Procurement of Information Technology (IT) Security Benchmarking Services
Solicitation number 1000360825
Publication date
Closing date and time 2022/01/17 14:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), has a requirement to procure the services of a Contractor to conduct IT security benchmarking services in order to assess the performance of its IT security program relative to its industry peers and against the latest industry best practices and to receive guidance, comparisons, and recommendations on improvements to the program and its IT security domains.
The period of any resulting contract will be for eight months with the CRA retaining the irrevocable option to extend the period of the contract for up to two additional two-month periods.
Questions must be directed in writing to the contracting authority via email at:
When responding, the proposal MUST be delivered to the Bid Receiving Unit address indicated below by the time and date indicated on Page 1.
BIDDERS ARE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO:
Canada Revenue Agency
Bid Receiving Unit
Bids will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address must be used to request that CRA open a Connect conversation, as detailed in Standard Instructions 2003. Bidders must not use their own licensing agreement for Connect to initiate a Connect conversation with CRA.
Due to the nature of this solicitation, electronic transmissions of a proposal by facsimile is not considered to be practical and therefore will not be accepted.
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract.
Proposal documents and supporting information must be submitted in either English or French.
The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Canada Revenue Agency
- Address
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555 Mackenzie AvenueOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Woods, Shawn
- Phone
- 613-291-9615
- Email
- shawn.woods@cra-arc.gc.ca
- Address
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250 Albert StreetOttawa, ON, K1A 0L5CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Canada Revenue Agency
- Address
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555 Mackenzie AvenueOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0L5Canada
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.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| questions_8-11_and_amendment_02_to_rfp.pdf | 003 |
English
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5 | |
| questions_8-11_et_modification_02_de_ddp.pdf | 003 |
French
|
1 | |
| questions_2-7_and_amendment_01_to_rfp.pdf | 002 |
English
|
8 | |
| questions_2-7_et_modification_01_de_ddp.pdf | 002 |
French
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0 | |
| question_1_to_request_for_proposal_1000360825.pdf | 001 |
English
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21 | |
| question_1_de_demande_de_proposition_1000360825.pdf | 001 |
French
|
2 | |
| rfp_information_technology_security_benchmarking_services.pdf | 000 |
English
|
116 | |
| ddp_services_danalyse_comparative_de_la_securite_de_la_technologie_de_linformation.pdf | 000 |
French
|
5 |
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