Card Acceptance Service

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

The Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) requires a Contract with a single service provider to provide merchant acquirer services to federal government departments and agencies for the processing of payments received via credit and debit cards.

The resulting contract will not include deliveries of services within locations within Yukon, Northwest Territorites, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirements for deliveries of within locations within Yukon, Northwest Territorites, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador that are subject to CLCAs will have to be treated as a separate procurement not forming part of the bid solicitation.

NOTE: Although there is no direct cost to seek a security clearance from the Government of Canada, the bidder must take into consideration that security clearance is a rigorous process that will require the supplier to allocate internal resources to coordinate several interactions with different sections of PWGSC. The organization needs to be listed and cleared by designating a security officer. The physical locations where the work is performed also will require clearances, as well as employees performing the work. Finally the Information Technology (IT) components will need to be validated by the PWGSC security sector. Work can only begin once all security aspects have been cleared, which may take several months.

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.