Virtual delivery Training Services in Microsoft Project Professional (MS Project Professional)

Solicitation number 100029227-A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/10/28 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    Update on October 3, 2025 - Questions & Answers (Q&A) - Part 1
    A document has been added to address the industry's questions to date.
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    This requirement is for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

    This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 100029227 dated June 13th, 2025 with a closing of July 10th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m (EDT). This document replaces the previous version entirely. A debriefing had been provided upon request to bidder who bidden on the previous solicitation under virtual delivery of Commercially Available IT Training Services (CAITTS) Supply Arrangement (SA) method of supply PWGSC File No. E60ZH-140001 (CW2273064).

    Objective

    • This bid solicitation is being issued to obtain the services from one (1) Contractor for the virtual delivery of Training Services in Microsoft Project Professional (MS Project Professional).

    • This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). In accordance with the requirements for conditionally set aside procurements of the PSIB, if there are two (2) or more responsive bids with a valid Indigenous Business Certification, only those responsive bids will be eligible to be awarded a contract; otherwise, all responsive bids will be eligible. For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, see Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

    • The requirement is subject to the provisions of Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA); Canada-Honduras Free-Trade Agreement and Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA).

    • It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract.

    • There is no security requirements associate to this solicitation.

    Proposed period of contract: The proposed contract term will be from the date of award of the contract to March 31st, 2026, plus the irrevocable option to extend the contract term for up to three (3) additional periods of one (1) year each under the same conditions.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 4 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/11/17.

    Trade agreements

    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • 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)

    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

    Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)
    Address

    140 Promenade du Portage

    Ottawa, Quebec, K1A 0J9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Karine Chamberland
    Phone
    (000) 000-0000
    Email
    nc-solicitations-gd@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
    Fax
    000-000-0000
    Address

    140 Promenade du Portage

    Ottawa, Quebec, K1A 0J9
    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 and FR 25 2025/10/03
    001 EN 44 2025/09/25
    001 FR 16 2025/09/25
    001 EN 57 2025/09/25
    001 FR 15 2025/09/25
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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
    4 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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