Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance: Health Product and Food Branch (HPFB) Health Product and Food Branch (HPFB) - IT Plan Initiatives

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 categories and one (1) resource per category: A.8 System - Intermediate A.11 Tester - Intermediate I.11 Technology Architect - Intermediate

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: 1. 49 Solutions Inc. 2. ADGA Group Consultants Inc. 3. Cistel Technology Inc. 4. COMPUTACENTER TERMANACH INC. 5. Donna Cona inc. 6. General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada Corporation 7. iFathom Corporation 8. Lighting Tree Consultants Inc., BurbeckIn., and P.G. Rodler Consulting in Joint 9. Maplesoft Consulting Inc. 10. Newfound Recruiting Corporation 11. Nisha Technologies Inc. 12. Randstad Interim Inc. 13. Sierra Systems Group Inc. 14. Teambuilder Consulting Inc. 15. TELUS Communications Inc.

Description of Work

Title: Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance: Health Product and Food Branch (HPFB) Health Product and Food Branch (HPFB) - IT Plan Initiatives

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) reviews, regulates, and approves the use of thousands of health products and foods vital to the health and well-being of Canadians. As a science-based regulator, we play a stewardship role that seeks to combine the best evidence with the most effective tools to protect and promote the health of all Canadians through access to safe, high-quality health and food products and clear health information that is trusted in Canada and internationally.

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) aims to better inform Canadians to help them make healthy choices by modernizing business efficiency and coordinating Information Technology (IT) systems with departmental strategies for pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance IT projects.

As such, Health Canada Health Canada will require System Analyst(s) to gather requirements related to the feasibility, cost, design of the pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance IT programs/projects, Tester(s) to plan and coordinate interoperability, and Technology Architect(s) to build frameworks based on standards such as HL7. Information

Task Authorizations (TA) will be issued against one (1) Service Outline Agreement to provide support to the Department’s Health Products and Food Branch and systems supporting pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance projects. Multiple TAs may be in process at any given time; as such, resources may be working on several concurrent projects and/or activities.

A contractor is currently performing the work.

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: None Minimum Resource Security Required: Enhanced Reliability/Secret Contract Authority Name: Beverly Shawana Phone Number: 613-371-3765 Email Address: Beverly.shawana@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