FACETED DOCUMENT MIGRATION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES SOLUTION

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Faceted Document Migration Software and Services Solution

EN869-141670/A Quenville, Elizabeth Elizabeth.quenville@pwgsc.gc.ca Telephone No. - (613) 937-2727

Canada has a requirement for a commercially available Information Discovery and Faceted Migration Solution (IDFMS) (the "Software Solution"). The Software Solution will be used to assist PWGSC in conducting the analysis, organization and migration of an estimated 30% to 40% of the total 45 terabytes of information (over 17 million documents) from legacy PWGSC repositories to GCDOCS. The required Software Solution must include the Subscription Software, a 12-month warranty, software maintenance and support, and documentation. Professional services must also be provided, if requested. The bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a contract for 1 year, plus 5 irrevocable option(s) allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract. All parts of the Software Solution must be available to the Client Users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in English, and operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Requirements in the Client's operational environment described in the bid solicitation. PWGSC is the Initial Client that will use the IDFMS (the "Software Solution"). However, this bid solicitation will also allow Canada to make the Software Solution available to any department or Crown corporation (as those terms are defined in the Financial Administration Act) or any other party for which the Department of Public Works and Government Services is authorized to act from time to time under section 16 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (each a "Client"). Although Canada may make the Software Solution available to any or all the Clients, this bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using another method of supply for entities of the Government of Canada with the same or similar needs. When the Software Solution is made available to Clients other than the Initial Client, any required professional services or training will be purchased under a separate contract. Bidders must providea list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, whichever is applicable to this bid solicitation. There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other 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. The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement: see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.