Notice of Proposed Procurement - Supply Arrangement for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS - PWGSC No. EN578-055605)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reference Number: 17-125970 Solicitation Number: 17-125970 Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Solicitation Date: 2017-02-22 Closing Date: 2017-03-10 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time EST Anticipated Start Date: 2017-04-03 Estimated Delivery Date: 2017-04-03 Estimate Level of Effort: Two hundred and twenty (220) days for initial period Contract Duration: The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract with the option to extend for an additional two (2) six month periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: One (1) Applicable Trade Agreements:

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),  the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),  the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),  the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT),   the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),  the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and  the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA)

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: One (1) Application/Software Architect Level 3 All qualified suppliers are permitted to submit bids. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: 1019837 Ontario Inc. Cistel Technology Inc. Cogniva Information Solutions Inc. Eclipsys Solutions Inc ESIT Canada Enterprise Services Co. ESIT Canada Services AuxEntreprises Cie. FoxRed Consulting Inc. GCSTRATEGIES INCORPORATED iVedha Inc. Messa Computing Inc. Mindwire Systems Ltd. Newfound Recruiting Corporation Pleiad Canada Inc. Semantic Consulting Inc The AIM Group Inc. The KTL Group, Inc. Description of Work: The development section provides custom-developed applications to meet the business needs of Application Owners of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). The services provided to Application Owners include analysis and documentation of business requirements, database and application design/architecture, development, testing, production migration and port implementation support. DFATD requires the professional services of an Application/Software Architect Level 3 available through the Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Supply Arrangement to architect application solutions for the .NET platform in support of projects from business line clients. Incumbent Information: The work is currently being performed by Messa Computing Inc. The contract started on November 17, 2015 and will expire March 31, 2017. The total contract value is $224,485.00 plus applicable taxes. Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #19 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET Minimum Resource Security Required:   SECRET Contract Authority: Name: Trent Clemenhagen Phone Number: 343-203-1308 Email Address: trent.clemenhagen@international.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