Title
Collection Management System for AAFC national living biological collections under the Service as a Software (SaaS) model
Reference number
cb-157-75573891
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
Unspsc description
*Software
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.
