Government of Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS)

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Government of Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS)

Shared Services Canada (SSC) currently delivers a suite of fully managed perimeter defence services including the existing Managed Security Services (MSS) portfolio to partner departments and Other Government Departments (OGDs). This portfolio of services provides a comprehensive set of solutions covering perimeter security, intrusion detection and content filtering for web and email. These services can be combined with existing GC-owned solutions for holistic protection of departmental public access zones. MSS is presently procured under the Secure Channel contract that will end in December 2013. Consequently, this Government of Canada Managed Security Service (GCMSS) procurement initiative has been initiated to competitively tender these services and transition existing MSS clients to GCMSS by December 2013.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to consult with Industry on specific areas of interest related to the implementation of this new GCMSS. It is expected that Industry will review it and provide further guidance and feedback to ensure a subsequent fair and equitable RFP solicitation.

One-on-one sessions may be held with interested companies to solicit input from industry regarding the requirements specified in the draft RFP. Canada will meet with any respondent, via one-on-one sessions, upon request. Following the closing date, the Contracting Authority will follow up individually with all respondents who indicate in their responses that they wish to meet with Canada.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.