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DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING SOFTWARE

Solicitation number 47060-125196/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2013/09/20 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
    Peru/Colombia/Panama
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Attachment: None
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING SOFTWARE
    
    Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), of the Government of
    Canada (Canada), is the initial client. They have a requirement
    for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning (DRBCP)
    Software. The DRBCP software license must be
    Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS).
    However, this bid solicitation will also allow Canada to make
    the Software available to any department or Crown corporation
    (as those terms are defined in the Financial Administration Act)
    or any other party for which the Department of Public Works and
    Government Services is authorized to act from time to time under
    section 16 of the Department of Public Works and Government
    Services Act (each a "Client"). 
    
    The initial requirement for CBSA is for:
    1. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning Software
    License for 560 concurrent users, including an online training
    tutorial
    2. Maintenance and Support Services for the first year
    3. 5 days of classroom Training
    
    The requirement is for an initial term of 1 year. The contract
    will include to following options for CBSA and any other
    department or Crown corporation:
    4. Maintenance and Support Services for up to 5 additional
    1-year periods
    5. Additional concurrent users of the licensed software
    6. Maintenance and Support Services on the additional users
    7. Additional classroom training on an "as and when requested"
    basis 
    
    The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
    procurement.
    
    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
    
    Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
    
    The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
    procurement.
    
    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

    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
    • Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    MacCuaig, Shannon
    Phone
    (819) 956-2625 ( )
    Fax
    (819) 953-3703
    Address
    11 Laurier St. / 11 rue, Laurier
    4C1, Place du Portage, Phase III
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Canada Border Services Agency
    Address
    333 North River Road
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1L 8B9
    Canada
    Bidding details
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Commodity - GSIN
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