Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) - P.11 Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reference Number: 87055-16-0429 Solicitation Number: 87055-16-0429 Organization Name: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Solicitation Date: 2017-03-15 Closing Date: 2017-03-30 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Anticipated Start Date: 1 to 2 months from closing date Estimated Delivery Date: Estimate Level of Effort:  420 days (including Option Periods) Contract Duration: The contract period will be for 220 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to 2 additional 100-day periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1 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 category: One (1) Level 2, P.11 Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: BMT Fleet Technology Limited Cistel Technology Inc. Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. Donna Cona Inc. Excel Human Resources Inc. Gevity Consulting Inc. / Gevity Conseil Inc. Inround Innovations Incorporated, 3056058 Canada Inc., in Joint Venture IT/Net – Ottawa Inc. Leverage Technology Resources Inc. Lumina IT Inc. Modis Canada Inc. Promaxis Systems Inc. Robertson & Company Ltd. The Halifax Group Inc. Veritaaq Technology House Inc.

However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority in writing to request an invitation at any time prior to five days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder. To ensure efficient operation of the procurement system, the Contracting Authority will invite no more than the first 10 SA Holders that request an invitation. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. Description of Work: Objective and Scope of WorkCNSC requires the full time professional services of one (1) Level 2 Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist/Analyst. The QA Specialist/Analyst will reports to the CNSC Senior QA Analyst/ QA Lead , and will be accountable for developing and executing test plans as well as test cases and producing test reports for CNSC applications. This includes applying verification and validation theories and principles to the quality control of assigned areas of software functionality. Technical Environment

Visual Studio 2008, 2012 and 2015 C#, VisualBasic.Net (VB.Net), ActiveServerPages.Net (ASP.net), .Net Frameworks 3.5, 4.0 & 4.5, Enterprise library 4.x and 5.x, Web Client Software Factory, Entity Framework 1 and 4 Microsoft SharePoint 2007 .NET SQL Authorization Manager (NetSQLAzMan) Windows 2008 R2 servers Team Foundation Server 2012 SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Dynamics (CRM)

Tasks to be Performed The QA Specialist/Analyst’s tasks include but are not limited to the following:

Reviewing project documentation to assess project needs from a testing perspective Developing Test Plans Preparing test scenarios, test cases and test data Estimating test effort Executing test cases Assembling test documentation Analyzing test results Working with the developers to determine cause of failure Performing different types of testing as defined in the System Development Life Cycle (e.g. functional and regression) Logging, investigating and monitoring defects. Participating in and contributing to the defect review meetings with cross-functional teams. Providing status updates to the Senior QA Analyst/QA Lead regarding progress made Organize/coordinate quality events (peer reviews, checklist execution) Facilitate process improvements Investigate and propose improvements to QA standards and procedures Report/track system deviations and noncompliance

Incumbent: The work has not been performed by a contracted resource in the last 12 months. Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required:  Facility Security Clearance (FSC) Minimum Resource Security Required:   Secret Clearance Contract Authority Name: Nathalie Arbour Phone Number: 613-996-6767 Email Address: nathalie.arbour@canada.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 “BUYANDSELL.GC.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: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.-NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca