REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

a) Objective

The purpose of the Request for Information (RFI) is to collect information on suppliers who provide subscription type of information on cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery and provide all of the services listed in the Annex A – Requirements, including benchmarks, scanning tools, guidelines and other related information on secure configurations related to secure cloud initiatives.

b) Background

The Cyber and IT Security part of the Innovation, Information and Technology Branch of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is responsible for supporting secure cloud initiatives for the department. As part of this work, they have for many years had a subscription through Shared Services Canada to a service provided by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), an independent, nonprofit organization that provides access to information on cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery. In the last year, ESDC has obtained a membership on its own which has provided it with up-to-date information drawn from world-wide experts on benchmarks, scanning tools, guidelines and other related information on secure configurations related to secure cloud initiatives. ESDC has used this information to accelerate IT Security service delivery and to improve the overall quality and completeness of its deliverables in terms of secure cloud initiatives.

The Cyber and IT Security organization has a continuous need for assistance in installing and using security scanning tools to secure the organization and to secure specific platforms. These tools allow administrators to ensure that the computers in the network have their security configuration set to an accepted industry standard. In addition, there is an ongoing requirement for vendor-neutral configuration guides; updates related to data protection, account management, access control management, audit log management, email and web browser protections and others.

*Important:

This is not a bid solicitation but an inquiry for the purpose of obtaining information for the goods, services, and construction specified herein. The information requested herein is for budgeting and planning purposes only.

Contracts will not be entered into on the basis of suppliers’ responses.