APN- Consultant Services for Threat Risk Assessment

ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THREAT RISK ASSESSMENT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA (WITH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS) PURPOSE OF THIS ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of potential contracts with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that these contracts will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES The Consultant will be required to provide “as and when required” services in support of the following: Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) services may include, but are not limited to, the following: - The identification and categorization of relevant assets, including IT assets, according to their confidentiality, integrity and availability values based upon the injuries that may reasonably be expected in the event of compromise; - The identification of deliberate threats, accidents and natural hazards that might affect these assets adversely with an analysis of the likelihood of occurrence and gravity of impact; - The assessments of current vulnerabilities, based on an evaluation of existing or proposed security measures and their adequacy; - Analysis of residual risks for each asset which is vulnerable to specific threat; and - The recommendation of additional safeguard to achieve a target risk levels with an assessment of their effectiveness and cost. Security Design Brief (SDB) services may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Analyze existing technical, planning and administrative documents as well as security history to effectively recommend the appropriate security measures for new facilities; - Provide direction for security in the new building to effectively recommend appropriate security procedures for the new facilities that align with the unit’s resources and standard DND practice; - Recommend enhanced safeguard that suit the unit’s needs as justified by the threats identified in the TRA; and - Recommend the appropriate design, layout and security features including entry control points to the facility. Security Guidance services may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Reviews of construction drawings and specifications for conformance and compliance with the recommendations from a Security Design Brief; - Provide advice to DND on technical solutions or to evaluate alternate security safeguards or mitigation measures to determine their effectiveness; - Provide cost consulting support as they relate to infrastructure security risk mitigations requirements. The potential duration of the Source List is five (5) years, and the maximum potential value is $4,000,000. It is anticipated that this/these solicitations will be initiated in Fall/Winter 2023. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND). CONTRACT AWARD AND ANTICIPATED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS In order to be eligible for contract award, a consultant will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the solicitation documents. As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be: • for consultants: a valid and active FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC); and INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM (ISP) SPONSORSHIP Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing consultants early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, consultants that are interested in submitting or participating in a proposal for this procurement that fall under this program and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP. Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process. To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements. In their sponsorship request application to DCC, consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things: - Contract number 80767 and - Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for. SPONSORSHIP PROCESS Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the consultant to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the consultant has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the consultant based on the following timelines: • 60 calendar days prior to planned solicitation closing, for FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET. Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the consultant regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the consultant will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process. QUESTIONS Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to: Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to: Antoine am Rhyn Regional Service Line Leader, Contract Services Defence Construction Canada 819-431-7650 Antoine.amrhyn@dcc-cdc.gc.ca DISCLAIMER DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a consultant will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the consultant accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.