This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
TEKsystems Canada Corp.
Contract value
CAD $1.8M
Award date
2026-07-09
Supplier location
Ottawa, On
Request for Proposal
Full description
The objective for this work is to manage high performance computing (HPC) cluster (HPC administrator) and support users (HPC analyst) with respect to the installation, execution and debugging of research applications and code on high performance computing (HPC) clusters. This requires troubleshooting and ensuring client satisfaction to help clients (scientists) devote their time to NRC research priorities, not resolving IT related issues.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-901-52720985
Solicitation no.
26-58016
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*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 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services
Delivery & regions
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa
Contract term
July 11, 2026 → July 10, 2028
Key dates
Published
June 4, 2026
Closes
June 19, 2026
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Experis Canada Inc.
4 contracts won· latest July 2, 2026
CAD $1.8M
total awarded
2
Cistel Technology Inc.
3 contracts won· latest May 28, 2026
CAD $8.2M
total awarded
3
Adirondack Information Management Inc.
2 contracts won· latest May 8, 2026
CAD $7.5M
total awarded
4
Teksystems Canada Corp.
2 contracts won· latest October 14, 2025
CAD $4.2M
total awarded
5
Co-Creation Tech Lab
1 contract won· latest July 9, 2025
CAD $22.1M
total awarded
Experis Canada 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.
