RFI ANNEX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SAN/NAS

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: RFI ANNEX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SAN/NAS

EN740-12RFII/A O'Sullivan, Patrick Telephone No. - (819) 956-8340 Fax No. - (819) 956-1156

Background and Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) Canada intends to add new Categories to the Mass Storage Systems National Master Standing Offer (NMSO E60EJ-11000S/XXX/EJ) by June 2, 2013. The purpose of this RFI is to seek feedback and determine if the content of Draft Annex A is representative of current market technologies. It is further intended as a means for Respondents to highlight where the Draft Technical Specifications could potentially be improved to facilitate delivery of solutions to Client Departments. Nature of Request for Information This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. As a result, potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described in this RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.

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