Request for Proposals (RFP) – Innovation Services Pre-Qualification List

About FCC
FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture and food lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $47 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and food. We provide flexible financing, AgExpert management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and food industry. As a Crown corporation, we provide an appropriate return to our shareholder, and reinvest our profits back into the industry and communities we serve. For more information, visit fcc.ca.

RFP Scope
FCC’s Innovation Lab is a small team of futurists. Their focus is the exploration of changes and disruptions in agriculture, finance, and technology. Using what is discovered, the team creates experiments to further explore concepts and generate learnings. These learnings are shared to enable FCC to effectively continue to serve Canadian Agriculture, both today and tomorrow. Leveraging human centred design, the Innovation Lab designs experiences, solving problems for humans, that can potentially be tested or proven, using new technologies, processes, and/or skillsets.

The Innovation Lab is interested in scaling the quantity of learnings by working with Proponents to leverage broader skill sets, technologies, perspectives, and ideas. To achieve this, it is FCC’s intention to establish a Pre-Qualified List (PQ List) of Proponents that can be engaged to augment the planning, execution and closeout of experiments. Refer to the RFP Scope (Part 4) of the Request for Proposals for further details.

RFP Schedule
• RFP Release Date: April 12, 2023
• Proponent Questions Accepted Until: April 19, 2023 at 2:00PM *
• FCC Responses to Proponent Questions Delivered Before: April 26, 2023 at 5:00PM *
• RFP Closing Date and Time: May 8, 2023 at 2:00PM *
* Note: All times are CST, Saskatchewan

RFP Process Considerations
Proponents should note that:
• this opportunity notice references a non-binding, competitive RFP, not a call for tenders. FCC is not obligated to proceed with the work described in the RFP Scope, and may cancel the RFP at any time.
• FCC’s procurement process allows for negotiation between FCC and one or more Proponents, prior to awarding a contract.

Requesting the RFP Document
Capable Proponents who are interested in receiving a copy of the RFP document are to contact:

Adam Gottselig
Procurement and Vendor Manager
Farm Credit Canada
procurement@fcc.ca

NOTE: Proponents must request the RFP document through FCC’s designated RFP Contact via email, as noted above.