Integrated Scanning Software Solution RFI

Solicitation number CRA-Scan-2017/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2017/03/21 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not necessarily result in any procurement action. A contract will not result from this activity.

    The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is seeking feedback from the vendor community on the availability of an integrated scanning software solution for its Imaging Technology Centre. Vendors are requested to provide specific responses to the product questions outlined herein. Vendors are requested to provide product whitepapers if available.

    The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather the most current information possible from industry on the different scanning software solutions as it relates to the CRA’s business requirements.

    The key objectives of the RFI include:

    1. Receive responses from the vendor community about available solutions; and
    2. Get a better understanding of the current and future trends; and
    3. Vendors who establish via their response to the RFI how their products(s) meet the detailed solution requirements may be invited to provide an interactive demonstration and discuss in detail how their solutions meet the listed requirements.

    PURPOSE OF THE SOLUTION:

    The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Criminal Investigations Program’s (CIP) is seeking information for an integrated scanning software solution for its Imaging Technology Centre (ITC); the solution is required to have a scanning and imaging component, document indexing, data and metadata control, Optical character recognition and a workflow component.

    The ITC deals with the handling of seized sensitive documents. The seized paper evidence are scanned in a high volume environment to create an electronic format of the evidence. The electronic data is then imported into an e-discovery solution which provides Investigators in the Criminal Investigations Program with the ability to search and build their case in support of prosecution. 

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Canada Revenue Agency
    Address
    555 Mackenzie Avenue
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Zaremba, Krzysztof
    Phone
    613-697-0718
    Email
    chris.zaremba@cra-arc.gc.ca
    Address
    250 Albert Street
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L5
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Canada Revenue Agency
    Address
    555 Mackenzie Avenue
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5
    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.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    English
    13
    French
    13
    English
    33
    French
    33
    000
    English
    85
    000
    French
    6

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    World
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Commodity - GSIN
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