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Dynamics Commerce Implementation

Solicitation number 24-58345

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/06/25 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description

The National Research Council (NRC) currently operates a B2C ecommerce platform known as the Virtual Store, which is built on the SAP ECO 7.54 module for e-commerce. This solution has reached its end-of-life and necessitates replacement. Following a comprehensive Options Analysis, the NRC has decided to proceed with the implementation of a new ecommerce solution utilizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce. We are seeking a partner to assist with this implementation.

The existing Virtual Store processes approximately 3,000 transactions annually and generates $1.9 million in revenue. However, the current implementation has several limitations, requiring our research centres to sell products online outside of the Virtual Store through a Listing of Certified Reference Materials (CRM). Additionally, the NRC generates approximately $80 million in revenue from the sale of services that the current solution cannot accommodate.

Our immediate requirement is to implement a new ecommerce solution leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce, which will replace both the Virtual Store and the Listing of Certified Reference Materials. In the longer term, the NRC aims to expand the ecommerce solution to support both B2B and B2C scenarios in a multistore environment, facilitating the sale of both products and services. This expansion will enable us to better serve the needs of the research community and their clients, fostering continued growth.

The overall goal of this Request for Information (RFI) is to engage industry and its suppliers in assessing the duration and level of effort to implement a Microsoft Dynamics E-Commerce solution on top of an existing Dynamics

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/06/01.

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)
  • Please refer to tender description or tender documents

Reason for limited tendering

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  • None

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Address

1200 Montreal Road

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6
CA
Contracting authority
Ryan Neumeyer
Phone
(782) 377-6928
Email
ryan.neumeyer@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Address

550 University Ave

Charlottetown, PE, C1A 6B3
CA
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
24-58345_QnA_2.pdf 001 EN and FR 14 2025/06/20
24-58345_QnA_1.pdf 001 EN and FR 26 2025/06/03
RFI_24-58345_Dynamics Commerce Implementation.pdf 001 EN 90 2025/05/22
RDR_24-58345_Mise en œuvre de Dynamics Commerce.pdf 001 FR 8 2025/05/22
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Summary information

Notice type
Request for Information
Language(s)
English, French
Region(s) of delivery
Canada
Region of opportunity
Ottawa
Contract duration
12 month(s)
Procurement method
Non-Competitive
Selection criteria
Not applicable
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