Professional Services in support of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Restabilization Initiative

Solicitation Number: 1000187764 Organization Name: Health Canada Solicitation Date: 2017-02-01 Closing Date: 2017-02-15 - 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time EDT Anticipated Start Date: TBD Contract Duration: The contract period will be for one year from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to four additional one year periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT, Chile, Columbia, Panama, Peru Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: One 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: 3x I.7 Platform Analyst - Level 2 1x I.9 System Administrator - Level 2 1x I.10 Technical Architect - Level 2 1x P.9 Project Manager - Level 2 The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: Suppliers: 2Keys Corporation ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. Alika Internet Technologies Inc. CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. Conoscenti Technologies Inc. Donna Cona Inc. IT/Net - Ottawa Inc. Lannick Contract Solutions Inc. Olav Consulting Corp PrecisionIT Inc,IDS Systems Consultants Inc., PrecisionERP Incorporated, in JOINT VENTURE Randstad Interim Incorporated SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. The AIM Group Inc. TRM Technologies Inc., BP&M Government IM & IT Consulting Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE Tundra Technical Solutions Description of Work: Health Canada requires the services of three (3), Platform Analysts, one (1) System Administrator, one (1) Technical Architect and one (1) Project Manager IT all at the intermediate level in order to obtain informatics professional services to assist Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in the implementation of a stable SAS environment, at a supported Shared Services Canada (SSC) legacy data centre, which will allow for:

essential expansion to accommodate for the current and growing user base; installation of licensed HC/PHC Statistical Analysis System (SAS) products, including the provisioning of development and test environments; and integration with and migration of other key HC and PHAC initiatives (e.g. Open Data Initiative, Data Extraction and Analysis (DEXA) System, Data Analysis and Information System (DAIS) and Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN)) onto the SAS infrastructure.

Resources will also be allocated to assist with the ever-greening and upgrade of the First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) SAS Fraud Framework for Health Care Solution, known within FNHIB as the Fraud Detection Solution (FDS); and to assist with the planning and preparation for the eventual migration over to the Government of Canada (GC) SAS Cluster (multi-tenant) environment. Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies

The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer/Supply Arrangement, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), 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 SECRET as required, granted or approved by CISD/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. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the: Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex "C";

Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Contract Authority Name: Donna Pettit Phone Number: 613-698-3684 Email Address: donna.pettit@hc-sc.gc.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.