Shared Services Canada (SSC) - conduct physical inventory counts of IT assets in SSC data centres across Canada.

Amendment 3: Questions and Answers --------------------------------- Amendment 2: questions and Answers --------------------------------- Amendment 1: Questions and Answers --------------------------------- Shared Services Canada (SSC) is requesting proposals to conduct physical inventory counts of IT assets in SSC data centres across Canada. The objective of this activity is to establish a baseline of SSC IT inventory that facilitates life cycle (tracking) activities for the replacement / modernization or disposal management of SSC inventory of materiel and capital assets.  It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract for 1(1) year, plus one (6) month irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract(s). There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 – Security and Financial Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the “Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders” document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-e.html#top) Website. On July 12, 2012, the Government of Canada announced on the Government Electronic Tendering Service that it had invoked the National Security Exception under the trade agreements in respect of procurements related to email, networks and data centres for Shared Services Canada. As a result, this requirement is subject to the National Security Exception.