Personal Portable Alarm System (PPAS) and Portable Alarm Locator System (PALS)

Solicitation number 21120-26-5352097

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/05/25 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    Personal Portable Alarm System (PPAS) and Portable Alarm Locator System (PALS)

    Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

    Policy on Reciprocal Procurement: This solicitation is open only to Canadian suppliers and to Suppliers of an applicable trading partner.

    Competitive Procurement Strategy: not applicable. This is a Request for Information.

    Nature of this RFI:

    The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is requesting Industry feedback regarding Personal Portable Alarm (PPA) and Portable Alarm Locator System (PALS) technology.

    The following is a summary of the objectives of this RFI.

    Objectives: To identify potential solutions and alternative approaches to meet CSC’s requirements, solicit industry feedback on Annex B of the RFI document, and request supplier submissions, including technical documentation, pricing, and supporting information.

    This RFI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal (RFP).

    No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this RFI. The issuance of this RFI is not to be considered in any way as a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to potential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. This RFI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.

    File Number: 21120-26-5352097

    Contracting Authority: Stéphanie Gigoux
    Telephone number: (343) 574-3715
    E-mail: stephanie.gigoux@csc-scc.gc.ca

    NOTE TO RESPONDENTS: Respondents can obtain the complete RFI document and any associated attachments by downloading it from Canada buys / tender opportunities website.

    Respondents may submit their response in either official language of Canada (English or French).

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 36 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
    Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
    Address

    340 Laurier Avenue West

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Stéphanie Gigoux
    Phone
    343574-3715
    Email
    stephanie.gigoux@csc-scc.gc.ca
    Address

    340 Laurier Avenue West

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P9
    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 and FR 16 2026/05/07
    001 EN and FR 13 2026/04/24
    001 EN 36 2026/04/09
    001 FR 12 2026/04/09
    001 EN 28 2026/04/09
    001 FR 7 2026/04/09
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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
    36 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Non-Competitive
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable
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