Description
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.
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Quick Summary
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is seeking IT security support services under the Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) program. The contract is expected to last two years, starting as soon as possible, with an estimated effort of 2000 days. The procurement will be conducted competitively and is open only to TBIPS category suppliers.
Ideal For
Companies specializing in IT security and informatics professional services with experience in government contracts should consider bidding.
IT Security ServicesInformatics Professional ServicesGovernment IT ContractsCybersecurity SupportTask-Based IT Services
High complexityTender Details
- Reference Number
- cb-885-98195491
- Solicitation Number
- 26-299579
- Publication Date
- Sep 12, 2025
- Closing Date
- Sep 30, 2025
- Procurement Method
- Competitive - Selective tendering
Trade Agreements
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement