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Department of National Defence

DISCO SPICT

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
October 15, 2024
Published
August 27, 2024
Type
Services
Explore similarEngineering and Research and Technology Based ServicesOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
S.i. Systems
Contract value
CAD $1.4M
Award date
2024-12-02
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
Request for Proposal

Full description

The Department of National Defence's Defence Interim Secret Cloud Optimization (DISCO) project has a requirement for Professional Services to provide support for the project.

  • Bidders must submit a bid for all resource categories

The work is currently not being performed by a contracted resource.

Security Requirement: See SRCL in RFP
Minimum Corporate Security Required: Facility security clearance (FSC)
Minimum Resource Security Required: Secret

This requirement includes a Conflict of Interest clause.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-57-54636908
Solicitation no.
W8474-25-IT15
Buyer
Department of National Defence
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Colombia 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 delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Contract term
October 15, 2024 → October 14, 2025

Key dates

Published
August 27, 2024
Closes
October 15, 2024
Amendment no.
013

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Promaxis Systems Inc.
    8 contracts won· latest May 16, 2025
    CAD $7.3M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Valcom Consulting Group Inc.
    7 contracts won· latest November 25, 2024
    CAD $5M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Calian Ltd.
    5 contracts won· latest May 9, 2025
    CAD $1.5M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    S.i. Systems
    2 contracts won· latest November 27, 2024
    CAD $13.4M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Experis Canada Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest November 27, 2024
    CAD $4.3M
    total awarded

Promaxis Systems 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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