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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside

Indigenous set-asideRequest for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 19, 2026
Published
August 1, 2026
Type
Services
Explore similarEngineering and Research and Technology Based ServicesOntarioIndigenous set-aside

Full description

The objective of this requirement is to obtain qualified professional services that NRC currently requires on an “as and when needed” basis in response to demand to support IT enabled system migrations as part of the Mercury Program.

The Request for Proposal is a Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside open only to Indigenous Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders who pre-qualified under B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, against the TBIPS Supply Arrangement # EN578-170432.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

IT help desk specialist services for NRC's Mercury Program, open to Indigenous suppliers.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-94-51127631
Solicitation no.
26-58066
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
October 1, 2026 → September 30, 2028

Key dates

Published
August 1, 2026
Closes
August 19, 2026
Amendment no.
000

Contact

Contact
Shufang Weng
Phone
(343) 990-8092
Address
1200 Montreal Road, Building M-58, Ottawa, ON, K1A0R6, Canada

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Busch Vacuum Technics Inc
    1 contract won· latest October 15, 2025
    CAD $56K
    total awarded

Busch Vacuum Technics Inc is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

Documents

(1)
Complete source record(34)
Title
B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside
Reference number
cb-94-51127631
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
26-58066
Publication date
2026-08-01
Tender closing date
2026-08-19T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-10-01
Expected contract end date
2028-09-30
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*81111811 *81160000
Unspsc description
*Technical support or help desk services *Information Technology Service Delivery
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contracting entity name
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Contracting entity address line
1200 Montreal Road
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
Ontario
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A0R6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
Shufang Weng
Contact info email
shufang.weng@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Contact info phone
(343) 990-8092
Contact info address line
1200 Montreal Road, Building M-58
Contact info city
Ottawa
Contact info province
ON
Contact info postalcode
K1A0R6
Contact info country
Canada
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102337/26-58066_npp_tbips.pdf
Tender description
The objective of this requirement is to obtain qualified professional services that NRC currently requires on an “as and when needed” basis in response to demand to support IT enabled system migrations as part of the Mercury Program. The Request for Proposal is a Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside open only to Indigenous Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders who pre-qualified under B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, against the TBIPS Supply Arrangement # EN578-170432.

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