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Request for Information for the Procurement Process for NG9-1-1 Migration Initiative

Solicitation number R000178754

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/01/30 23:59 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR THE FUTURE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR THE NG 911 MIGRATION INITIATIVE.

    REQUIREMENTS:
    This Request for Information (RFI) is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for NG9-1-1 Migration to a multi-tenant Call Handling Solution (MT-CHS), turnkey and fully managed solution (the “Project”). Suppliers are invited to submit responses to assist Canada in refining its requirements for the Project. Suppliers are not required to submit a response to this RFI in order to participate in any later phases of the procurement process for the Project. For more information on the requirements, please refer to the RFI document.

    RFI POSTING DATE
    December 23, 2024 at 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

    NATURE OF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
    This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. As a result, potential Suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential Supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that Supplier from participating in any future procurement. This RFI is simply intended to notify the industry and solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.

    NATURE AND FORMAT OF RESPONSES REQUESTED
    Respondents are requested to provide their comments, concerns and, where applicable, alternative recommendations regarding how the requirements or objectives described in this RFI could be satisfied. Respondents are also invited to provide comments regarding the content, format, and/or organization of any draft documents included in this RFI. Respondents should explain any assumptions they make in their responses.

    RFI RESPONSE SUBMISSIONS:
    In order to submit a response to this RFI, Bidders must follow the instructions in the RFI which would be accessible as detailed below. The Bidders may contact the Contracting Authority if they have any issues in the accessibility of the RFI document at the following email address: paul.jaquith@ssc-spc.gc.ca

    RFI DURATION :
    The estimated time to respond to this RFI opportunity will be January 30,.2025, 11:59PM (EST). Canada retains the right to accept RFI submissions after the closing date.

    Documents and supporting information may be submitted in either English or French.

    ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF RFI RESPONSES.
    Responses must be submitted electronically to:
    paul.jaquith@ssc-spc.gc.ca

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 120 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Government of Canada
    Address

    99 Metcalfe St

    Ottawa, National Capital Region (NCR), K1P 6L7
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Paul Jaquith
    Phone
    (289) 829-1261
    Email
    paul.jaquith@ssc-spc.gc.ca
    Address

    99 Metcalfe St

    Ottawa, National Capital Region (NCR), K1P 6L7
    Canada
    Bidding details

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    120 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive - Traditional
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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