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Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

SPICT : Ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement – Services professionnels pour les bases des données, de l’analyse et de l’intelligence artificielle à l’appui du guichet des services numériques (SSN)

Name: SPICT : Ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement – Services professionnels pour les bases des données, de l’analyse et de l’intelligence artificielle à l’appui du guichet des services numériques (SSN)
Creator: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Supply arrangement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 30, 2026

Published

August 14, 2026

Type

Services

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)
UNSPSC: 80101507
TBIPS - Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development – Professional Services for Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations.
Reference Number: 26-316652 Solicitation Number: 26-316652
Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Solicitation Date: 2026-08-13 Closing Date: 2026–08-30 @2:00 PM
Anticipated Start Date: 2026-10-15
Estimated Delivery Date: 2029–09-30 Estimate Level of Effort: Up to two hundred and twenty (220) days per year for a maximum of 6 resources

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

TBIPS for data, analytics, AI services for Foreign Affairs department.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-630-4686939

Solicitation no.

26-316652

Buyer

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Notice type

RFP against Supply Arrangement

Method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

October 15, 2026 → September 30, 2029

Key dates

Published

August 14, 2026

Closes

August 30, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Contact

Contact

B••••• B•••••••

Email

b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Phone

(343) •••-••••

Fax

N/A

Address

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Documents

(1)

↓ 26-316652---npp-english_0.pdf

Complete source record(35)

Title

TBIPS: Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development – Professional Services for Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations to Support Digital Service Window (DSW)

Reference number

cb-630-4686939

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

26-316652

Publication date

2026-08-14

Tender closing date

2026-08-30T14:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-10-15

Expected contract end date

2029-09-30

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*80101507

Unspsc description

*Information technology consultation services

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

RFP against Supply Arrangement

Procurement method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Contracting entity address line

200 Promenade du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

J8X 4B7

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

B••••• B•••••••

Contact info email

b••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(343) •••-••••

Contact info fax

N/A

Contact info address line

••• •••••••• •• •••••••

Contact info city

••••••••

Contact info province

••••••

Contact info postalcode

••• •••

Contact info country

••••••

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/103663/26-316652---npp-english_0.pdf

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) UNSPSC: 80101507 TBIPS - Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development – Professional Services for Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations. Reference Number: 26-316652 Solicitation Number: 26-316652 Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Solicitation Date: 2026-08-13 Closing Date: 2026–08-30 @2:00 PM Anticipated Start Date: 2026-10-15 Estimated Delivery Date: 2029–09-30 Estimate Level of Effort: Up to two hundred and twenty (220) days per year for a maximum of 6 resources