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Government of Canada Network Services (GCNS)

Solicitation number R000076631

Publication date 2020/12/21

Closing date and time 2021/04/12 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date 2021/03/26

Description

This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for Government of Canada Network Services (GCNS). Suppliers are invited to prequalify in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITQ in order to become Qualified Respondents (QR) for any later phases of the procurement process. Only Qualified Respondents will be permitted to bid on any subsequent solicitation issued as part of the procurement process.

This ITQ is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of bids or tenders and is intended only to prequalify respondents.

Canada intends to establish individual or combined solicitations to establish Contracts, Standing Offers (SOs) and/or Supply Arrangements (SAs) for:

a) Stream 1: Core Network Services (CNS)

b) Stream 2: Building Access Network Services (BANS)

c) Stream 3: Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Services

d) Stream 4: Optical Network Services (ONS)

e) Stream 5: Leased Dark Fibre (LDF)

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

There are security requirements associated with this ITQ.

COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENTS (CLCA)

This procurement will consider contracting obligations that exist in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements across Canada.

QUESTIONS AND ENQUIRIES

The procurement process, including questions and enquiries, will be managed through this Buy and Sell posting. Details are included in the ITQ document.

SUBMISSIONS THROUGH THE P2P PORTAL

Respondents must submit their submissions to this ITQ through SSC’s Procure to Pay (P2P) portal. Instructions on how to register for an account in P2P are detailed within the ITQ.

Contract duration

Refer to the description above for full details.

Trade agreements

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA)

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization: Shared Services Canada
Address: 90 Metcalfe Street

Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3

Canada

Contracting authority: Ellsworth, Daniel
Phone: 613-324-6422
Email: ssc.gc-network-services-gc-services-reseautiques.spc@canada.ca
Address: 180 Kent Street

Ottawa, ON, K1P 0B6

CA

Buying organization(s)

Organization: Shared Services Canada
Address: 90 Metcalfe Street

Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3

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
isq_srgc_amendement_020.pdf	019	French	15	2021/03/26
gcns_itq_amendment_020.pdf	019	English	103	2021/03/26
isq_srgc_amendement_018.pdf	018	French	5	2021/03/04
gcns_itq_amendment_018.pdf	018	English	63	2021/03/04
isq_srgc_amendement_017.pdf	017	French	4	2021/02/25
gcns_itq_amendment_017.pdf	017	English	47	2021/02/25
isq_srgc_amendement_016.pdf	016	French	5	2021/02/19
gcns_itq_amendment_016.pdf	016	English	47	2021/02/19
isq_srgc_amendement_015.pdf	015	French	4	2021/02/18
gcns_itq_amendment_015.pdf	015	English	47	2021/02/18
isq_srgc_amendement_014.pdf	014	French	4	2021/02/17
gcns_itq_amendment_014.pdf	014	English	47	2021/02/17
isq_srgc_amendement_013.pdf	013	French	5	2021/02/15
gcns_itq_amendment_013.pdf	013	English	43	2021/02/15
isq_srgc_amendement_012.pdf	012	French	3	2021/02/12
gcns_itq_amendment_012.pdf	012	English	39	2021/02/12
isq_srgc_amendement_011.pdf	011	French	4	2021/02/11
gcns_itq_amendment_011.pdf	011	English	40	2021/02/11
isq_srgc_amendement_010.pdf	010	French	3	2021/02/10
gcns_itq_amendment_010.pdf	010	English	37	2021/02/10
isq_srgc_amendement_009.pdf	009	French	5	2021/02/09
gcns_itq_amendment_009.pdf	009	English	52	2021/02/09
isq_srgc_amendement_008.pdf	008	French	7	2021/02/03
gcns_itq_amendment_008.pdf	008	English	47	2021/02/03
isq_srgc_amendement_007.pdf	007	French	7	2021/02/02
gcns_itq_amendment_007.pdf	007	English	43	2021/02/02
isq_srgc_amendement_006.pdf	006	French	5	2021/02/01
gcns_itq_amendment_006.pdf	006	English	33	2021/02/01
isq_srgc_amendement_005.pdf	005	French	5	2021/01/29
gcns_itq_amendment_005.pdf	005	English	46	2021/01/29
isq_srgc_amendement_004.pdf	004	French	5	2021/01/28
gcns_itq_amendment_004.pdf	004	English	36	2021/01/28
isq_srgc_-_apercu_pour_les_repondants.pdf		French	3	2021/01/27
isq_srgc_amendement_003.pdf	003	French	5	2021/01/27
gcns_itq_amendment_003.pdf	003	English	42	2021/01/27
gcns_itq_overview_for_respondents_final_1.0.pdf		English	70	2021/01/27
services_reseau_du_governement_du_canada_srgc_isq_annexes_a_a_h_fr.docx		French	2	2021/01/26
isq_srgc_amendement_002.pdf	002	French	6	2021/01/26
gcns_itq_amendment_002.pdf	002	English	45	2021/01/26
government_of_canada_network_services_gcns_itq_annexes_a_through_h_eng.docx		English	46	2021/01/26
isq_srgc_amendement_001.pdf	001	French	11	2021/01/20
gcns_itq_amendment_001.pdf	001	English	64	2021/01/20
services_de_reseau_du_gouvernement_du_canada_srgc_isq_final_fr.pdf	000	French	38	2020/12/21
spc_instructions_uniformisees_concernant_les_documents_dapprovisionnement_1.4.pdf		French	9	2020/12/21
ssc_standard_instructions_for_procurement_documents_1.4.pdf		English	72	2020/12/21
government_of_canada_network_services_gcns_itq_final_eng.pdf	000	English	366	2020/12/21

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Related notices

Contracts awarded (9) This tender notice has 9 related award notices. Click to expand Click to collapse

This is a list of other contracts that were awarded related to solicitation number R000076631. Click the link under “More details” to view the contract details.

List of related contracts awarded and their amendments. The columns are sortable in ascending and descending order.
Company name	Contract number	Amendment date	Award date	More details
ISM Information Systems Management Corporation	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for ISM Information Systems Management Corporation
TELUS Communications Inc	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for TELUS Communications Inc
Zayo Canada Inc	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Zayo Canada Inc
Vidéotron Ltée	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Vidéotron Ltée
Rogers Communications Canada Inc	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Rogers Communications Canada Inc
Bell Canada	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Bell Canada
OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd.	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd.
Bragg Communications Inc. (o/a Eastlink)	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Bragg Communications Inc. (o/a Eastlink)
Shaw Telecom G.P. (o/a Shaw Business)	R000076631	Not available	2021/05/31	Viewthe details of contract R000076631 for Shaw Telecom G.P. (o/a Shaw Business)

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Summary information

Notice type: Invitation to Qualify
Language(s): English, French
Region(s) of delivery: Canada
Region of opportunity: Canada
Procurement method: Competitive – Open Bidding
Commodity - GSIN Click the links below to see a list of notices associated with the GSIN codes.: D304A Data Transmission Service See a list of notices associated with this GSIN code

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Date modified:: 2022-03-03

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