REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING WEB MANAGED SERVICE FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: 
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Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
MANAGED WEB SERVICE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI)

The purpose of this RFI is to gain insight and information from
industry to develop a procurement strategy to support the
Government of Canada (GC) Web Renewal Initiative and to enhance
the transparency and competitiveness of any required procurement
activity.

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
solutions suite is required to deliver the GC consolidated
public website; more specifically, the suite will enable the
strategic management of the new GC website and related online
services, which will allow for enhanced communication,
consultation, and service delivery for Canadians.

Nature of Request for Information

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI is the first round of
information gathering and will not result in the award of any
contract, but will instead support the acquisition planning and
refining of statement of requirements for specific solutions. As
a result, additional RFI(s) and RFP(s) or other procurement
processes may follow.

Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this
RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate
resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI.
Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list.
Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to
this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in
any future procurement.

Nature and Format of Responses Requested

Respondents are requested to provide their comments, concerns
and, where applicable, alternative recommendations regarding how
the requirements or objectives described in this RFI could be
satisfied. Respondents are also invited to provide responses to
specific questions addressed to the industry in Section 12 of
this RFI. Respondents should explain any assumptions they make
in their responses.
Response Costs

Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred
in responding to this RFI.

Enquiries

Because this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not
necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by circulating
answers to all potential suppliers. However, respondents with
questions regarding this RFI may direct their enquiries to:

Contracting Authority:
Public Works and Government Services
Place de Portage, Phase III, 4C1
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
Canada

Attention:	Emily Dolan
Telephone:	819-956-1205
Facsimile:	819-953-3703
E-mail:	Emily.Dolan@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca 

Submission of Responses

Time and Place for Submission of Responses: Suppliers interested
in providing a response should email their response to the
Contracting Authority identified above by the time and date
indicated on page 1 of this document.

Responsibility for Timely Delivery: Each respondent is solely
responsible for ensuring its response is delivered on time to
the Contracting Authority.

Identification of Response: Each respondent should ensure that
its name and return address is provided and that the
solicitation number and the closing date appear legibly in the
subject line of the e-mail.
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.