MacBook Pro for the Department of National Defence

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) Solicitation No.: 2BH070299 Department: Department of National Defence Notification Period: 10 days (17/09/2020 to 06/10/2020) Description of Requirement: Department of National Defence requires an OS that natively supports development in Linux while also providing significant hardware support for intelligent imagery, video, and data analytics, and the GPU horsepower for increased pattern recognition and image analysis. The developers will be utilizing the same hardware across the board, which will also allow simplified troubleshooting of the code bases while ensuring hardware will not play a factor in bug hunting. RAM and CPU have already proven effective for the custom applications being developed, tested and transitioned into execution environments. Delivery Destination Area: Ashton, Ontario Delivery Date: 30 federal government working days from contract award. Security Requirements: N/A Trade Agreements: Canada Free Trade Agreement Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements (CLCA): N/A The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract. Bids must be submitted only to the SSC Email Address for RFQ Submission by the date, time and place indicated on page 1 of the RFQ. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. All enquiries related to this solicitation must be addressed in writing to: Rashawn Griffith Procurement Officer Shared Services Canada 180 rue Kent St, 13th floor PO Box/CP 9808 STS T CSC, Ottawa Ontario, K1G 4A8 Telephone: 343-549-9539 Email: Rashawn.Griffith@Canada.ca