PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLU

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION

FP976-120001/B Friesen, Manon Telephone No. - (819) 956-1161

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number FP-976-120001/A dated 2012-09-14 with a closing of 2012-10-29 at 02:00 PM EDT.

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) (the "Client") for a Privilege Management Software Solution (PMSS). The bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of one contract for 1 year, plus 5 one-year irrevocable option(s) allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

The scope of the bid solicitation includes

1. the delivery of, and the licensing of, a non-exclusive, perpetual Commercial -Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Privilege Management Software Solution (hereinafter reffered to as the Licensed Software, and where the context requires, as PMSS), for an initial requirement of 7500 User licenses to use meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, Statement of Requirements (SOR); 2. the delivery of the licensed documentation (which includes delivery, installation, integration and configuration of the Licensed Software) meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, Statement of Requirements (SOR); 3. upon acceptance of the Licensed Software by Canada, a 12 month Warranty, and provision of ongoing Software Maintenance and Support Services for the initial requirement during the Contract Period and any extension thereof; 4. irrevocable options to acquire on an "As-and-When" requested basis, additional User Licenses for approximately 2500 Users with provision of ongoing Software Maintenance and Support Services thereon, at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof;

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 French, and operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Requirements in the Client's operational environment described in the bid solicitation.

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 Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), and the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement.

There is no security requirement associated with this requirement.

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.