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RFQ - Octopus Server Professional Subscription for StatCan

Solicitation number BPM023778/30301

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/05/14 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Open

Description

Notice of Amendment 2

1.            Annex A has been amended.

Notice of Amendment 1

1.            The Solicitation closing date is changed to May 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
2.            The document “Question and Answer - Question et réponse (2025-05-07)” has been published.

Notice of Proposed Procurement

Shared Services Canada requires Octopus Server Professional Software Subscription Licences with M&S for Statistics Canada in Ottawa, Ontario as outlined in the attached Request for Quotations.

The term of the resulting contract will be for three (3) years, retroactive to April 1, 2025, and annual milestone payments will apply.

A bid must comply with all requirements of the bid solicitation to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

The Bidder must submit pricing in accordance with Annex A – List of Deliverables and Pricing.

Please refer to the Request for Quotations document for the complete details regarding this requirement including the mandatory criteria, evaluation criteria and basis of selection.

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Contract duration

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Trade agreements

  • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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  • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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  • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
Shared Services Canada
Address
90 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3
Canada
Contracting authority
Kathryn,Laframboise
Phone
343-543-3516
Fax
343-543-3516
Address
EITP Operations 99 Metcalfe Street 11th floor
Ottawa
National Capital Region
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L7
CANADA

Buying organization(s)

Organization
Shared Services Canada
Address
90 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3
Canada
Bidding details

Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

Tender documents
Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
RFQ - R185495 - Octopus Server Professional Subscription for StatCan - Amendment 1 This document was removed on 2025/05/10.
RFQ - R185495 - Octopus Server Professional Subscription for StatCan - Amendment 1 This document was removed on 2025/05/10.
Questions and Answers - Questions et réponses (2025-05-07) This document was removed on 2025/05/10.
RFQ - Octopus Server Professional Subscription for StatCan 002 EN 5
DDP - Abonnement Octopus Server pour StatCan 002 FR 1
Questions and Answers - Questions et réponses (2025-05-07) 002 EN 1
RFQ - Octopus Server Professional Subscription for StatCan 002 EN 2
DDP - Abonnement Octopus Server pour StatCan 002 FR 0

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Summary information

Notice type
Request for Proposal
Language(s)
French, English
Region(s) of delivery
National Capital Region (NCR)
Region of opportunity
National Capital Region (NCR)
Procurement method
Competitive – Open Bidding
Commodity - GSIN
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