Unsupervised Internet Tests

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) intends to enter into up to 5 contracts with multiple contractors for the Unsupervised Internet Tests (UITs). This requirement also includes options to extend the contract up to three (3) additional one-year periods under the same conditions. The period of any resulting contracts will be 2 years from the date of contract award. A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract. Proposal documents and supporting information must be submitted in either English or French. Questions must be directed in writing to the contracting authority via email: furqana.mehkari@cra-arc.gc.ca Bids must be submitted by using the Connect service provided by the Canada Post Corporation. When responding, the proposal MUST be delivered to: Canada Revenue Agency Bid Receiving Unit BRUg@cra-arc.gc.ca Bids will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address must be used to request that CRA open a Connect conversation, as detailed in Standard Instructions 2003. Bidders must not use their own licensing agreement for Connect to initiate a Connect conversation with CRA. The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Delivery points will be virtual. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult the bid solicitation document. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement.