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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

B.10 Spécialiste, service de dépannage, niveau 3, réservé volontaire aux autochtones

Indigenous set-asideRequest for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 26, 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) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *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 26, 2026
Amendment no.
002
Amendment date
August 18, 2026

Contact

Contact
S•••••• W•••
Email
s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Denendeh Investments Incorporated
    1 contract won· latest June 24, 2026
    CAD $210K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    EXA Architecture & Design Inc.
    1 contract won· latest September 2, 2025
    CAD $199.7K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    The University of Strathclyde,
    1 contract won· latest March 26, 2026
    CAD $190K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    WSP Canada Inc
    1 contract won· latest October 27, 2025
    CAD $186.3K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    WSP Canada Inc.
    1 contract won· latest October 27, 2025
    CAD $180.2K
    total awarded

Denendeh Investments Incorporated 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(35)
Title
B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside
Reference number
cb-94-51127631
Amendment number
001
Solicitation number
26-58066
Publication date
2026-08-01
Tender closing date
2026-08-26T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-08-18
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) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *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
S•••••• W•••
Contact info email
s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(343) •••-••••
Contact info address line
•••• •••••••• ••••, •••••••• ••••
Contact info city
••••••
Contact info province
••
Contact info postalcode
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Contact info country
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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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