Request for Information (RFI) – Email Security

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.  RFI Scope:  Digital transformation and, cloud-based computing has brought about a requirement to revisit our email security needs. We are seeking an enhancement to our Microsoft-based email clients that reduces the likelihood of misdirected emails or attachments being transmitted due to human error.  In accordance with Part 5 – RFI Scope of this RFI, FCC is seeking for vendors to propose suggested approaches and/or solutions that will augment regular email processes by simplifying or enhancing the selection of recipients and/or attachments, and thereby make it less likely for an individual to make an error while doing so.  RFI Schedule:

RFI Issue Date: July 20, 2021  Vendor Questions Accepted Until: July 29, 2021 at 2:00PM*  RFI Closing Date and Time: August 23, 2021 at 2:00PM*

* Central Standard Time (CST) – Saskatchewan, Canada Time Zone  RFI Process Considerations Vendors should note that:  this opportunity notice references an RFI only, not a call for tenders. FCC does not intend to award a contract as a direct result of this RFI and is only seeking to identify vendors with suitable experience for potential consideration in future opportunities. Requesting the RFI Document: Capable vendors who are interested in receiving a copy of the RFI document are to contact: Adam Gottselig  Procurement and Vendor Manager  Farm Credit Canada procurement@fcc.ca  Note: Vendors do not receive the RFI document by registering for the list of interested suppliers (“LIS”) on buyandsell.ca. Vendors must request the RFI document through FCC’s designated RFI contact.