BLC - Profile

BLC is a growing consulting firm focused on technology implementation. BLC is 100% Canadian owned and operated; the company is located in the National Capital Region. We have a solid reputation of providing competent contract resources for a wide variety of Information Management requirements to Federal Government Departments and Agencies, as well as to private enterprises. Our rates are most reasonable.

Through accessing a 5000 member Virtual Pool of resources, BLC is able to provide clients with the best, experienced and proven professionals available. We have utmost confidence that we can provide quality resources to meet your needs.

BLC CONSULTING SERVICES

	Planning systems and technologies
	Selecting suppliers of equipment and software
	Designing system architecture, as well as equipment and network infrastructures
	Developing applications and interface between technological components
	Implementing systems and technologies

BLC provides its clients with a constantly updated knowledge base of significant trends, an in-depth understanding of their needs in specific economic sectors and business solutions that facilitate the required transitions. By matching the clients' needs, we establish information technology consulting teams composed of experienced professionals capable of supporting clients in realizing their requirements.

BLC has major contracts at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), at Public Works Government Services Canada (PWGSC) , at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters (RCMP).

In July 2000, BLC won a Standing Offer at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for the provision of ten categories of Informatics Professionals. Originally, the terms of the Standing Offer were for more than three million dollars over a period of three years. We are pleased to announce, that this Standing Offer has been increased to more than five million dollars.

In addition, we hold a Standing Offer at the Department of National Defence (DND) for the provision of Project Management resources.

TEN CATEGORIES AT CIC

	Project Manager
	Programmer/Analyst
	Personal Computer Programmer
	Project Leader
	Business Analyst
	Test Coordinator
	Systems Analyst
	Tester
	Mainframe/Mid-Range Programmer
	Database Administrator

As of June 21, 2001, BLC is officially on the list of compliant suppliers for "Government Online". BLC has successfully met all the mandatory requirements to provide Informatics Professional Services (IPS stream).

January 21 , 2004 - Brad Lake Consulting Inc. (BLC) announced the signing of a contract with PWGSC to provide Consulting Services to execute a vital technical security assessment of PWGSC's mainframe systems.

PWGSC, a large Canadian Federal Government Department has been operating a mainframe environment for many years. In recent years, new technology has provided mainframe clients with options as to how they would like to access mainframe data. While system designers wrestle with new technologies and how to securely implement them, unanswered questions have arisen on the security profile of existing mainframes.

Consequently, PWGSC saw the need for an assessment of existing mainframe system configurations, platforms, security services such as IBM RACF, CA-Top Secret and CA-ACF2, along with an evaluation of operational LPAR isolation integrity.

Opening a mainframe to the Internet presents new, uncharted challenges and therefore a key component of this critical security assessment will be a review and appraisal of the impact of recent technologies such as native Internet Protocol (IP) and IBM WebSphere.

BLC's management consulting services are designed to help our clients reap the full benefits from the changes that reshape their organizations. Accordingly, our approach is based on respect and dialogue.