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Employment and Social Development Canada

Système de navigation Wayfinder pour soutenir les clients ayant des déficiences visuelles dans les bureaux de Service Canada

Other
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
December 20, 2024
Published
December 5, 2024
Type
*srvtgd
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesQuebec

Full description

The Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Integrated Service Strategy and Operations branch, has a requirement to maintain customized Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons within the identified buildings.

The contractor must provide the customized messages remain networked and available within BlindSquare, and will also provide a messaging update service whereby each message can be updated at minimum once per year, or an equivalent number of message amendments.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) has exclusivity over the BlindSquare app in Canada. Currently, the pre-identified supplier is the only supplier in Canada who can maintain the status quo of our existing navigation solution.

The proposed period of contract shall be from January 1st, 2025, to December 31, 2027, with the option to extend for an additional three (3) option periods of one (1) year each.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-397-45184322
Solicitation no.
100027206
Buyer
Employment and Social Development Canada
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Method
Advance contract award notice
Procurement category
*SRVTGD
Trade agreements
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Quebec (except NCR) *Alberta *Ontario (except NCR) *Nova Scotia *British Columbia *Newfoundland and Labrador *Saskatchewan *Prince Edward Island *New Brunswick *Manitoba
Contract term
January 1, 2025 → December 31, 2027

Key dates

Published
December 5, 2024
Closes
December 20, 2024
Amendment no.
001

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Makwa Resourcing Inc. and TPG Technology Consulting Ltd in JV
    1 contract won· latest April 28, 2025
    CAD $884.7K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Gartner Canada CO
    1 contract won· latest March 6, 2024
    CAD $559.2K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Tato Recruiting Inc, S.I. Systems ULC in Joint Venture
    1 contract won· latest April 1, 2025
    CAD $404.4K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc
    1 contract won· latest June 17, 2025
    CAD $401.5K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    AFI by Edgenda Inc.
    1 contract won· latest January 13, 2025
    CAD $311.5K
    total awarded

Makwa Resourcing Inc. and TPG Technology Consulting Ltd in JV 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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