PASS - External Auditing Services for CANEX

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SUPPORT SERVICES (PASS) SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT (SA) Solicitation No.: W6369-20-X032 Department of National Defence (DND) Point of Contact (POC): Anna Maria Mangone E-Mail Address: Anna-Maria.Mangone@forces.gc.ca This Request for Proposal is only for pre-qualified Suppliers for Stream 5: External Audit against Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement (SA) E60ZQ-180001/D. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement under Stream 5, External Audit services, for the audit of the Canadian Forces Exchange System (CANEX). DURATION OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to approximately one (1) year later, with an irrevocable option for four (4) additional one-year option periods. EVALUATION PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGY To be declared responsive, a bid must (a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation, (b) meet all mandatory criteria, and (c) obtain the required minimum of points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for the technical merit and 40% for the price. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS Reliability - Common PS SRCL#6 Supplier: Designated Organization Screening (DOS) Resources: Reliability Status