MANAGEMENT AND PRIVACY OF TEST DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTION

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: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
MANAGEMENT AND PRIVACY OF TEST DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTION 

47419-153023/A
Riopel(029eem), Andrea
Telephone No. - (819) 956-1318 
Fax No. - (819) 953-3703


This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement
of Canada Border Services Agency (the "Client") for a
commercially available software solution for the Management and
Privacy of Test Data. The required Software Solution must
include a perpetual entity license of the Licensed Software, a
12-month warranty, software maintenance and support, and
documentation. Training and professional services must also be
provided, if requested. The bid solicitation is intended to
result in the award of a contract for 1 year, plus 5-one-year
irrevocable option(s) allowing Canada to extend the term of the
contract. All parts of the Software Solution must be available
to the Client Users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year, in English, and operate at all times in accordance with
the Statement of Requirements in the Client's operational
environment described in the bid solicitation. The term "Client
User" refers to the employees of the Government of Canada, the
Minister's office and staff, and other individuals authorized by
the Client to perform services in relation to the business and
affairs of the Client, including public servants from other
departments and contractors or consultants performing work for
the Client from time to time.

The software solution must meet all the requirements as stated
in Annex A - Statement of Requirements (SOR).
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses.  For more information on personnel
and organizational security screening or security clauses,
bidders should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security
Directorate (CISD), Industrial and Security Program of Public
Works and Government Services Canada
(http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.
The requirement 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-Chile
Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade
Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
(CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if
it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment
equity requirement associated with this procurement: see Part 5
- Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the
annex named "Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity -
Certification".

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.