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Are you a Company Security Officer for an organization holding a federal security clearance? If yes, and you are interested in developing a better understanding of the Industrial Security Program and your responsibilities in this program, you should attend a Company Security Officer (CSO) Training Session.

PWGSC has provided the following description of the training session:

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Do you find it hard to keep track of all the key Standing Offers (SOs), Supply Arrangements (SAs) and Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangements that are essential to doing business with the public sector? The Proposal Centre is pleased to announce that we are publishing a series of Primers to give you a quick handle on the many federal (Government of Canada) and Ontario contract vehicles available.

You can find a list of current and upcoming Primers on our SO, SA & VOR Primers page.

The Proposal Centre works with small and medium-sized enterprises to help them win government and public sector contracts. We’re here to help! If you have any questions about contract vehicles, doing business with the federal or provincial governments, or any other public sector opportunities, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

An amendment published today by Public Works and Government Services Canada has extended the period for new vendors to apply to become ProServices Supply Arrangement (SA) holders and for existing vendors to add new categories to their SA.  It has also indicated that the “annual” renewal will not take place until May 2017.

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The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have recently updated their schedule for renewals and open opportunities to qualify on supply arrangements (SA), standing offers (SO), and vendor of record arrangements (VOR). Key renewals include:

• PWGSC Task-Based Informatics Professionals Services (TBIPS) SO and SA
• PWGSC Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Task-Based SO and SA
• PWGSC TSPS Solutions-Based SA
• PWGSC Professional Audit and Support Services (PASS) SA

All existing TBIPS, TSPS, and PASS vendors will be required to renew their SOs/SAs in order to continue providing services under TBIPS, TSPS, and PASS.

Other vehicles open or soon to be opened for refresh include:

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The Proposal Centre has received notice about an upcoming webinar which may be of interest to any suppliers who have not yet obtained their security clearance. The following notice was distributed by the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises announcing the webinar: Read the rest of this entry »

Following the July 2014 renewal of the Learning Services Standing Offer and Supply Arrangement, the Government of Canada has published the established Learning Services Standing Offer adjusted median rates by Region, Category and Level. The rates can be viewed online, or downloaded in PDF format Read the rest of this entry »

Suppliers who submit solicitation bids (bid responses) to the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) National Capital Region Bid Receiving Unit (BRU) are advised that effective November 13, 2014, the BRU will be relocated temporarily to: Read the rest of this entry »

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Following the renewal of the Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Request for Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements, the Government of Canada has published the median rates established for TBIPS Standing Offers by Region and Metropolitan Area, Category of Personnel, and Level of Expertise. The rates can be viewed online, or downloaded in Microsoft Excel or PDF format from the TBIPS SO Median Rates notice. Read the rest of this entry »

The Industrial Security Sector (ISS) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) requires all individuals operating as independent contractors to register in the Industrial Security program and obtain an organizational security clearance in addition to their personal security clearance. Independent contractors are defined as “any individual business entity, including: independent contractors, independent and freelance consultants, and independent suppliers and business owners”.

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[ARCHIVED May 6, 2016 – This page will no longer be updated. Please see https://blog.theproposalcentre.ca//2016/05/06/csotraining/ for current information on CSO Training]

Are you a Company Security Officer for an organization holding a federal security clearance? If yes, and you are interested in developing a better understanding of the Industrial Security Program and your responsibilities in this program, you should attend a Company Security Officer (CSO) Training Session.

PWGSC has provided the following description of the training session:

“We have designed this one-day training session to offer you an introduction to the principles of industrial security and security in contracting. We will provide an overview of the Industrial Security Program and its services. Throughout the modules, we will focus on the roles and responsibilities of government and industry in contracts containing security requirements. “ Read the rest of this entry »