Informatics Professional Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Informatics Professional Services

This requirement is for : Public Works and Governement Services Canada (PWGSC) - Chief Information Officer Branch (CIO Branch)

Only TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 2 in the National Capital Region and for each category described in a specific Workstreams under the EN578-055605/E series of Supply Arrangements (SAs) are eligible to compete. The TBIPS Supply Arrangement EN578-055605/E is incorporated by reference and forms part of this bid solicitation, as though expressly set out in it, subject to any express terms and conditions contained in this bid solicitation.

Description of requirement

The Chief Information Officer Branch (CIO Branch) of Public Works and Government Services Canada procures a large volume of goods and services including IT professional services. The Branch procurement activities range in degree of difficulty based on the type of commodity procured; the availability of existing methods of supply such as Tasked Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS); the value of the actual requirement; and the timing available for the process.

The Branch has been facing challenges with business management services including the processing of procurements in support of the operation of the Branch. The situation is a result of staffing and salary constraints as well as the transfer of a number of knowledgeable resources from CIO Branch to the new Shared Services organization. The Branch is currently looking to renew an existing arrangement for the supply of IT professional services to support the web and mainframe applications. The scope of this requirement is to provide information technology (IT) professional services and related deliverables to CIO Branch technical managers and their staff involved in the development, support and maintenance of software applications on behalf of their clients at Technology Services (ITS) Directorates.

As such, CIO Branch of Public Works and Government Services Canada has identified a need for a team of experienced consultants in support of this requirement.

Below are the Categories of Personnel that may be required on an as and when requested basis:

RESOURCE CATEGORIES LEVEL OF EXPERTISE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESOURCES REQUIRED PER YEAR A1. - Applications Software Architect Level 2 10 A.6 - Programmer/Software Developer Level 2 20 A.7 - Programmer/Analyst Level 2 24 A8 - Systems Analyst Level 2 34 A.11 - Tester Level 2 10 A.14 - Web Developer Level 2 58 B.1 - Business Analyst Level 2 10 B.14 - Technical Writer Level 2 25 I.2 - Database Administrator Level 2 15 I.2 - Database Administrator Level 3 10 I.3 - Database Analyst/IM Administrator Level 2 5 I.3 - Database Analyst/IM Administrator Level 3 5 I.11 - Technology Architect Level 2 15 P.6 - Project Administrator Level 2 11 P.9 - Project Manager Level 2 26 P.10 - Project Scheduler Level 2 6 P.11 - Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst Level 2 14

Proposed period of contract

The contract period will be for two (2) years from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend the contract period for up to three (3) additional one-year periods.

*Please note that only the PDF format document is available for this bid solicitation. 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.