Services of IM/IT Consultants for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) in accordance with Terms and Conditions of TBIPS SA#EN578-170432/xxx/EI.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reference Number: 20230084 Solicitation Number: 20230084 Organization Name: The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) Solicitation Date: 2032-04-21 Closing Date: 2022-08-24, 2:00 PM Ottawa Time Anticipated Start Date: 2023-06-16 Estimated Delivery Date: 2024-03-31 Estimate Level of Effort: Varies, see below Contract Duration: The contract period will be from the date of contract to 2024-03-31 with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to four additional one-year periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive 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 Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada–Ukraine Free trade agreement, and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1 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 categories: Firm Requirement (Core Team) Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required P.9. Project Manager (Scrum Master) 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 125 1 A.7. Programmer/Analyst – ServiceNow 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 190 1 * Estimate only, includes total number of days for entire contract duration (including all optional periods), the actual number of days will be determined throughout the course of the project. Optional Resources (if and as required by the FCAC) Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required I.5. Information Management Architect 2 (Intermediate) Secret 125 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.7. Programmer/Analyst - Power Platforms and Microsoft Dynamics 365 2 (Intermediate) Reliability Status 125 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.11. Tester 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 B.1. Business Analyst 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 500 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 B.3. Business Consultant 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 125 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.7. Programmer/Analyst - Power Platforms and Microsoft Dynamics 365 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 500 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.7. Programmer/Analyst – Microsoft BI 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 500 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 P.9. Project Manager (Scrum Master) 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 125 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.7. Programmer/Analyst – ServiceNow 3 (Senior) Reliability Status 400 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 I.4. Data Modeller (Data Architect) 3 (Senior) Secret 100 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: 1. A. Net Solutions Inc. 2. Accenture Inc. 3. Adirondack Information Management Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc.,in Joint Venture 4. Andrew Mazeikis, Andrew Lee 5. Bridgetown Consulting Inc. 6. Cache Computer Consulting Corp., Beyond Technologies Consulting Inc. Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc., in Joint Venture 7. Cistel Technology Inc. 8. Cofomo Inc. 9. Donna Cona Inc. 10. Olav Consulting Corp 11. Olav Consulting Corp., Moshwa Aboriginal Information Technology Corporation, In Joint Venture 12. Prolity Corporation 13. Sierra Systems Group Inc. 14. Teksystems Canada Corp./Société Teksystems Canada 15. The AIM Group Inc. * Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) thanks you for your request and your interest in our procurement process. The RFP will only be open to the sixteen (16) suppliers listed on the NPP and we will not be adding any additional suppliers to this solicitation. FCAC has met the mandatory requirements under the PSPC TBIPS SA and we are confident that we will be receiving a sufficient number of proposals to make this a truly competitive process. With our current staffing limitations, we cannot invite additional proponents without creating undo process or inefficiencies within our procurement system. FCAC thanks you again for your interest and going forward we will keep your firm in mind for our future requirements. Description of Work: The FCAC is seeking to establish a single Task-Authorization Contract with a qualified Supplier, in order to supplement internal capacity and access specialized skill sets experience not available internally, and provide "as-and-when" requested services as deemed necessary by the FCAC, including enhancements, modifications and optimizations to current tools and applications. The Contractor’s personnel will be responsible for providing the services which include, but not limited to application development services, business analysis services, IM/IT project management, quality assurance services, business intelligence services, IM/IT service desk services, infrastructure analysis services, and Enterprise Architecture services as indicated in each individual Task authorisation (TA). Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL # 19 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: DOS – Secret Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability Contract Authority Name: Pavlo Kyryakov Phone Number: (613)-290-2003 Email Address: FCAC.Contract-Contrat.ACFC@fcac-acfc.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@tpsgc.gc.ca .