Centralized professional services system
Common business rules
Supply Arrangements (rates are no longer included in Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS)):
- $0 to 40K = 1 Supplier is selected from the search results
- $0 to Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) [$100,000] = Minimum of 2 suppliers are selected from the search results
- CKFTA [$100,000] to $3.75 (or $3,750,000) = Minimum of 15 suppliers are selected from the search results
- Greater than $3.75 million = All suppliers are to be invited from the search results list
- Perpetual (Quarterly) refreshes
Common to Supply Arrangements:
- 6 regions and 12 metropolitan areas (previously referred to as sub-regions)
- "Remote/Virtual Zone" is available (for work at Suppliers' location)
- An indicator that the Supplier has a "Local office" is included under certain thresholds
- Searches conducted at the metropolitan area are automatically rolled up by the system to the regional level if there are less than 3 suppliers in the metropolitan area search result. Under the Standing Offer, Clients are encouraged to use the metropolitan area
Common rules: At a glance
Harmonized business rules across methods of supply
This table explains the differences between the dollar value threshold within Supply Arrangements (SA) between various professional services Methods of Supply (MoS).
| Method of Supply | Supply Arrangements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-CKFTA (Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement) |
CKFTA-3.75M | Over 3.75M | |
| ProServices | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Task Based Informatics Professional Service (TBIPS) | Not available | Available | Available |
| Solutions-Based Informatics Professional Services (SBIPS) (Solution (sol)) | Available | Available | Available |
| Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) (Supply Arrangement Task (task)) | Not available | Available | Available |
| Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) (sol) | Available | Available | Available |
| Professional Audits Support Services Supply Arrangement (PASS-SA) | Available | Available | Available |
This table lists the common business rules applicable to SA for various dollar value thresholds. These common business rules are regarding the number of vendors to be contacted during the procurement process, and the response time given to suppliers to prepare a proposal.
| Rules | Supply Arrangements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-40K | 0-CKFTA | CKFTA-3.75M | Over 3.75M | |
| Minimum number of suppliers to invite | 1 | 2 | 15 | All |
| Minimum number of suppliers response time (days) | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
Supply arrangement travel and living information
The following travel and living information is a result of a standard national approach for the procurement of Professional Services and is applicable to only the Professional Services supply arrangements.
When using a Professional Services supply arrangement clients must include within their bid solicitation a Travel and Living clause that is appropriate for their requirement. In order to assist clients, within each of the applicable bid solicitation models/templates, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has included some optional travel and living clauses. These clauses may be used if they fit the particular requirement however PSPC recommends that clients consult their legal services in using any custom clauses.