PCI CONSULTANT

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

Solicitation No. EN891-121307/A

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Advisor for Banking Arrangements Directorate (BAD)

Service Requirements

The Receiver General (RG) requires the advice and knowledge transfer of a Contractor that has an in-depth understanding of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) best practices. While individual requirements will be specified in each Task Authorization (TA) the RG requires qualified resources to provide the following services on an as and when requested basis.

The qualified resources will be required to

Provide an in-depth review of departmental business flows and security controls to provide PCI compliance audit readiness and ultimately, ensure each federal department is either fully PCI DSS compliant or has a clear timeline for compliancy; Ensure knowledge to oversee the PCI project is transferred to the RG PCI project office and governance body; and Provide guidance in the effective establishment and management of a competitive contractual arrangement to obtain the services of a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and / or the acquisition of PCI DSS tools.

Period of Contract

The period of the Contract will be two (2) years commencing from date of contract with an irrevocable option, on the part of Canada, to extend the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods, under the same terms and conditions of the Contract.

Security Requirement

There is a Security Requirement associated with this requirement. Please see Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses - Security Requirement.

Mandatory and Point Rated Requirements

There are mandatory and point rated criteria associated with this requirement. See the RFP document for further information.

Basis of Selection: Lowest Evaluated Price Per Point

To be declared responsive, a bid must

(a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;

(b) meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria; and

(c) obtain the required minimum number of points specified in Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point rated technical criteria.

2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest number of points nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted..

3. The evaluated price per point of a responsive bid will be determined by dividing its evaluated price by the overall score it obtained for all the point rated technical criteria detailed in Attachment 1 to Part 4.

4. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award of a contract. In the event two or more responsive bids have the same lowest evaluated price per point, the responsive bid that obtained the highest overall score for all point rated technical criteria, detailed in Attachment 1 to Part 4, will be recommended for award of a contract.

Location of Work

The Contractor's work will take place primarily at the Contractor's premises. Certain meetings will be conducted in person at the Receiver General's headquarters in the National Capital Region (NCR) or at department's locations.

Travel

There may be occasional travel requirements for meetings at department's locations outside the NCR. Those travel requirements will be identified and specified by the Project Authority (PA) in the TA documents. The cost of travel outside the NCR, under a TA, is billable as per Treasury Board rates and is not to exceed Canada's total liability for authorized travel and living expenses detailed in the Request for Proposal at Annex B, Basis of Payment.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING PWGSC CONTRACTING OFFICER:

Before May 29, 2012, enquiries are to be submitted to the following PWGSC Contracting Officer:

Ingrid Harrington Supply Specialist Professional Services Business Initiatives Directorate Services and Technology Acquisition Management Sector Acquisition Branch Public Works and Government Services Canada Government of Canada 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC, K1A 0S5 Telephone: (819)-956-3201 E-mail address: ingrid.harrington@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.