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Intent to contract with Civia Inc dba GovAI for advanced AI capabilities using OpenAI's ChatGPT LLM with privacy controls for IT and public service operations.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004766798

Issuing Organization

District of West Vancouver

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

NOI25 451

Title

NOI25 451 Artificial Intelligence Assistant for Local Government

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/10/23 07:11:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/11/12 03:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Nelson, Clay

purchasing@westvancouver.ca

Description

Notice is hereby given by the District of West Vancouver of its intent to contract with Civia Inc dba GovAI for advanced AI capabilities tailored to the needs of the District of West Vancouver's IT and public service operations. Services include genAI using OpenAI's ChatGPT LLM with tight controls around privacy protection and no model learning based on data submitted by the District.

Vendors wishing to raise an objection to this decision should email an official letter of objection presenting specific reasons by Noon, local time, NOvember 12, 2025.

If there are any inquiries regarding this Notice of Intent, please contact:
Clay Nelson, Purchasing Manager, by email

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.