Basic Information

Reference Number

00003100665

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFB - Request for Bid (Formal)

Solicitation Number

Original Number: Tender_7235

Title

Project: Tender_16044 - Data Integration, Visualization & Analytics (DIVA) Software & Services (REFRESH)

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2022/06/03 01:31:00 PM EDT

Closing Date

2022/07/15 11:00:00 AM EDT

Prebid Conference

2022/06/09 01:30:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Sheldon Fichtenbaum

sheldon.fichtenbaum@ontario.ca

Description

Supply Chain Ontario (SCO), Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (Ministry) of the Ontario government is inviting bidders to submit bids to become vendors of record for the provision of data
integration, visualization, and analytics software products for on and/or off-premise software licenses and services, resulting from the Data Integration, Visualization and Analytics (DIVA) Software and Services-Tender-7235 through this VOR Refresh RFB-Tender-#16044.

SCO, on behalf of the Ministry, establishes enterprise-wide VOR arrangements for various goods and services that may be accessed by the Ontario Public Service and Provincially Funded Organizations across Ontario.

The DIVA Software and Services VOR arrangement originally commenced in June of 2018. The objective of this VOR Refresh RFB is the first opportunity for new Bidders and for 2018 DIVA Existing Vendors to qualify for and/or to add Capabilities to the VOR for provisioning of the Deliverables as described in this RFB. The Bidder must have the necessary infrastructure in place to serve and support all of Ontario.

2018 Existing Vendors on the DIVA VOR ARE NOT required to submit a response to this VOR Refresh RFB if they ARE NOT planning to add any new Capabilities. Those Vendors will remain on the VOR as 2018 Existing Vendors. To add new Capabilities, qualified 2018 Existing Vendors on the DIVA VOR must submit responses to the VOR Refresh RFB and successfully complete all stages (as applicable) for each new Capability they wish to bid on to be qualified for any new Capabilities.
Scope of Work
The DIVA Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangement is for the provision of commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) for any or all of the ten (10) Capabilities in the RFB. The business analytic and data integration/quality software tools will be acquired as government program enablers in support of data management, data research, performance reporting and evidence-based decision-making.
The scope also includes related services for each Product proposed:
•Maintenance & Technical Support;
•Professional Services (Optional); and
•Training Services (at least one type of training as listed in the RFB).

Bidders are invited to submit bids to bid on any or all of the Capabilities depending on whether you are bidding as new Bidder or as a 2018 Existing Vendor.
The products and services in the RFB are based on ten (10) Capabilities listed below.
List of DIVA Capabilities
1. Data Integration;
2. Data Modelling;
3. Data Quality Assurance;
4. Data Security and Privacy;
5. Data Management;
6. Statistical Modelling;
7. Integrated Development Environment;
8. Machine Learning;
9. Visual Analytics and Reporting; and
10. Cloud Portability.
or direct them to Attachment#1., Section 2 for a list and description of each Capability.

Optional Information Session
June 9, 2022 13:30 hours (Toronto time)
A Bidder that wishes to participate in the Information Session video conference must submit their intention via the eTendering software no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled date and time of the information session. The contact will provide video conference details to those that have identified an interest to participate. To indicate interest, please send an email to the RFB contact using OTP messaging no later than June 8, 2022, 12:00, with the following information:

- Each attendee's first and last name
- Attendee's full company name
- Each attendee's email address.

The purpose of the Bidder information session is to review and clarify the process set out in this RFB. Bidders are strongly encouraged to participate in this session where they will have the opportunity to ask questions about the procurement process.

Bidders should note that this session will focus on the procurement process only, including the scoring and award criteria, and will not include a discussion of the Deliverables outlined in this RFB.

Questions regarding the Deliverables should be submitted in writing to the RFB Contact through the OTP eTendering System online messaging function before the deadline for Bidder questions (See "Bidder's Deadline for Questions").

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Prebid Conference

Attendance

Recommended

Event date

2022/06/09 01:30:00 PM EDT

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly 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 main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/