Invitation to Qualify for Audio & Web Conferencing (AWC) Services

This ITQ closed on January 31, 2017. Canada wishes to thank all Respondents who submitted responses to the ITQ. The evaluation of the responses has been completed. The following is the list of Respondents who successfully met the mandatory experience requirements set out in the ITQ and therefore qualify to proceed to the Review and Refine Requirements (RRR) Phase of the procurement process:

• Bell Canada
• Rogers Communications Canada Inc. & Premiere Conferencing (Canada) Limited d/b/a PGi
• Telus Communications Company
• West Unified Communications Services Canada Inc. & Dialogue Conferencing Inc.

Respondents who did not successfully qualify at this ITQ Phase will not be able to participate in the next procurement phase.

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Canada has a requirement for a managed Audio and a Web Conferencing Service dedicated to Canada. Audio conferencing service will allow multiple participants to collaborate by telephone anytime, anywhere, with or without operator assistance. The Web conference service allows users to conduct a conference over the Web allowing content from the screen of the meeting host, or from a participant’s computer, to be displayed on all participants’ computers. This includes documents, applications, browsing sessions and live desktop video. SSC is currently contemplating a contract period of 5 years, plus 2 option periods of 1 year each.

This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ), 10050751/A, is neither a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a solicitation of bids or tenders and is intended only to pre-qualify suppliers that possess the qualifications required by SSC for participation in the next phase of the procurement process for GCS. No contract will result from this ITQ. Together, this ITQ and the planned Review and Refine Requirements phase (RRR) and bid solicitation are the three parts of the procurement process. Canada reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any time.

Given that this ITQ or the subsequent bid solicitation may be cancelled by Canada at any time in accordance with the applicable terms, it may not result in the subsequent procurement process described in this document. Because the ITQ is not a bid solicitation, suppliers who submit a response can choose not to bid on the subsequent bid solicitation.