INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT DAY NOTICE - Web Renewal Initiative

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INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT DAY NOTICE FOR THE
WEB RENEWAL INITIATIVE: MANAGED SERVICE OF A WEB PUBLISHING
PLATFORM

In Budget 2013, the Government of Canada indicated that it is,
"examining opportunities to streamline its web presence by
making it easier for Canadians to find and access Government
information on the web through a single entry point". A key part
of this effort will be the provision of a web publishing
platform including the applications and infrastructure required
to deliver a single consolidated, secure and performant
Government of Canada public-facing website which will serve the
following principal needs:
·	Enable easy, Government of Canada policy compliant,
distributed web publishing by all departments under the
management of one department which will be the principal
publisher;
·	Include a gallery of mobile applications to be downloaded from
the site;
·	Provide web analytics reporting on all usage types across the
environment;  
·	Enable online citizen collaboration and engagement through the
site;
·	Facilitate integration with the Government of Canada's social
media presence. 
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On July 31, 2013, Canada will host a 90 minute information
session in the National Capital Region to present the current
state of its Web environment and receive initial feedback on the
state of industry capabilities to provide a managed service of a
Web publishing platform that addresses the targeted needs. This
will initiate a wider consultation that will allow industry to
suggest and propose approaches for the managed service of a Web
publishing platform within the Government of Canada. The work
under consideration includes the delivery of the platform
supporting the consolidated Government of Canada website, web
management tools, distributed web publishing functionality and
supporting infrastructure (content servers, databases and other
storage) and ongoing operation and support services including
but not limited to:

·	Ongoing operations and management of the environment to
Government of Canada service levels and security requirements; 
·	Support to the principal publisher and to the publishing
community in implementing new web templates and designs;
·	Support to the publishing community to facilitate distributed
publishing through workflow and other tools;
·	Backup and recovery of the site;
·	Web content archival.


This "Industry Engagement Day" session is open to interested
suppliers and associations from industry. All media inquiries
related to the Web Renewal Managed Services Initiative should be
directed to the Media Relations Office at 613-957-2640.  The
purpose of the session is to canvass industry perspectives on
the scope, procurement strategy and key requirements for a
managed service that will satisfy the Web Renewal Managed
Services Initiative. Canada will present information on these
topics and elicit feedback from industry to help shape its
strategy going forward. The details herein are intended to help
prepare industry for upcoming engagement events.

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

Industry Engagement is the first phase of a process that may
lead to a Request for Information (RFI) if Government is
satisfied that industry can help it achieve its objectives. This
could culminate in a timely Request for Proposals.


IMPORTANT EVENTS AND DATES (These are proposed dates, and are
subject to change)

Industry Engagement Day - July 31, 2013
One-on-One Industry Sessions - August 1 to August 7, 2013 


REGISTRATION FOR INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT DAY AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS

Canada invites interested parties to this initiative and any
resulting procurement, including any industry associations
representing a potentially affected market segment, to the
Industry Engagement session and Industry Engagement One-on-One
meetings.

Information Related to Industry Engagement Day

Interested participants must register their representatives by
sending an email to ws-nw@tbs-sct.gc.ca no later than 4:00 p.m.
EDT on July 25, 2013.  Due to space considerations at the
Industry Engagement Day presentation room (address provided
below), each participant may only register up to 2
representatives from its company/association. Participants must
identify themselves by their legal corporate name, corporate
address and email address, and area of expertise, and provide
the name(s) of their representative(s) attending. By providing
the above information, each respective party acknowledges and
consents to the release of this information to the public in any
manner determined by Government. 

Canada will be facilitating a conference call for the Industry
Engagement Day. Please note your desire to participate in the
conference call in the SUBJECT line of your e-mail to
ws-nw@tbs-sct.gc.ca. You will be contacted via e-mail with
information for the conference call. 

Canada will make best efforts to send a background presentation
to all participants after the July 25, 2013 registration
deadline. 

Representatives will need to bring identification that includes
a picture of themselves (i.e. photo ID, such as a driver's
license), when they arrive for sign-in at the Industry
Engagement Day presentation room.


Logistic Information

Date: July 31, 2013
Time: 8:30am - 10:30am
 
Location: 
Pinnacle Room
Delta Ottawa City Centre
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, ON

Security: Presentations will be unclassified. There are no
security barriers (a security pass is not required) to enter the
room. 

Industry Engagement Expenses

Attendees are responsible for their own transportation,
accommodation, meals and parking. Canadawill not reimburse any
attendee for expenses incurred in attending, participating
and/or responding to any part of these Industry engagement
activities.

Information Related to the One-on-One Meetings

Suppliers/associations interested in participating in the
Industry Engagement One-on-One meetings should express their
interest by email at ws-nw@tbs-sct.gc.ca. This should also be
done no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT July 25, 2013. Applicants
should be aware that Canada will publish on
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/, the list of suppliers and
associations that participated in these one-on-one meetings.
Only registrations from participants that had a representative
attend the Industry Engagement Day session/conference call will
be accepted. Please suggest a time and date in August 2013 for
your session within your e-mail request. Session may last up to
45 minutes.

All one-on-one meetings will be held in the National Capital
Region in Government facilities. Dates for the One-on-One
meetings will be set following the July 31, Industry Engagement
Day. They will be scheduled in the month of August. Every effort
will be made to accommodate specific requests for times and
dates.  Participants will be allowed to bring up to 5
representatives to the meeting. For convenience a computer that
can display Microsoft Office documents (version 2010) and Adobe
PDF format files will be provided. For groups that wish to use
their own equipment please bring a computer that can be attached
to a projector via HDMI or VGA. Canada will provide the display
equipment.  Locations and times for one-on-one meetings will be
provided to the respective participants as part of Canada's
confirmation of the date and time for each of the one-on-one
meetings.


NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION

Any procurements which might result from this initiative may be
subject to a National Security Exception. 



Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.


ATTACHMENTS:

Industry Day Presentation


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.