Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for Government Managed Cabling Services (GMCS) Ref# R31606

This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for Government Managed Cabling Services. Suppliers are invited to pre-qualify in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITQ in order to become “Qualified Respondents” for any later phases of the procurement process. Only Qualified Respondents will be permitted to respond on any subsequent solicitation issued as part of the procurement process. This ITQ is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of bids or tenders and is intended only to pre-qualify respondents. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION Canada has invoked the National Security Exception for all purposes with respect of this requirement and, as a result, none of disciplines of the trade agreements apply to this procurement. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENTS (CLCA): This procurement will consider contracting obligations that exist in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements across Canada.