Objectives
One of the main objectives of the Shared Systems
Initiative is to reduce the number of departmental/agency software
systems in use across the government and to provide common solutions
where none exist. In that
context, the Information Management Division (IMD) of the Public Service
Human Resources Management Agency of Canada has been approached by a
number of departments to lead the RFP process for a GOC standard
Organization Charting solution. The goal is to acquire a government-wide
licensing arrangement for a commercial off the shelf application for
organizational charting that provides the ability to define, present,
navigate, and query information defining an organization's
structure. As
part of the RFP process, a working
group made up of HR stakeholders, Organization and Classification
representation, central agency and HR clusters leads will be created to
explore the Government of Canada requirements.
The
business objectives of the project are:
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Providing the government
with greater "buying power" for purchasing the org chart
software product;
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Realize greater economies of
scale for training, through common business practice making the
acquisition of the product a cost-effective option for all federal
departments and agencies.
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Lower total cost of
ownership.
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Conforms to the government's
renewal strategies that are consistent with departmental needs, and
are acquired in a competitive procurement environment.
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Provide the government with
greater vendor influence over maintenance and customization work.
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To provide a solution that
includes GOC legislative policy requirements such as the Official
Languages requirement.
Status as of Oct. 21,
2005
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PWGSC has reviewed the
Statement of Work and Evaluation Criteria.
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We are responding to questions
raised and working with PWGSC to finalize the RFP.
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We are exploring funding
options.
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We are still targeting this
year to issue the RFP to seek proposals and then conduct the evaluation
process.
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