NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
GSIN: D302A ADP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Reference Number:
87055-16-0153
Solicitation Number:
87055-16-0153
Organization Name:
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Solicitation Date:
2016-08-26
Closing Date:
2016-09-13 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT)
Anticipated Start Date:
1 to 2 months from closing date
Estimated Delivery Date:
Estimate Level of Effort:
420 days (including Option Periods)
Contract Duration:
The contract period will be for 220 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to 2 additional 100-day periods.
Solicitation Method:
Competitive
Applicable Trade Agreements:
WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:
No
Number of Contracts:
1
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 category:
One (1) Level 2, P.11 Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
Adhartas Consulting Inc.
ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. and Randstad Interim Inc.
Excel Human Resources Inc.
Greenline Systems Canada, ULC
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Canada) Inc.
IBM Canada Ltd.
IDS Systems Consultants Inc.
Lannick Contract Solutions Inc.
Leverage Technology Resources Inc.
Lumina IT Inc.
OpenFrame Technologies Inc.
Promaxis Systems Inc.
The Halifax Group Inc.
Veritaaq Technology House Inc.
However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority in writing to request an invitation at any time prior to five days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder.
To ensure efficient operation of the procurement system, the Contracting Authority will invite no more than the first 15 SA Holders that request an invitation.
In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date.
Description of Work:
Objective and Scope
CNSC requires the full time professional services of one (1 )
Level 2 Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst (QA) . The QA Specialist/Analyst will reports to the CNSC QA Analyst , and will be accountable for developing test plans, test cases and test reports for CNSC applications. This includes applying verification and validation theories and principles to the quality control of assigned areas of software functionality.
Technical Environment
Visual Studio 2008, 2012
C,# VisualBasic.Net (VB.Net), ActiveServerPages.Net (ASP.net), .Net Frameworks 3.5, 4.0 & 4.5, Enterprise library 4.x and 5.x, Web Client Software Factory, Entity Framework 1 and 4
Microsoft SharePoint 2007
.NET SQL Authorization Manager (NetSQLAzMan)
Windows 2008 R2 servers
Team Foundation Server 2012
SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Office 2010
Tasks
The QA Specialist/Analyst’s tasks include but are not limited to the following
Reviewing project documentation to assess project needs from a testing perspective
Developing Test Plans
Preparing test scenarios, test cases and test data
Estimating test effort
Executing test scenarios and test cases
Assembling test documentation
Analyzing test results
Working with the developers to determine cause of failure
Performing different types of testing as defined in the System Development Life Cycle (e.g. functional and regression)
Logging, investigating and monitoring defects.
Providing status updates to Senior QA Analyst regarding progress made
Assisting end-users to develop User acceptance test plan and test cases.
Deliverables
The QA Specialist/Analyst will collaborate with the project team to produce the documents that will include, but are not limited to:
Test plans
Test cases
Test data
Test Reports
Defects log
Incumbent:
The work has not been performed by a contracted resource in the last 12 months.
Security Requirement:
Common PS SRCL #19 applies
Minimum Corporate Security Required:
Facility Security Clearance (FSC)
Minimum Resource Security Required:
Secret Clearance
Contract Authority
Name:
Nathalie Arbour
Phone Number:
613-996-6767
Email Address:
nathalie.arbour@canada.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.
NOTE: Task
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Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.
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NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca
