Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) inviting interested businesses to provide feedback to help shape and modernize the online tools used to procure the majority of Government of Canada IT and Non-IT professional services. As part of the Professional Services Modernization Initiative, PSPC is reviewing the following supply arrangements (SAs):

• ProServices
• Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS)
• Learning Services
• Professional Audit Support Services (PASS)

The review will look at qualification requirements and processes to maximize efficiency; and will consider current and future trends and priorities, with a view to updating the streams and categories in these supply arrangements.

Take the Survey

PSPC has prepared a survey to gather feedback from the vendor community, addressing specifically the Tier structure and the related Qualification Criteria.

The Government of Canada purchases professional services primarily through contract vehicles such as standing offers and supply arrangements. In some cases, the use of a standing offer or supply arrangement is mandatory.

Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Task-Based Supply Arrangement (SA): Qualify for Contracts for Non-IT Professional Services [Open for bids indefinitely – Quarterly due dates: last business day of the month in March, June, September and December. The next due date is December 31, 2021.]

The TSPS Task-Based SA is one of several mandatory contract vehicles related to the provision of non-IT Professional Services. The other related contract vehicles are the TSPS Solutions-Based SA and the ProServices SA.

Task-based services generally involve the assignment of a resource or group of resources to complete a well-defined set of deliverables/responsibilities on a per diem basis.

TSPS is organized according to the following streams (each containing multiple categories of resources):

The TSPS Task Based Standing Offer (SO) will not be renewed past its current expiry date of May 31, 2021. Call-ups submitted before the effective date remain valid until the work is completed in accordance with the call-up terms.

Two alternate methods of supply are available for the same type of service:

• ProServices Supply Arrangement (SA)
  For requirements valued below the Canada Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) (currently 100K). Note that the ProServices categories mirror those of TSPS.

• TSPS Task Based Supply Arrangement (SA)
  For requirements valued at or above the Canada Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).

Businesses that do not hold either of these methods of supply will be contacted by the TSPS team to discuss the options for transferring the categories currently on their Task-Based SO to an alternate method of supply. If you have further questions about the discontinuation of the TSPS Task Based SO, please email spts.tsps@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

For questions about qualifying for ProServices or the TSPS Task Based Supply Arrangements, or any of the Government of Canada methods of supply, or doing business with the Government of Canada, please don’t hesitate to contact us at The Proposal Centre.