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Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

SPICT Spécialiste en assurance qualité

Indigenous set-asideOther
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
November 10, 2025
Published
October 24, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesIndigenous set-aside
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
IT/Net-Ottawa Inc., KPMG LLP in Joint Venture
Contract value
CAD $528.1K
Award date
2026-12-17
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For
TASK BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS)

Reference Number: 26-295836 Solicitation Number: 26-295836
Organization Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Solicitation Date: 2025-10-24 Closing Date:
2025-11-10 02:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Estimated Delivery Date: 2025-11-24 Estimate Level of Effort:

220 days per year

Contract Duration:
Initial Contract Period of three (3) years
Solicitation Method: Competitive
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1
Applicable Trade Agreements:

  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA),
  • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
  • Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA)
  • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
  • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA)
  • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
  • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA)
  • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
  • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
  • Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
  • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Requirement Details
Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578-170432 who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following category:

RESOURCE CATEGORY
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESOURCES REQUIRED
P.11. Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst

Level 3
1

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. and Randstad Interim Inc
CloseReach Ltd.
Donna Cona Inc.
Equasion Business Technologies Consulting Inc and Watershed Information Technology Inc in CJV
IT/Net - Ottawa Inc.
KPMG LLP
Makwa Resourcing Inc., TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. in JOINT VENTURE
NATTIQ INC.
OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE
Onaki Création S.E.N.C., IBISKA TELECOM INC., in Joint Venture
Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated
The Barrington Consulting Group Inc.
Thinkpoint Inc.
Work4ce Inc.
Description of Work:
The Enterprise Web Content Management System (EWCMS) group is currently undertaking a version upgrading of its platform to meet the new departmental standards. The EWCMS platform based on the Open Text TeamSite suite of products, supports the departmental internet and intranet web sites as well as many web applications deployed for use at Headquarters (HQ) and missions. The department operates in a geographically distributed environment which needs to be considered when designing, developing, testing and deploying solutions.
A senior Quality Assurance Specialist/Analyst is required to support the maintenance, conduct regression testing and validation to ensure that the product upgrade meets all its technical and functional requirements.

Incumbent Information:

There is no incumbent in any specified role(s).

Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #34 applies
Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET
Minimum Resource Security Required: SECRET

Contract Authority
Name: Cadmiel Martel
Phone Number: 613-791-6369
Email Address: C••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. RFP documents will be e-mailed directly by the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “CANADABUYS.CANADA.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.

NOTE: Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on a quarterly basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

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Basic information

Reference
cb-757-52214471
Solicitation no.
26-295836
Buyer
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Key dates

Published
October 24, 2025
Closes
November 10, 2025
Amendment no.
001

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Alinéa International Ltd
    1 contract won· latest April 26, 2026
    CAD $10.2M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    LCO — Construction and Management Consultants Inc.
    1 contract won· latest August 31, 2026
    CAD $473K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    BA - Tech consulting Inc.
    1 contract won· latest August 3, 2026
    CAD $450.2K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Rhys Property Group Inc.
    1 contract won· latest April 27, 2026
    CAD $400K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Development Professionals Inc
    1 contract won· latest January 26, 2026
    CAD $330.2K
    total awarded

Alinéa International Ltd 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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