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Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)

Collection Management System for AAFC national living biological collections under the Service as a Software (SaaS) model

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
December 2, 2026
Published
November 3, 2026
Type
Services
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Full description

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will acquire and implement a software as a service (SaaS) Collection Management System (CMS) software solution specifically developed for managing and supporting biological living collections.
The Collection Management System must support the capture and management of data, transactions and protocols for multiple organism collection types; helping to administer the curation and maintenance of living microbial collections including viruses, fungi, and viruses and fungi hosted in living plants.
The period of the contract will be from the date of issue for a period of 3 years with a further option for 2 years after the initial 3 years.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

AAFC seeks a SaaS collection management system to handle data, transactions and protocols for living microbial collections (viruses, fungi, plant-hosted organisms) over a 3‑year term with a 2‑year extension option.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-157-75573891
Solicitation no.
ESC-2627-118
Buyer
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 43000000 — Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of opportunity
*World
Regions of delivery
*Canada *Ottawa *National Capital Region (NCR)
Contract term
January 1, 2027 → December 31, 2029

Key dates

Published
November 3, 2026
Closes
December 2, 2026
Amendment no.
000

Contact

Contact
C•••••• L••••••
Email
c••••••••@•••.••.ca
Address
••••••
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Title
Collection Management System for AAFC national living biological collections under the Service as a Software (SaaS) model
Reference number
cb-157-75573891
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
ESC-2627-118
Publication date
2026-11-03
Tender closing date
2026-12-02T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2027-01-01
Expected contract end date
2029-12-31
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*43230000
Unspsc description
*Software
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Regions of opportunity
*World
Regions of delivery
*Canada *Ottawa *National Capital Region (NCR)
Contracting entity name
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
Contracting entity address line
2001 Robert-Bourassa
Contracting entity address city
Montreal
Contracting entity address province
Quebec
Contracting entity address postal code
H3A 2A6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
C•••••• L••••••
Contact info email
c••••••••@•••.••.ca
Contact info country
••••••
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/111994/solicitation-and-contract_en_esc-2627-118_rev1_20261103_0.pdf
Tender description
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will acquire and implement a software as a service (SaaS) Collection Management System (CMS) software solution specifically developed for managing and supporting biological living collections. The Collection Management System must support the capture and management of data, transactions and protocols for multiple organism collection types; helping to administer the curation and maintenance of living microbial collections including viruses, fungi, and viruses and fungi hosted in living plants. The period of the contract will be from the date of issue for a period of 3 years with a further option for 2 years after the initial 3 years.

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