Audit Services

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK Tendering Procedures: Qualified Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SUPPORT SERVICES (PASS) SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT

- RFP Amendment 003 is raised to respond to a question submitted. - RFP Amendment 002 is raised to respond to questions submitted. - RFP Amendment 001 is raised to respond to questions submitted.

This requirement is for Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

This requirement is open only to Supply Arrangement Holders under the Professional Audit and Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement E60ZQ-180001/XXX/ZQ who are qualified under the following two streams:

• Stream 1: Internal Audit Services; and • Stream 3: Information Technology and Systems Audits.

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal

• A Hundred Answers Inc. • BDO Canada LLP • Deloitte LLP • Ernst & Young LLP • KPMG LLP • MNP LLP • Orbis Risk Consulting Inc. • Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP • QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated • Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. • Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc • Spearhead Management Canada Ltd.

Description of the Requirement

Canada seeks to establish up to three (3) contracts under Stream 1 and Stream 3 of the Professional Audit Support Services Supply Arrangement (PASS SA) for professional audit support services where the work under the contract will be performed, on an ?as and when requested? basis only.

Closing Date

This request for Proposal will close on January 24, 2022 at 2h00 p.m.

Comment

Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly, from the contracting officer, to the qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement.

Location of work to be performed

National Capital Region and travel will be required. Resources may be required to travel to government offices in other cities within Canada. Level of Security Requirement:

The contractor/offeror must, at all times during the performance of the contract/standing offer, hold a valid facility security clearance at the level of secret, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

The contractor/offeror personnel requiring access to protected/classified information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must each hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of reliability status or secret as required, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.

The contractor/offeror must not remove any protected/classified information from the identified work site(s), and the contractor/offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.

Applicable Trade Agreements

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).

Proposed period of contract

The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award to 2 year later and up to three (3) option periods of one (1) year each.

File Number: 47419-224524

Contracting Authority: Stéphane Beaudry

Phone Number: 613-292-5625

E-Mail: Stephane.Beaudry@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.