TBIPS: Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development – Professional Services for Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations to Support Digital Service Window (DSW)

Solicitation number 26-316652

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/08/30 14:00 EDT


    Description

    NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
    For
    TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
    UNSPSC: 80101507
    TBIPS - Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development – Professional Services for Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations.
    Reference Number: 26-316652 Solicitation Number: 26-316652
    Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
    Solicitation Date: 2026-08-13 Closing Date: 2026–08-30 @2:00 PM
    Anticipated Start Date: 2026-10-15
    Estimated Delivery Date: 2029–09-30 Estimate Level of Effort: Up to two hundred and twenty (220) days per year for a maximum of 6 resources

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 35 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/10/15.

    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

    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 Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)
    Address

    200 Promenade du Portage

    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 4B7
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Blondy Balewula
    Phone
    (343) 598-9937
    Email
    blondybalewula@international.gc.ca
    Fax
    N/A
    Address

    200 Promenade du Portage

    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 4B7
    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.
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    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN 124 2026/08/13
    001 FR 7 2026/08/13
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    RFP against Supply Arrangement
    Language(s)
    English
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    35 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Selective Tendering
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price