IT Security TRA and C & A Analyst (level 2) and Information Technology Security Installation Specialist (Level 2)
Solicitation number 20252145/A
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/01/30 14:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
THE CANADIAN INSITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA.
The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is procurement-approvisionnements@cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address will not be accepted.
The maximum email file size that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is capable of receiving is 35 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.
The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).
Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.
REQUIREMENT
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following category(ies):
Stream 1
Resources category:
1X C.3 Information Technology Security TRA and C&A Analyst Level 2
1X C.10 Information Technology Security Installation Specialist Level 2
Estimated level of effort : 220 days per year per resource
Number of contracts : up to 2
All TBIPS SA Holders currently holding a TBIPS SA for Tier 1 in the National Capital Region under the EN578-170432 series of SA's are invited to bid on this requirement.
Description of Work:
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) requires services of IT Security TRA and C & A Analyst (level 2)
and Information Technology Security Installation Specialist (Level 2).
- Bidders may submit a bid for one or all resource categories.
- The work is currently not being performed by a contracted resource.
- Contract period is for 2 years
Security Requirement: CIHR SRCL - Common
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS)
Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be emailed directly to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “CanadaBuys” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.
NOTE: Task‐Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.‐NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 24 month(s).
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
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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:
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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
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Address
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234 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0W9Canada
- Contracting authority
- Stephanie Lamoureux
- Email
- procurement-approvisionnements@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
- Address
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234 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9Canada
Bidding details
Details for this tender opportunity are provided in the Description tab.
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