Government of Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS)

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Government of Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS)


Shared Services Canada (SSC) currently delivers a suite of fully
managed perimeter defence services including the existing
Managed Security Services (MSS) portfolio to partner departments
and Other Government Departments (OGDs). This portfolio of
services provides a comprehensive set of solutions covering
perimeter security, intrusion detection and content filtering
for web and email. These services can be combined with existing
GC-owned solutions for holistic protection of departmental
public access zones.
MSS is presently procured under the Secure Channel contract that
will end in December 2013. Consequently, this Government of
Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS) procurement initiative
has been initiated to competitively tender these services and
transition existing MSS clients to GCMSS by December 2013.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to consult
with Industry on specific areas of interest related to the
implementation of this new GCMSS. It is expected that Industry
will review it and provide further guidance and feedback to
ensure a subsequent fair and equitable RFP solicitation.

One-on-one sessions may be held with interested companies to
solicit input from industry regarding the requirements specified
in the draft RFP. Canada will meet with any respondent, via
one-on-one sessions, upon request. Following the closing date,
the Contracting Authority will follow up individually with all
respondents who indicate in their responses that they wish to
meet with 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.