Basic Information

Reference Number

0000066447

Issuing Organization

CBC/Radio Canada

Solicitation Type

RFQ - Request for Qualifications (Formal)

Solicitation Number

RFSA #DO20170913

Title

Digital Development Services

Source ID

FD.CO.CAN.458875.C63667

Details

Location

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

DescriptionA - Previous Amendment

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND DATES.

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking Proposals from industry in response to its Request for Supply Arrangements (“RFSA) for digital development services.

An Agreement resulting from this RFSA may potentially be for one (1) year with two (2) irrevocable option(s) to extend for one (1) year period(s).

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:
The key objectives in issuing this RFSA are as follows:

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking proposals to establish a Services Agreement for digital development services.

Services include:

Native app development : iOS and Android;
Web presentation development, including forms development;
Development using React.js;
GCP and other cloud computing infrastructure and configuration;
Machine learning;
Sysadmin services, including but not limited to Openshift, automation, and GCP and other cloud computing configuration;
Paired Programming;
Integration of Zendesk into digital products;
Product development for audiences aged 2 - 12;
Adobe Site Catalyst development, including tag management;
Analytics education and training;
PHP development;
QA Automation;
Authentication API development;
Java development;
Velocity template development;
ExpressionEngine site development; and
User Experience services including all functions from research to design.

The CBC will contract with one or more successful proponents who provide one or more of these services for discreet projects, consulting, pair programming and working alongside CBC teams.

2. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
This RFSA is opened only to Proponents who meet each of the following mandatory requirements as evidenced in its written request for RFSA documents:

For those services which the proponent proposes to provide, proponents must have at least two (2) years of experience in providing services.
The proponent must have been in business for at least five (5) years.
Responses must be submitted by service providers directly. CBC/Radio-Canada will not entertain proposals from 3rd party implementers on behalf of or in conjunction with or in partnership with service providers.
The proponent must provide three (3) references (including contact information) for which similar services have been provided in each of the services in which the proponent will be submitting a bid for.
For those services which the proponent proposes to provide, proponents must list three (3) projects for which they’ve provided services.

3. TO REQUEST THE RFSA
To obtain the RFSA Documentation, Proponents must submit the Qualification Request form completed and signed by a duly authorized representative confirming that the Proponent meets all the Mandatory requirements described in the documents.

The Proponent must be registered with Merx Canada. Once registered, the file containing the above documents is located under the Required Acknowledgement section of this opportunity and can be accessed by clicking “Place Bid”.

The document to be completed and signed (Qualification Request Form) must be submitted no later than Wednesday September 27, 2017 5:00 PM Eastern Time, to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFSA (see item 4 below for co-ordinates).

Following receipt of the required document (Qualification Request Form) and CBC/Radio-Canada’s positive assessment of your company’s submissions, you will receive an e-mail from Merx that the RFSA documents are ready for download, no earlier than Monday October 2, 2017.

Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.

4. CONTACT WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada at this stage of the RFSA must be undertaken by e-mail only, which will be addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFSA, whose co-ordinates appear below. All e-mails pertaining to this RFSA must state the RFSA reference number (RFSA # DO20170913) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.

CBC/Radio-Canada Representative:

Janice Prymak
Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Management
Corporate Finance & Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada

E-mail: Janice.prymak@cbc.ca

5. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals in response to this RFSA are due no later than Wednesday October 18, 2017, 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

Dates

Publication

2017/09/18 04:44:21 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance DeadlineA - Previous Amendment

2017/10/06 11:59:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing DateA - Previous Amendment

2017/10/18 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Janice Prymak

416-205-3004

janice.prymak@cbc.ca

Required Acknowledgement

Qualification Requirements

Qualification Requirements
To obtain the RFSA Documentation, Proponents must submit the Qualification Request form completed and signed by a duly authorized representative confirming that the Proponent meets all the Mandatory requirements described in the attached file.
The Proponent must be registered with Merx Canada. Once registered, the file containing the above documents is located under the Required Acknowledgement section of this opportunity and can be accessed by clicking “Place Bid”.
The document(s) to be completed and signed (Qualification Request Form) must be sent, to the attention of the CBC/Radio-Canada representative for this RFSA:

Janice Prymak
Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Management
Finance & Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
E-mail: Janice.prymak@cbc.ca

If you have not received acknowledgment of your request within forty-eight (48) hours it is your responsibility to resubmit your request.

Following receipt of the required document(s) (Qualification Request Form) and CBC/Radio-Canada’s positive assessment of your company’s submissions, you will receive an e-mail from Merx that the RFSA documents are ready for download.

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Technical Proposal

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

NO PRICING DOCUMENTS IN THIS FOLDER

Envelope 2 - Pricing

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

PRICING RESPONSE FILES ONLY

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