Online Assessment Platform

Solicitation number 1000509443

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/04/20 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    Amendment 005 is being raised to:
    Amend the RFP document to replace Tara Sprigings-Ramsey with David Denis as the CRA Contracting Authority.

    Amendment 002 is being raised to:
    Amend the RFP document to replace David Denis with Tara Sprigings-Ramsey as the CRA Contracting Authority.

    The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) intends to enter into a contract with a single or multiple contractor(s) for an for an online platform to administer assessment-related products and services for staffing in one or more of the following streams:
    1. Pre-recorded (asynchronous) video interviewing;
    2. Skills testing;
    3. Automated Reference Testing; and
    4. Assessment Scheduling

    This requirement also includes options to to extend the period of the contract(s) for up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods.
    The period of any resulting contract will be for two (2) years.

    A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria for that stream to be declared responsive.
    The Bidder with the highest ranked responsive bid will proceed to the Proof of Proposal testing phase of the evaluation.

    Proposal documents and supporting information must be submitted in either English or French.

    Questions must be directed in writing to the contracting authority via email: Tara.Sprigings-Ramsey@cra-arc.gc.ca

    Bids must be submitted by using the Connect service provided by the Canada Post Corporation. When responding, the proposal MUST be delivered to:
    Canada Revenue Agency
    Bid Receiving Unit
    BRUg@cra-arc.gc.ca
    Bids will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address must be used to request that CRA open a Connect conversation, as detailed in Standard Instructions 2003. Bidders must not use their own licensing agreement for Connect to initiate a Connect conversation with CRA.

    The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
    There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult the bid solicitation document.

    The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement.

    This solicitation is open only to Canadian suppliers and to Suppliers of an applicable trading partner. For additional information, consult the bid solicitation document.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 24 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
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    Address

    555 Mackenzie Avenue

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    David Denis
    Email
    David.denis@cra-arc.gc.ca
    Address

    555 Mackenzie Avenue

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
    Caption
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN 9 2026/04/13
    001 FR 2 2026/04/13
    001 EN 10 2026/04/10
    001 FR 2 2026/04/10
    001 EN 14 2026/04/02
    001 FR 3 2026/04/02
    001 EN 17 2026/04/01
    001 FR 4 2026/04/01
    001 EN 32 2026/03/27
    001 FR 9 2026/03/27
    001 FR 30 2026/03/02
    001 EN 93 2026/03/02
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    24 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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