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CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking Proposals from industry in response to its Request for Proposals (“RFP) for:
Digital Ad Quality, Compliance, and Malvertising Prevention Solution
An Agreement resulting from this RFP may potentially be for three (3) years with two (2) irrevocable option(s) to extend for two (2) year period(s).
1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:
The key objectives in issuing this RFP are as follows:
A comprehensive Ad Quality, Compliance, and Malvertising Prevention solution that enhances our ability to detect, mitigate, and prevent malvertising, deceptive ads, and non-compliant creatives across digital advertising environments. The selected solution should provide real-time ad scanning, policy enforcement, threat intelligence, and automated remediation to protect users, maintain brand integrity, and ensure compliance with industry standards and partner requirements.
2. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
This RFP is open only to Proponents who meet each of the mandatory requirements identified in Appendix A- Scope of Work & Response Grid.
Supplier must provide concise responses to all requirements while limiting the length of each response. Indicating “YES” is not a complete answer and further detail is required to support the claim that the Proponent currently meets each of the requirements.
3. TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTATION
As CBC/Radio-Canada uses MERX (https://www.MERX4.MERX.com/cbc) to manage its solicitation process, all Proponents must obtain the RFX documents through MERX. Here is the link to the MERX Supplier User Guide
for new users https://www.merx.com/cms-portals/MERX/cms/public/help/guides/supplieruserguide-v1.0.pdf
- Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFP.
- To obtain the documents you must be registered with MERX. If you are not already registered, please follow the MERX Supplier User Guide link above and/or call 1-800-964-6379.
Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.
- COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
- Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada prior to obtaining the RFP documentation must be undertaken by e-mail only, addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative, whose co-ordinates appear below. All e-mails pertaining to this RFP must state the RFP reference number (RFP # REV20250312) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.
Rajeev Roopnah
Sr. Manager, Supply Management
Finance and Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
E-mail: Rajeev.Roopnah@cbc.ca
- Once the tender documents have been obtained, Proponents may have queries, require further information or clarification, or discover certain omissions or ambiguities in the RFP documents. If so, or if there is any doubt about the meaning of any part of this RFP, must submit their questions through MERX no later than the date specified in PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFP Process of the main document.
CBC/Radio-Canada reserves the right, at its discretion, to answer only those questions submitted through MERX.
5. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be received by CBC/Radio-Canada, via electronic submission to the MERX Website (www.MERX.com) no later than 17 Avril 2025 at 8:00:00 pm, Eastern Time.
The Proponent has the sole responsibility for the timely receipt of a Proposal by CBC/Radio-Canada. The Proponent cannot transfer such responsibility to CBC/Radio-Canada. The MERX clock shall be used to determine the time of receipt of the Proposal, whether the time indicated on such clock is accurate or not.
Partial Proposals, amendments or revisions which are received after the date and time for the RFP Submission Closing Date will not be accepted.
