Request for Proposals (RFP) – Innovation Services

Request for Proposals (RFP) – Innovation Services  About Farm Credit Canada (FCC):  FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture and food lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $38 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 industries. As a self-sustaining Crown corporation, we provide an appropriate return to our shareholder, and reinvest our profits back into the industries and communities we serve. Visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and on Twitter @FCCagriculture.  RFP Scope:  FCC’s Innovation Lab is a small team of futurists. Their focus is the exploration of changes and disruptions in agriculture, finance, and technology. Using what is discovered, the team creates experiments to further explore concepts and generate learnings. These learnings are shared to enable FCC to effectively continue to serve Canadian Agriculture, both today and tomorrow. Leveraging human centred design, the Innovation Lab designs experiences, solving problems for humans, that can potentially be tested or proven, using new technologies, processes, and/or skillsets.  Currently, The Innovation Lab is responsible for the entire experimentation spectrum from research and experience definition to hands-on build of potential solutions and close out including the synthesizing and sharing of learnings. The Innovation Lab is interested in scaling the quantity of learnings by working with vendors to leverage broader skill sets, technologies, perspectives, and ideas. To achieve this, the team would like to create a pre-qualified list of vendors that can augment the planning, execution and closeout of experiments.  RFP Schedule:

RFP issue date: Apr 3, 2020  Vendor questions accepted until: Apr 15, 2020 at 2:00PM*  RFP closing date and time: May 1, 2020 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: Tera Fernandez  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.