Consulting Inc. CVL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC. ELSEVIER CANADA INC. Fujitsu Consulting (CANADA) Inc./Fujitsu Conseil (Canada) Inc. Goss Gilroy Inc. Kelly Sears Consulting Group KPMG LLP MQO Research Inc. NATTIQ INC. NTT DATA CANADA, INC. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc. Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc Vision Wheel Marketing Inc. Work: DFATD requires the services of one (1) Senior Business Consultant (Level 3) under the TSPS Supply Arrangement to provide strategic advisory services in support of the IM/IT Bureau's Business Relationship Management (BRM) function. Incumbent Information: N/A

Security Requirement: Security requirements associated with this requirement are currently under review. The applicable Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) and resulting security clauses will be finalized prior to contract award

Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET

Contract Authority Name: Netsanet Hailu-Mamo Phone Number: (343) 550-3924 Email Address: Netsanet.Hailu-Mamo@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 “CANADABUYS.CANADA.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: 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