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Shared Services Canada

BPM023608 - APM - (AAALL) EN578-232335 /078/SMS - Red Hat

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
March 25, 2025
Published
March 17, 2025
Type
*srvtgd
Explore similarInformation Technology Broadcasting and TelecommunicationsOntario

Full description

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) – BPM0236081. This NPP is issued pursuant to the PSPC Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) EN578-232335 /078/SMS2. Shared Services Canada has a requirement for the purchase of Red Hat Subscription Licenses.3. Trade Agreements: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).4. There is no security associated with the requirement.5. Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible tobid. Non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) has issued an SA to that supplier for the products and/or services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in the Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a SA by the PSPC Supply Arrangement Authority.6. Duration of contract: 1 year7. Delivery Date: March 31, 2025
SSC BPM023608 - NPP - (SLSA) EN578-232335 /078/SMS - Red Hat - Amendment 000

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Basic information

Reference
SSC-25-00029950:T
Solicitation no.
BPM023608/29950
Buyer
Shared Services Canada
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRVTGD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

GSIN
*JX7030 — *ADP Software Maintenance - Other than Microcomputer
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 43000000 — Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)

Key dates

Published
March 17, 2025
Closes
March 25, 2025
Amendment no.
000

Contact

End-user
Shared Services Canada
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    CATTAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    11 contracts won· latest August 31, 2026
    CAD $673.1K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    STONEWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC
    7 contracts won· latest July 27, 2026
    CAD $2.4M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    DECISIVE GROUP INC.
    6 contracts won· latest June 24, 2026
    CAD $3.8M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    ITEXPRESS DIRECT INC
    5 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
    CAD $824.8K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Paragon Micro IT Solutions Group Canada ULC
    5 contracts won· latest August 7, 2024
    CAD $377.7K
    total awarded

CATTAN TECHNOLOGIES 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.

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