This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
S.i. Systems ULC
Contract value
CAD $2M
Award date
2026-02-06
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Full description
The objective of this supply arrangement is to proactively establish a procurement vehicle through which the NRC can obtain the services of qualified application and database architecture and development resources “as and when needed” basis to contribute to IM/IT projects or R&D projects with IM/IT components. Typical projects that consultants may be assigned to include, but will not be limited to:
Design and development of custom applications or portals using full-code or low-code platforms; and
Design and configuration Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) or other means of exchanging data between in-house or commercial off-the-shelf applications or databases.
Design, configuration and deployment of on-premise or cloud databases such as SQL Server, NoSQL databases and Oracle
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Basic information
Reference
cb-535-57628365
Solicitation no.
25-58069
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
September 12, 2025 → August 31, 2027
Key dates
Published
August 13, 2025
Closes
September 12, 2025
Amendment no.
003
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
Teksystems Canada Corp.
3 contracts won· latest July 9, 2026
CAD $6M
total awarded
4
Adirondack Information Management Inc.
2 contracts won· latest May 8, 2026
CAD $7.5M
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.
