Pan-Canadian Physician Resource Planning Tool

Amendment no. 2 has been raised to extended the submission due date. Amendment no. 1 has been raised to include the list of invited bidders.

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Solutions-Based Informatics Professional Services (SBIPS) Requirement This requirement is for: Health Canada This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 stream for the following Domains: 1. Geospatial Informatics Services 2. Information Management/Business Intelligence 3. Systems Integration This requirement is open to all SBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the domain listed in this NPP. The RFP package will be sent to all qualified suppliers by email. Description of the requirement: The objectives of the requirement are to obtain the services of a Contractor to work in collaboration with the Project Authority in the development and implementation of a pan-Canadian supply-based physician resource planning tool and user interface and in the preparation of an assessment report for the development and integration of a needs-based tool in an anticipated future phase of work. These tools will assist key decision makers in national health human resources planning, and, in turn, promote greater efficiencies within the healthcare system and better meet the healthcare needs of Canadians. This Contract will potentially lead to additional work in which a needs-based pan-Canadian physician resource planning tool will be developed and implemented, pending the approval of the F/P/T Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health (CDM). The following is a brief description of the key tasks required during the initial contract period (1 year). The successful bidder will be required to: • consult with experts in advance of developing a pan-Canadian supply-based physician resource planning tool with scenario planning capabilities; • prepare a proposed methodology for the development of a supply-based physician resource planning tool; • conduct webinars to present and obtain feedback on the proposed methodology; • develop the tool; • present the tool and outputs to the Project Authority and end users; refine the tool based on feedback; • create a restricted access web-enabled user interface for the supply tool; • produce a supply tool report including documentation of all activities pertaining to the development and implementation of the supply tool (consultation and development process; methodologies; technical specifications; outputs; user manual) • provide professional services for a two-day Technical Workshop, including planning of documents (agenda and materials), facilitation, and note-making/report-writing. Please note: logistics will be undertaken and paid for by the Project Authority; • consult with experts at the Technical Workshop to inform development of an assessment report for a pan-Canadian needs-based physician resource planning tool with scenario planning capabilities; and, • prepare an assessment report for the development and integration of a needs-based tool, including identification of broad parameters; identification of relevant data elements/datasets/possible data Proposed period of contract: Contract award date to August 30, 2014 plus an option to extend the terms of contract by up to one (1) additional eighteen (18) month period(s) under the same terms and conditions. File Number: HC-1000162086 Contracting Authority: Tarigh Afrand Phone Number: 613-954-8256 E-Mail: tarigh.afrand@hc-sc.gc.ca NOTE: Solutions-Based Informatics Professional Services (SBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on a quarterly basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a "Qualified SA Holder", please contact RCNMDAI.NCRIMOS@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Name of invited bidders 2Keys Corporation 3M Canada Company 4Plan Consulting Corp. A. Net Solutions Accenture Inc. Accreon Inc. ADGA Group Consultants Inc. Adhartas Consulting Inc. Aerotek ULC Alika Internet Technologies Inc. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC., APPTION CORPORATION IN JOINT VENTURE AMEC Americas Limited AMITA Corporation AMS Imaging Inc. Array Systems Computing Inc. (Array) Aversan Inc. BiR Consulting Inc. CA CANADA COMPANY CAE Inc. Canadian Development Consultants International Inc. CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. Cistel Technology Inc. CompuAids Inc. o/a Enterprise Systems and Solutions Group Computer Sciences Canada Inc. /Les sciences de l'informatique Canada Inc. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd. CORE Software Corp CVL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC. Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in Joint Venture Deloitte Inc. DONNA CONNA INC., IBM CANADA LIMITED IN JOINT VENTURE Emerion Empowered Networks Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Esper Consulting Inc. ESRI Canada Limited Fujitsu Consulting (CANADA) Inc./Fujitsu Conseil (Canada) Inc. General Dynamics Canada General Dynamics Information Technology Canada Ltd. Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Cie Holonics Inc. IBM Canada Ltd. iFathom Corporation InCAD Software Technologies Corporation Information Builders (Canada) Inc. Information Management and Technology Consultants Inc. Intergraph Canada Ltd IPSS INC. IPSS Inc., Lloyd-Werring Enterprises Inc. IN A JOINT VENTURE IT/Net - Ottawa Inc. Kendall Lougheed and Associates Kongsberg Gallium Ltd. LNW Consulting Inc Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. Locus Systems Inc. Louis Tanguay Informatique Inc. (LTI) Manpower Services Canada Ltd. Maplesoft Consulting Inc. MDA Systems Ltd. MERAK Systems Corporation MGIS Inc. Michael Wager Consulting Inc. Microsoft Canada Inc. Modis Canada Inc Moerae Solutions Inc (operating as MSI Corp) N12 Consulting Corporation non-linear creations inc Nortak Software Ltd. OnX Enterprise Solutions Inc. Open Text Corporation Pacific GeoTech Systems Ltd. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP RAD International Ltd. RainMakers Consulting Services and AMS Imaging in Joint Venture SAP Canada Inc. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. Serco Facilities Management Inc Sierra Systems Group Inc. STATEL Capital Technology Partners Inc. SYSTEMATIX SOLUTIONS TI INC/SYSTEMATIX IT SOLUTIONS INC Systemscope Inc., LNW Consulting Inc., Perfortics Consulting Inc., VK Computer Systems Inc., Lansdowne Technology Services Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. TELUS Communications Company Teradata Canada ULC TeraMach Technologies Inc. Thales Canada Inc. The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada/La Compagnie de Téléphone Bell du Canada ou Bell Canada The Jonah Group Ltd. Thinkwrap Solutions Inc. TPG Technology Consulting Ltd.,Amita Corporation,RANDSTAD INTERIM INC.,The Devon Group Ltd,Nortak Software Ltd.,TRM Technologies Inc,Wilcom Systems Ltd JOINT Venture TRM Technologies Inc. Unisys Canada Inc. Zylog Systems (Ottawa) Ltd.