This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Contract Community Inc
Contract value
CAD $387.2K
Award date
2023-07-28
Supplier location
Nepean, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Full description
The Department of National Defence (DND) requires the professional services of one Senior Computer Application Support Specialist to provide modelling and simulation (M&S) technology architecture support to the Exercise and Simulation (E&S) branch of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Aerospace Warfare Centre (AWC), located on the Shirley’s Bay Campus in Ottawa, ON. The successful bidder will support the exploitation of the E&S-designed and operated Defence Secure Simulation and Training Node infrastructure (DSSTNi) Information System (IS), which functions as an internal private cloud.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-669-18443522
Solicitation no.
W6431-240113
Buyer
Department of National Defence
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services
Delivery & regions
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Key dates
Published
July 6, 2023
Closes
July 21, 2023
Amendment no.
002
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Valcom Consulting Group Inc.
8 contracts won· latest April 7, 2025
CAD $3.5M
total awarded
2
MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
4 contracts won· latest March 5, 2025
CAD $742.4K
total awarded
3
ThinkPoint Inc.
2 contracts won· latest May 30, 2024
CAD $929.3K
total awarded
4
PureLogic IT Solutions
2 contracts won· latest March 21, 2025
CAD $689.6K
total awarded
5
Cache Computer Consulting Corp.
2 contracts won· latest March 7, 2024
CAD $664.4K
total awarded
Valcom Consulting Group 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.
