IT Professional Services to Enhance and Deliver the Canada Disability Benefit Digital Solution

For Clarity Purposes - Additional Description Details added 2026-11-03

As per the Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) : This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

Therefore, this requirement is open to only Indigenous TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578-170432 who qualified under Tier 1, under the Remote/Virtual Access region, level of expertise and for the following categories:

Stream 1: Applications Services A.1 Application/Software Architect – Level 3 A.6 Programmer/Software Developer – Level 3 Stream 6: Cyber protection services C.6. Information Technology Security Engineer – Level 3

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This procurement seeks to secure specialized and advance IT Professional Services TBIPS Consultants, who have skill sets not available internally. Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Innovation, Information & Technology Branch (IITB), requires specialized IT professional services to enhance and deliver the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) digital solution. Application Architects, Software Developers, and Security Engineers will design, develop, integrate, test, and secure new program functionalities, APIs, and backend systems using an Agile delivery approach. Through accessibility-focused design, rigorous testing, and secure system integration, this work will streamline benefit applications, improve the accuracy and timeliness of payments, and strengthen service delivery. As a result, Canadians with disabilities will benefit from a more accessible, efficient, and reliable process for accessing financial supports.