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Shared Services Canada

Demande de qualification (DDQ) pour le processus d’approvisionnement de solutions d’hébergement virtuel

Other
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
June 26, 2026
Published
April 29, 2026
Type
Goods
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Full description

Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Amendment 005 has been posted to address the questions received to date.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Amendment 004 has been posted to extend the submission deadline date to June 26, 2026 at 2:00pm EDT.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Amendment 003 has been posted to address the questions received to date.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Amendment 002 has been posted to extend the submission deadline date to June 24, 2026 at 2:00pm EDT.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Amendment 001 has been posted to address the questions received to date.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------SSC is advancing the modernization of the Government of Canada’s (GoC) on-premises virtualization footprint across enterprise data centres and regional or edge environments. Current and future requirements encompass largescale hosting needs, potentially supporting upwards of 150,000 Virtual Machines (VMs) while meeting strict security, data residency, and operational continuity expectations.This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for Virtual Hosting Solutions for enterprise on premises x86 environments. Suppliers are invited to pre-qualify in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITQ in order to become “Qualified Respondents” for any later phases of the procurement process.This ITQ process is not a solicitation of bids or tenders. No contract will be awarded as a result of the activities during the ITQ phase. It is not a competitive evaluation for contract award, and failure to meet the requirements of this ITQ does not preclude a supplier from participating in the later RFP stage.
SSC Virtual Hosting Solutions Invitation to Qualify (ITQ)- Amendment 005

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Basic information

Reference
SSC-26-00033871:T
Solicitation no.
BPM025958/33871
Buyer
Shared Services Canada
Notice type
Invitation to Qualify
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Land Claim Set Asides (LCSA) *Atlantic Procurement Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

GSIN
*N7030 — *ADP Software
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 43000000 — Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada

Key dates

Published
April 29, 2026
Closes
June 26, 2026
Amendment no.
005

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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