Point of Sale (POS) Modernization for Inmate Canteen (IMS #4037)

Point of Sale (POS) Modernization for Inmate Canteen (IMS #4037)

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), 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), Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Request for information (RFI) procedure: All interested suppliers may submit a response.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: not applicable. This is an RFI.

Nature of this RFI:

The Correctional Service Canada is requesting industry feedback regarding a Point of Sale system for inmate canteen services across about 40 institutions with 93 inmate canteens.

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

Objectives: CSC wishes to modernize the point-of-sale system for inmate canteens currently in use, by replacing it with a fully modernized, integrated, network-connected POS Solution that:

• Integrates Radio‑Frequency Identification (RFID)-enabled smartcards (DESFire EV3) as an identification and payment solution;
• Provides interfaces (between the POS and the IASR) securely and reliably to let CSC integration team to bind the solution with Inmate Accounting System Replacement (IASR) via application programming interfaces (APIs);
• As part of this project, modernizes hardware and software across all institutions;
• Enables national reporting, analytics, inventory management, and transaction traceability;
• Reduces manual workload, ensures data security, and supports offender accountability; and
• Aligns with CSC Enterprise Architecture and Government of Canada digital standards.

This RFI is neither a call for tendered 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: 21120-27-5377403

Contracting Authority: Jason St-Onge
Telephone number: (506) 269-3765
E-mail: jason.st-onge@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO RESPONDENTS: Respondents can obtain the complete RFI document and any associated attachments by downloading it from CanadaBuys.

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