PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS AN UPDATE TO THE VERSION ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON BUY & SELL ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2021. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM STATEMENT Canada lacks an enterprise cloud-based security solution that provides the ability to deliver a consistent user experience from any device, any location, at any time. In certain cases, Canada lacks cost effective consistent security controls to protect Government of Canada (GC) data and assets to GC department remote sites and GC and Non-GC remote users, including SDAs (small department and agencies), when accessing the Internet, cloud-based SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS, and GC on-premise services. This results in lost productivity, high cost, lower user satisfaction and morale, increased cybersecurity risks, and inconsistent user experience. In order to solve the problem(s) Canada wishes to improve and optimize the ability to securely consume and deliver cloud-based services effectively, efficiently, and quickly. Refer to Attachment A - Statement of Challenge (SoC) for a detailed description of the preliminary SoC elements, including the Problem Statement, Challenges, Minimum Viable Requirements and Personas. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROCUREMENT PROCESS Agile Procurement Process 3.0 (APP3.0) is an innovative procurement framework to improve the ability of Shared Service Canada (SSC) to move quicker and produce better results. This Challenge-Based Standing Offer Solicitation is a pilot launched by SSC’s Centre of Expertise in Agile and Innovative Procurement (CoEAIP) and leverages the APP3.0 approach. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECURITY REQUIREMENT The security requirement associated with this procurement are outlined in the Challenge-Based Standing Offer Solicitation. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TRADE AGREEMENTS This requirement is subject to the following trade agreements: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, and World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LANGUAGE Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEGOTIATIONS SSC retains the right to negotiate with Bidders on any procurement. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENQUIRIES Enquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the email below: File Number: CSS092421B Email: c••••••••@••••••.ca
