SCADA Cybersecurity Services
Solicitation number RFPQ2026-01
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/09/09 14:00 EDT
Description
Municipal Shared Services (MSS), operating under the legal name Municipal Joint Services Board (MJSB), invites qualified firms to submit responses to this Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) on behalf of the Town of Bridgewater (TOB), Public Service Commission of Bridgewater (PSCB), the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL), and the Town of Mahone Bay (TOMB).
The purpose of this RFPQ is to identify and shortlist qualified respondents with demonstrated experience in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Operational Technology (OT), and cybersecurity services related to critical water and wastewater infrastructure.
This RFPQ represents the first stage of a two-stage procurement process. Respondents shortlisted through this process may be invited to participate in a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), which will include detailed project requirements, deliverables, and evaluation criteria.
The anticipated scope includes cybersecurity assessments of water and wastewater treatment facilities and associated SCADA and operational technology environments, with the objective of improving cybersecurity resilience and supporting future risk mitigation initiatives.
All procurement documents, communications, addenda, and electronic submissions will be managed through the Bonfire Portal. Respondents must submit their responses electronically through Bonfire. Submissions made through any other method will not be accepted. https://bridgewater.bonfirehub.ca/portal/?tab=login
Cost of acquiring documents: Not Applicable
Terms of payment for acquiring documents: Not Applicable
Tender notices on CanadaBuys published for Nova Scotia Public Sector Entities may not reflect amendments. For tender documents and up-to-date addenda, refer to the Nova Scotia Procurement Portal: https://procurement-portal.novascotia.ca/tenders/RFPQ2026-01
For additional detail on contract duration, refer to the tender documents.
Note that in some cases, third-party hosting platform registration and/or fees may be required to review related documents, or to submit tender responses.
Cost of acquiring documents: Not Applicable
Terms of payment for acquiring documents: Not Applicable
Tender notices on CanadaBuys published for Nova Scotia Public Sector Entities may not reflect amendments. For tender documents and up-to-date addenda, refer to the Nova Scotia Procurement Portal: https://procurement-portal.novascotia.ca/tenders/RFPQ2026-01
For additional detail on contract duration, refer to the tender documents.
Note that in some cases, third-party hosting platform registration and/or fees may be required to review related documents, or to submit tender responses.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Town of Bridgewater
- Address
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60 Pleasant StreetBridgewater, Nova Scotia, B4V 3X9Canada
- Contracting authority
- Annalise Wentzell
- Email
- Annalise.Wentzell@bridgewater.ca
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Town of Bridgewater
Bidding details
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