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Publication: 2022-07-05 00:00:00
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Advance Procurement Notice - Internal Audit and Evaluation Consultant Services (APN_AUDIT2022)

Process Number PW-22-01000496

Dates:


Publication date:

2022-07-05 00:00:00

Amendment date:

None

Date closing:

2022/08/03 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Details:


Region of delivery:

Ontario

End user entity:

Defence Construction Canada

Procurement entity:

Defence Construction Canada

Region of opportunity:

Ontario

Tendering procedure:

Open

Reference number:

PW-22-01000496

Solicitation number:

APN_AUDIT2022

Description:


Description:

Advance Procurement Notice Internal Audit and evaluation consultant services Ottawa, ON (with Security Requirements) Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise. Description of the Project and Services The “as and when required” services may include, but are not limited to, the following: Conduct a risk analysis, determine areas of audit and develop an audit plan based on a three-to-five-year cycle; Develop and document detailed audit Terms of Reference; Manage and conduct independent systematic reviews and appraisals of DCC operations, as well as its internal management policies, procedures, practices and controls to assess; Report audit findings, recommendations and management responses to the Audit Committee and attend Audit Committee meetings. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be initiated in the summer of 2022. Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements In order to be eligible for contract award, a consultant will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the solicitation documents. As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be: for consultants: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC); and Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing consultants early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, consultants that are interested in submitting or participating in a proposal for this solicitation and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP. Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process. To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements. In their sponsorship request application to DCC, consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things: Contract number AUDIT2022; and Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for. Sponsorship Process Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the consultant to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the consultant has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the consultant based on the following timelines: 30 calendar days prior to planned solicitation closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS); and Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the consultant regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the consultant will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process. Questions Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to: Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to: Camille Attia Team Leader, Contract Services Defence Construction Canada (613) 715-0564 Camille.attia@dcc-cdc.gc.ca Disclaimer DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a consultant will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the consultant accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.

Contact information:


Contact name:

Attia, Camille

Contact email:

Camille.attia@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Contact phone:

613-715-0564

Contact address:

Contact Fax:

Solicitation Documents:


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