E60ZT-16TSSB/E - TSPS Solution-based - Quarterly bid solicitation (E60ZT-16TSSB/E)

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall

Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

TSPS - Request for supply arrangement (RFSA) for Solution-based services (Ongoing) THIS RFSA IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE QUARTERLY BID SOLICITATIONS OF THE RFSA E60ZT-16TSSB/D.

REQUIREMENT: This solicitation is a RFSA to satisfy the Government of Canada’s requirement for the provision of non-IT-related solution-based professional services, for any dollar value, to locations throughout Canada, excluding locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.

This RFSA solicitation covers the Task and Solution Professional Services (TSPS) solution-based requirements.

The task and solutions professional services (TSPS) is a mandatory method of supply that offers federal departments the ability to compete their requirements to pre-qualified suppliers.

This bid solicitation is perpetual and occurs on a quarterly basis which align with the Government of Canada’s fiscal years quarters, as follow:

Quarters:

April to June

July to September October to December January to March

This bid solicitation allows new suppliers to pre-qualify for the TSPS solution-based SA and allows existing suppliers who currently hold a TSPS solution-based SA to pre-qualify for additional Streams, Tiers, Regions and/or Metropolitan Areas.

Details are found in the Request for supply arrangement document.

1)

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CENTRALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SYSTEM (CPSS) All suppliers that want to submit a response to this RFSA must enroll and establish an account in the Supplier Module of the PWGSC Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) e-Portal (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/iffpe-seeps-eng.html). Instructions on accessing the Supplier Module e-Portal application are specified in the RFSA document.

Bidders must submit their bid through the CPSS e-Portal Supplier Module by the closing date and time of the RFSA solicitation and must submit the supporting documentation via email upon request by Canada (this is a paperless bid submission process).

SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR INDIGENOUS BUSINESS: Part of this procurement may be designated by one or more Government departments as set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).

COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENTS (CLCA): This solicitation, as well as the resulting supply arrangements, excludes locations in areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: The services to be provided under the resulting supply arrangements will be delivered in one or both of the two official languages of Canada according to the requirements of the Government client department.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE RFSA: All enquiries regarding this RFSA can be directed to: TPSGC.spts-tsps.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.