TBIPS, Professional IM/IT services for IT Operations, Business Architecture, Security Governance, User Experience and Accessibility, Technical Writer, and Information Management projects and tasks for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC).

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reference Number: 20251504 Solicitation Number: 20251504 Organization Name: The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) Solicitation Date: 2025-11-05 Closing Date: 2025-11-20, 2:00 PM Ottawa Time Anticipated Start Date: 2025-12-05 Estimated Delivery Date: 2026-03-31 Estimate Level of Effort: Varies, see below Contract Duration: The contract period will be from the date of contract to 2026-03-31 with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to five (5) additional one-year periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-Honduras Free-Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA). Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: Up to 6 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: WORKSTREAM 1: IT Operations Firm Requirement Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required C.6 Information Technology Security Engineer 2 Reliability 250 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required B.10 Help Desk Specialist 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 B.13 Operations Support Specialist 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 C.12 Incident Management Specialist 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 * 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. ** Estimate only, actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. WORKSTREAM 2: Business Architecture Firm Requirement Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required B.7 Business Transformation Architect 3 Secret 625 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required B.5 Business Process Re-engineering Consultant 2 Secret 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 4 B.7 Business Transformation Architect 3 Secret 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 4 B.1 Business Analyst 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 4 P.9 Project Manager 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 4 B.3 Business Consultant 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 4 * 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. ** Estimate only, actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. WORKSTREAM 3: Security Governance Firm Requirement Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required C.3 Information technology security threat and risk assessment and certification and accreditation analyst 3 Secret 1000 1 C.7 Information Technology Security Design Specialist 3 Secret 1000 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required C.2 Information Technology Security Methodology, Policy and Procedures Analyst 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of four (4) C.3 Information technology security threat and risk assessment and certification and accreditation analyst 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of four (4) C.7 Information Technology Security Design Specialist 3 Secret 250 One or more, up to a maximum of four (4) C.11 Information technology security vulnerability analysis specialist 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of four (4) * 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. ** Estimate only, the actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. WORKSTREAM 4: User Experience and Accessibility Firm Requirement Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required A.13 Web Designer 2 Reliability 250 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required A.11 Tester 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.13 Web Designer 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.11 Tester 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 A.13 Web Designer 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 5 * 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. ** Estimate only, the actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. WORKSTREAM 5: Technical Writer Firm Requirement Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) Estimated Number of Resources Required B.14 Technical Writer 3 Reliability 250 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required B.14 Technical Writer 3 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 * 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. ** Estimate only, the actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. WORKSTREAM 6: Information Management Firm Requirement 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 (IM) 1 Reliability 250 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 Resource Category Level of Expertise Level of Security Clearance Required *Estimated Level of Effort (days) **Estimated Number of Resources Required I.3 Database Analyst 1 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 I.3 Database Analyst 2 Reliability 250 One or more, up to a maximum of 2 * 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. ** Estimate only, the actual number of optional resources for each category will be determined throughout the course of the project. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: 1. Adirondack Information Management Inc. 2. Adirondack Information Management Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc.,in JOINT VENTURE. 3. Cistel Technology Inc. 4. Deloitte Inc. 5. Donna Cona Inc. 6. Eminent Systems Inc. 7. I.M.P. Group Limited 8. IPSS INC. 9. IT/NET OTTAWA INC, KPMG LLP, in joint venture 10. MAKWA Resourcing Inc. 11. Makwa Resourcing Inc., TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. in JOINT VENTURE 12. Maplesoft Consulting Inc. 13. Michael Wager Consulting Inc. 14. S.I. SYSTEMS ULC 15. Teksystems Canada Corp./Société Teksystems Canada *** Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) thanks you for your interest in our procurement process. In order to assure the consistency and efficiency of operation of this particular procurement process, ONLY first five (5) requests to be invited to compete from uninvited qualified SA holders will be accepted. 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 Task-Authorization Contract(s) with a qualified Supplier(s), 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. On an as and when required basis, through the issuance of Task Authorizations (TAs), FCAC requires a Contractor to supply resources to provide professional IM/IT services for IT Operations, Business Architecture, Security Governance, User Experience and Accessibility, Technical Writer, and Information Management projects and tasks for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC). Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL # 19 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: DOS – Reliability 7 Secret Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability Contract Authority Name: Pavlo Kyryakov Phone Number: (613)-290-2003 Email Address: •••••@•••••.•••Sign up to see this detail 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. 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