AI-IA Invitation to Qualify for Artificial Intelligence Source List

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Subsequent/Follow-on Contracts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

THIS AMENDMENT IS TO UPDATE THE CLOSING DATE OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) TO NOVEMBER 5TH, 2018, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO BID SUBMISSION PERIOD CLOSE. 

 A NEW SUBSEQUENT NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE REFRESH PERIOD FOR THIS SOURCE LIST WILL BEGIN. 


Amendment 009 added item 2.2 on page 5 to clarify the scope of the Source List usage 
*** Annex 3 has also been replaced by new, simplified, Terms and Conditions in the form of the resulting contract.

 
SUPPLIER INFORMATION SESSION

A Supplier Information Session will be held via Webex for all Suppliers interested in this ITQ on Friday October 19th from 9:30 to 10:30 am.  The session is intended to explain the ITQ process and answer any related questions.   

Non-participation in this session will not preclude a Supplier from bidding on this ITQ.

All questions and answers provided during this Supplier Information Session process will be published on Buy and Sell via solicitation amendment.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Invitation to Qualify


This solicitation started as a Request for Information.  We encourage all suppliers to review the previous engagement documentation at the following link, https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-EE-017-33657 

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INVITATION TO QUALIFY (ITQ) 

The purpose of this procurement vehicle is to establish a pre-qualified list of suppliers (hereinafter referred Source List) who meet all of the mandatory criteria (see section 2.3) to provide Canada with responsible and effective AI services, solutions and products. Subsequently, solicitation opportunities will be competed amongst the pre-qualified suppliers on the Source List for AI covering a variety of desired outcomes and needs.  

Suppliers meeting all the mandatory requirements will be eligible for inclusion on the Source List.

This Invitation to Qualify is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).  For subsequent solicitations, the decisions on applicability of Trade Agreements will be made on case-by-case basis based on appropriate criteria.

All enquiries must be submitted to Peter Lessard peter.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca no later than 5 calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.


EN578-180001/A
Contracting Authority: Lessard, Peter
Telephone: (613) 850-7602
Email: peter.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: 19/09/2018

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.