RFP 10200164 under TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) #EN578-170432/B

***Solicitation close date has been amended on August 26, 2020. The new close date is 2020/09/15 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)*** ***Solicitation close date has been amended on August 5, 2020. The new close date is 2020/09/01 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)*** ***Section 2. REQUIREMENT has been amended on July 28, 2020*** 1. BID SOLICITATION PROCESS The services are being requested under the TBIPS Supply Arrangement (SA) #EN578-170432/B. Only SA holders have been invited to present a bid by email. Suppliers may not submit a proposal in response to a solicitation unless they have been invited to do so. However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement system. In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. Where additional invitations are made during the solicitation process, they may not be reflected in a bid solicitation amendment. 2. REQUIREMENT The Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) is seeking expertise to offer support in maintenance and development of its web applications and sites, in defining application architecture, in testing and in database management, on an as and when required basis. The work will be authorized through the issuance of Task authorizations (TA). The work is to be performed in English. There are 5 different categories of resources required under this contract. One resource is required per category. The Bidder may not propose the same resource for multiple categories. Here are the 5 categories, all of them are level of expertise 2:

A.7 Programmer/Analyst A.11 Tester A.12 Web Architect A.14 Web Developer I.2 Database Administrator

2.1 CONTRACT PERIOD The period of the Contract is from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, with 4 additional one-year option periods. 2.2 TRADE AGREEMENTS The requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the World Trade Organization –Government Procurement Agreement (WTO-GPA), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). 2.3 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. The following security requirement applies and form part of the resulting contract: Public Works and Government Services Canada file #Common-Professional Services Security Requirement Check List #6. 3. 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. 4. LANGUAGES This PCH office provides procurement services to the public in their official languages. 5. INVITED SUPPLIERS Suppliers invited to present a bid to RFP #10200164, as of 2020-07-17:

Accenture Inc. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC. Calian Ltd. Cistel Technology Inc. CloseReach Ltd. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd. IBM Canada Limited/IBM Canada Limitée Leverage Technology Resources Inc. Lumina IT inc. Maplesoft Consulting Inc. Mindstream Training Center and Professional Services Bureau, Inc Orangutech Inc. Procom Consultants Group Ltd., Emerion , IN JOINT VENTURE SRA Staffing Solutions Ltd. TEKSYSTEMS CANADA CORP./SOCIÉTÉ TEKSYSTEMS CANADA The AIM Group Inc. Yoush Inc.

Suppliers invited to present a bid to RFP #10200164, as of 2020-07-21: 18. Excel human Resources Inc. 19. iFathom corporation 20. Alithya Canada Inc. 21. Randstad Interim Inc. 22. Cache Computer Consulting Corp. 23. IBISKA Telecom Inc. 24. Solutions Moerae Inc. 25. The Halifax Computer Consulting Group Inc. (The Halifax Group) 26. S.i. Systems ULC 27. NewFound Recruiting Corporation 28. Michael Wager Consulting Inc. 29. Cofomo Ottawa 30. Procom Consultants Group Ltd 31. PrecisionIT Inc., IDS Systems Consultants., PrecisionERP Incorporated, in JOINT VENTURE (Operating as ITS JV) 32. Mindwire Systems Ltd 33. Thomas&Schmidt Inc. 34. CVL Information Solutions Inc. 35. Tundra Technical Solutions Inc. 36. ADRM Technology Consulting Group 37. Promaxis Systems Inc. 38. TAG HR The Associates Group Inc. 39. NavPoint Consulting Group Inc. 40. Leo-Pisces Services Group Inc. 41. ADGA Group Consultants Inc. 42. NATTIQ 43. eVision Inc., SoftSim Technologies Inc. in Joint Venture Suppliers invited to present a bid to RFP #10200164, as of 2020-07-23: 44. Ernst & Young LLP 45. IPSG Technology Inc. 46. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. Suppliers invited to present a bid to RFP #10200164, as of 2020-07-24: 47. Innobec and MDOS in JV Suppliers invited to present a bid to RFP #10200164, as of 2020-07-29: 48. Maverin Inc. 49. Sierra Systems Group Inc. 50. Acosys Consulting Services Inc. / Services Conseils Acosys Inc., Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp, In Joint Venture This list may not be updated if additional suppliers are invited.