Electrification Potential Study for Canada

Summary

By means of the RFP, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking proposals from bidders to develop a comprehensive, energy system-wide, cross-sectorial understanding of the potential (or lack thereof) for existing commercial electric end-use technology to reduce or eliminate the use of fossil fuels using a common set of assumptions and a harmonized dataset, within a utility-style potential study framework.

"There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website”.

Trade Agreements

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA), the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).