TBIPS IT Security Support Services

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK- BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

GSIN: D302A Informatics Professional Services

Reference Number:        26-299579        Solicitation Number:        26-299579

Organization Name:        Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:        2025-09-12        Closing Date:        2025-09-30 02:00 PM Eastern Time ET

Anticipated Start Date:        as soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:        2027-12-31        Estimate Level of Effort:

2000 Days

Contract Duration:

2 years

Solicitation Method:        Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:        No        Number of Contracts:        1

Applicable Trade Agreements:

•        World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),

•        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:        Competitive

This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified for services for the following categories:

CATEGORY        LEVEL OF EXPERTISE        ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESOURCES REQUIRED

C.7 IT Security Design Specialist        Level 3        6

C.11 IT Security Vulnerability Analysis Specialist        Level 3        3

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

1        01 Millennium Consulting Inc.

2        ALITHYA CANADA INC

3        Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc.

4        C3SA CYBERNETIC SECURITY AUDIT INC.

5        Donna Cona Inc.

6        EXPERIS CANADA INC.

7        IBISKA Telecom Inc.

8        MDOS CONSULTING INC.

9        Prologic Systems Ltd. and Maplesoft Consulting Inc. in JV

10        RHEA INC.

11        Skyfly Solutions Inc., iFathom Corp., EPI-USE NOW INC. in Joint Venture

12        Steel River Group Ltd. Tundra Technical Solutions Inc. in Joint Venture

13        Tato Recruiting Inc., S.I. SYSTEMS ULC, in Joint Venture

14        The AIM Group Inc.

15        WNCS INCORPORATED

Description of Work:

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations, promotes the country's international trade, and leads Canada’s international development and humanitarian assistance. DFATD maintains Canadian government offices abroad with diplomatic and consular status on behalf of all government departments.

The Technology-Enabled Business Solutions Innovation & Integration (TEBSII) plays an important role within DFATD by ensuring the protection of systems and information against cyber-attacks and data theft. This responsibility encompasses Cyber Operations; Risk Management Services (Security Assessment and Authorization [SA&A] of existing and future DFATD IT solutions), Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration testing, Strategic IT Security and Planning, Identity and Access Management (IAM), IT Security Engineering and the Architecture of IT Security solutions and controls. These activities secure and protect the sensitive data processed on various DFATD IT infrastructure for both current and future systems.

The Contractor must provide IT security professional services in the National Capital Region (NCR) on a project-based requirement basis. Projects may be in any of the following stages: initiation, planning, implementation and monitoring.

Incumbent Information:

There is no incumbent in any specified role.

Security Requirement:        Common PS SRCL #34 applies

Minimum Corporate Security Required:        SECRET

Minimum Resource Security Required:         SECRET

Contract Authority

Kermit Furlow

Direct: 613-797-0209
Kermit.Furlow@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.

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None