2021-LU-006 - Request for Proposals (RFP) – Product Modernization and Data Engineering Pre-Qualification List (2021-LU-006)

About Farm Credit Canada (FCC):

FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture and food lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $41 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and food. We provide flexible, competitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and food industry. As a self-sustaining Crown corporation, we provide an appropriate return to our shareholder, and reinvest our profits back into the industry and communities we serve. For more information, visit fcc.ca.

RFP Scope:

FCC’s Information Technology (IT) team is accountable for enabling and delivering IT Services to FCC’s community and enterprise leaders to enable execution excellence. To effectively meet its business objectives, FCC often augments its internal staff. As part of this RFP, FCC will select a list of Vendors who will reside on our Pre-Qualified (PQ) List for Product Modernization and Data Engineering.

FCC has a suite of products that are either used internally by FCC employees and contractors or externally by customers. FCC intends to modernize these Products using a phased approach. Currently, the majority of the Products and Software are Thin Client-based and FCC intends to make them Web-based. FCC is also moving from a traditional data warehouse model to AWS pipeline data infrastructure.

The objective of the RFP is to establish a list of Vendors that FCC can leverage who are experienced and have a successful history of Product Modernization and Data Engineering. This list will also allow FCC to scale resource capacity with flexibility and agility. FCC expects increased business value, through supporting mutually beneficial relationships with vendors on the PQ List over time.

In addition to the list, FCC intends to award at least one team at the outset of this RFP with the team(s) expected to commence providing services to FCC in April 2022. To be awarded the team, a Vendor will need to pass the evaluation for the PQ List.

RFP Schedule:

RFP issue date: January 6, 2022

Vendor questions accepted until: January 13, 2022 at 2:00PM*

RFP closing date and time: January 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM *

*Note: All times are CST, Saskatchewan

RFP Process Considerations:

Vendors should note that:

this opportunity notice references a non-binding, competitive RFP, not a call for tenders. FCC is not obligated to proceed with the work described in the RFP scope, and may cancel the RFP at any time.

FCC’s procurement process allows for negotiation between FCC and one or more vendors, prior to awarding a contract.

Requesting the RFP Document:

Capable vendors who are interested in receiving a copy of the RFP document are to contact:

Lord Ugwu

Procurement and Vendor Manager

Farm Credit Canada

procurement@fcc.ca

Note: Vendors do not receive the RFP document by registering for the list of interested suppliers (“LIS”) on buyandsell.ca. Vendors must request the RFP document through FCC’s designated RFP contact.