Project Management Support for the Canadian Dental Care Plan

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) for TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578-170432 who qualified under Tier 1 and under the stated consultant category, region or metropolitan area and level of expertise for the following category(ies):

P.5. PROJECT EXECUTIVE LEVEL3 P.1. CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT LEVEL 3 B.1. BUSINESS ANALYST LEVEL 3

The requirement is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: Acosys Consulting Services Inc. ACOSYS CONSULTING SERVICES INC./ SERVICES CONSEILS ACOSYS INC., PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, IN JOINT VENTURE Adirondack Information Management Inc. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. and Randstad Interim Inc Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. Alika Internet Technologies Inc. Alivaktuk Consulting Inc. & NavPoint Consulting Group Inc. in JV ALLAN CLARKE & ASSOCIATES INC.; THE HALIFAX COMPUTER CONSULTING GROUP INC.; IN JOINT VENTURE Deloitte Inc. Donna Cona Inc. DONNA CONNA INC., IBM CANADA LIMITED IN JOINT VENTURE Ernst & Young LLP IPSS INC. MAKWA Resourcing Inc. Makwa Resourcing Inc., TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. in JOINT VENTURE Malarsoft Technology Corporation Maplestream Inc., Cofomo Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE Maverin Business Services Inc. Maverin Inc. MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD., Akkada Professional Services inc., HubSpoke Inc., in Joint Venture MONZ CONSULTING INC., NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORPORATION. in Joint Venture NATTIQ INC. Nisha Technologies Inc. OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE Onaki Création S.E.N.C., IBISKA TELECOM INC., in Joint Venture Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. Prologic Systems Ltd. Prologic Systems Ltd. and Maplesoft Consulting Inc. in JV Randstad Interim Inc. S.I. SYSTEMS ULC Skyfly Solutions Inc., iFathom Corp., EPI-USE NOW INC. in Joint Venture Symbiotic Group Inc. SYMBIOTIC GROUP INC., Akkodis Canada Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE Tato Recruiting Inc., S.I. SYSTEMS ULC, in Joint Venture Turtle Technologies Inc.

Description of the Requirement

This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). In accordance with the requirements for conditionally set aside procurements of the PSIB, if there are two (2) or more responsive bids with a valid Indigenous Business Certification, only those responsive bids will be eligible to be awarded a contract; otherwise, all responsive bids will be eligible. For more information on Indigenous business requirements o the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, see Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual. Security:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. Please note that SA Holders do not need to have the required clearance to submit a bid. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

Level of Security Requirement

Minimum Corporate Security Required: Protected B Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability Special comments:

Applicable Trade Agreements

the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-Honduras Free-Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Proposed period of contract

The proposed period of contract shall be from the date the Contract is awarded and ends March 31, 2026;

Estimated Level of Effort

The estimated level of effort of the contract will be for full time work

Contracting Authority Information

File Number: 100027389

Contracting Authority: Patrick Blais

E-Mail: nc-solicitations-gd@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. RFP documents will be e-mailed directly by the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “CANADABUYS.CANADA.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.

Debriefings

Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) 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 parcnmdai.apncrimos@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca