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Shared Services Canada

Red Hat Openshift pour l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 4, 2025
Published
July 22, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarInformation Technology Broadcasting and TelecommunicationsOntario

Full description

Requirement DescriptionCanada Border Services Agency has a requirement for the procurement of Red Hat Software. This Request for Quote is issued pursuant to Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) # EN578-232335/078/SMS.Tendering Procedure: Selective tenderingThis Solicitation Amendment #001 is raised to:

Publish Canada’s Responses to suppliers questions.

The following Supply Arrangement Holders and Class-1 Resellers have been invited to submit a proposal:

Carahsoft Canada Inc.
Arctiq
CDW Canada
The KTL Group, Inc.
OnX Enterprise Solutions
PureLogic IT
Softchoice Corporation
Stoneworks Technologies, Inc
Unilogik Systems Inc
Benchmark Corp
Decisive Technologies Inc.
The IT Broker, Inc.
R2i Inc.
Glasshouse Systems
Mobia Technology Innovations
Insight Canada
Bell Canada
Computacenter Canada Inc.
Northern Micro
Laurentian Technologies

Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible to bid. Non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) has issued a Supply Arrangement to that supplier for the products and/or services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a Supply Arrangement is detailed in the Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a Supply Arrangement by the Supply Arrangement Authority.Requirement Details :Product:                                    Red Hat SoftwareLicense type:                            SubscriptionQuantity:                                   24Contract duration:                      12 monthsPlanned number of contracts:     1 Security Requirement
None
Contracting Authority
Name: Javier VenturaTitle:                                         Intermediate Procurement OfficerDepartment/Agency:                  Shared Services CanadaEmail:                                       J••••••••@•••••••.••.ca         Telephone:                               (343)-576-9329Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this requirement must be directed to the Contracting Authority named above.The RFQ document will be sent directly to the eligible SLSA SA Holder and Class 1 Resellers listed for the product in Annex G of the SLSA Catalogue.Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Bidders may submit their responses in either official language.NOTE: If you wish to find out how you can qualify to provide goods and/or services under the SA, please visit the following page: Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) RFSA [L'arrangement en matière d'approvisionnement portant sur l'achat de licences de logiciels]
SSC Red Hat Openshift for Canada Border Services Agency- Amendment 001

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Basic information

Reference
SSC-25-00030865:T
Solicitation no.
BPM024128/30865
Buyer
Shared Services Canada
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

GSIN
*N7030AG — *COMPUTER SOFTWARE,OFFICE AUTOMATION,DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT,MAIL, NETWORKS,PUBLISHING,SPREADSHEETS,TYPESETTING,WORD PROCESSING -MICROCOMPUTERS ONLY
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 43000000 — Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)

Key dates

Published
July 22, 2025
Closes
August 4, 2025
Amendment no.
001

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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