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Fortinet Licensing and Support

Solicitation number 305-351-025

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/05/06 13:00 EDT

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    Description
    Marine Atlantic Inc.
    Request for Quotation
    #305-351-025 Fortinet Licensing and Support

    Marine Atlantic Inc. (“MAI”) invites quotations from Suppliers for Fortinet Licensing and Support.
    Marine Atlantic Inc. (“MAI”) requires an experienced and reliable supplier to supply and deliver Fortinet licenses and FortiCare Premium support for FortiGate appliances located at MAI’s North Sydney, NS facility, MAI’s Port aux Basques, NL facility and on MAI’s current fleet of vessels and any future vessels MAI may acquire.
    Marine Atlantic reserves the right to accept quotations in whole or in part.  The lowest or any quotation will not necessarily be accepted.
    The closing for receipt of quotations will be 14:00 pm Atlantic Time, May 6, 2026.
    All documents related to the above noted procurement will only be available through the Merx electronic Bid Submission website. Quotations must be submitted by electronic means using the MERX EBS. This will be the only method of responses accepted for consideration. Quotations will not be considered if submitted by fax, email or other open forms of communication.  
    Quotations must be received by the closing date and hour.  Late Quotations will not be considered.

    Marine Atlantique S.C.C.
    Demande de devis
    Nº 305-351-025 Licences et soutien Fortinet

    Marine Atlantique S.C.C. (« MA ») invite les fournisseurs à présenter une soumission pour fournir et livrer des licences Fortinet ainsi que du soutien FortiCare Premium pour les appareils FortiGate situés à l’installation de MA à North Sydney (Nouvelle‑Écosse), à l’installation de MA à Port aux Basques (Terre‑Neuve‑et‑Labrador), ainsi qu'à bord de la flotte actuelle de navires de MA et sur tout futur navire que MA pourrait acquérir.
    Marine Atlantique se réserve le droit d’accepter des offres en tout ou en partie. L’offre la plus basse ne sera pas nécessairement acceptée.
    La date limite de réception des devis est fixée au 6 mai 2026 à 14 h (heure de l’Atlantique).
    Tous les documents relatifs à l’approvisionnement susmentionné ne seront disponibles que sur le site Web de soumission électronique des offres de Merx.
    Les offres doivent être soumises par l’entremise de la soumission électronique des offres de MERX. Il s’agit de la seule méthode de réponse acceptée. Les offres ne seront pas prises en considération si elles sont soumises par télécopie, par courriel ou par d’autres formes ouvertes de communication.

      Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.

      Contract duration

      The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s).

      Trade agreements

      • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
      • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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      Contact information

      Contracting organization

      Organization
      Marine Atlantic
      Address
      65 Memorial Drive
      North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 3S8
      Canada
      Contracting authority
      James Cullwick
      Email
      jcullwickbdo@ma.ca
      Bidding details

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      Summary information

      Language(s)
      English
      Contract duration
      36 month(s)
      Procurement method
      Competitive – Open Bidding

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