Basic Information

Reference Number

PW-_HAL-219-11124

Issuing Organization

Natural Resources Canada

Owner Organization

Marine Atlantic Inc.

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

MA021-200048/A

Title

Data Centre Hosting Services - Marine Atlantic (MA021-200048/A)

Source ID

PWGSC

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Nova Scotia

Dates

Publication

2020/11/24 11:00:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2021/01/18 01:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Richard, Linda K.

(902) 402-9059 ( )

linda.k.richard@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Description

Trade Agreement: CETA / CFTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall

Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Data Centre Hosting Services - Marine Atlantic

MA021-200048/A Richard, Linda K. Telephone No. - (902) 402-9059 (

) Fax No. - (902) 496-5016 (

)

Marine Atlantic Inc. (MAI) is seeking a professional and highly-qualified business partner to provide Data Centre Services.

The supplier must have significant experience in providing Data Centre Services similar to the requirements requested in the Statement of Work.

The Supplier must deliver flexible solutions for managed IT services, including:

1. Co-location, where MAIs equipment will be located at the Suppliers site and will be managed by MAI

Staff with patching and operating software (OS) updates provided by the Supplier. 2. Managed Hosting, where non-virtualized equipment (either owned by MAI or provided by the Supplier) will be located at the Suppliers site and will be managed by the Suppliers staff. 3. Virtualization, where the Supplier will provide and manage all necessary virtualized infrastructure.

The contract is from September 1, 2021 until August 31, 2023, with one option period of 2 years; and one option period of 1 year.

The Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this requirement.

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canadas initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document entitled Instructions to bidders/offerors/suppliers, as the case may be, for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority, linda.k.richard@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca, no later than 10 calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

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