Basic Information

Reference Number

0000289623

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada

Owner Organization

Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

DCC-IT-020-03 (Step/Étape 1)

Title

RFP - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862067.C2725201

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Delivery Point

Ottawa, Ontario

Purchase Type

Duration: 5 years
Option: 4 options of 5 years each / 4 options de 5 ans

Description

Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System, Ottawa, ON (Project No. DCC-IT-020-03)

Description
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) is requesting proposals from software publishers for the provision of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System in the form of a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.

The objective of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to select the proponent with the highest total score. Information provided by the proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFP which will consist of a 2-step solicitation approach. This notice consists of step 1 of the solicitation process. Additional details are provided in the RFP documents.

The estimated cost for the initial term of this opportunity is in the range of $6,450,000.

Software publishers that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA), and Chapter 15 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The selected vendor will be required to hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) within Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFP documents.

Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement. Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity.

Dates

Publication

2025/04/17 11:54:44 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2025/05/05 02:00:00 PM EDT

Closing Date

2025/05/12 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Paul Chouinard

343-549-1737

Paul.Chouinard@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Required Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement Document

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Questions

Question Name	Question Description	Mandatory
Name of Proponent	Full legal name of Proponent (Or name of Joint Venture, if applicable)	Yes
Mailing address	Proponent's mailing address (or Joint Venture's addresse if applicable)	Yes
Point of contact (POC)	Name, title, phone #, and email address of the POC for the Proponent (or Joint Venture, if applicable)	Yes
Language of RFP Step 2 and Contract	Which language is to be used for the RFP Step 2 and the contract (English or French)? The language selected will be the only language used for the RFP Step 2 documents, the contract documents and communication during the execution of the resulting contract, excluding the deliverables which shall be provided per the language requirements as set out in the contract.	Yes
Cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS)	The Proponent attests that its proposed ERP Software System solution is in the form of a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) offering	Yes
Data hosting capability in Canada	The Proponent attests that it has data hosting capability and server location(s) in Canada	Yes
Server locations in Canada	List all of the Proponent's server locations (city and province/territory) within Canada.	Yes
Qualified cloud service provider	The Proponent attests that its data hosting capabilities and server location(s) hosting the proposed ERP Software System and third-party integrations are provided by a qualified cloud service provider or will be provided by a qualified cloud service provider within three (3) months of Contract award. A qualified cloud service provider is as identified in the GC Cloud Framework Agreements catalogue located at https://hosting-services-hebergement.canada.ca/s/gc-cloud-fa-catalogue?language=en_US.	Yes
Data to remain in Canada	The Proponent attests that all data will remain in Canada at all times	Yes
Data encryption	The Proponent attests that all data at rest and in-transit is, and will be, at all times, encrypted at a level of TLS 1.2 or higher	Yes
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification	The Proponent attests that each member of the Proponent’s team holds valid and current ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification(s) achieved by an accredited certification body (or subsequent versions)	Yes
ISO/IEC 27017:2015 certification	The Proponent attests that each member of the Proponent’s team holds a valid and current ISO/IEC 27017:2015 certification(s) achieved by an accredited certification body (or subsequent versions).	Yes
SOC 2 Type II certification	The Proponent attests that its proposed ERP Software System holds, valid and current certification for AICPA Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II Audit Report issued by an independent Certified Public Accountant.	Yes
ISO/IEC 27018:2014 certification	The Proponent attests that each member of the Proponent’s team holds a valid and current ISO/IEC 27018:2014 certification(s) achieved by an accredited certification body (or subsequent versions).	Yes
Language Availability	The Proponent attests that all of the following elements of its proposed ERP Software System are available in both English and French languages: .1 User interface (including labels on screens, drop down lists, pop-up messages, error messages, buttons, links); .2 Standard training materials (including images, print screens, videos, and graphs); and .3 Reports (including report titles, labels, field names, currency display, dates).	Yes
Language Selection	The Proponent attest that: .1 DCC users of the proposed ERP Software System can toggle/switch between the user interface languages according to their preference; and .2 the text of existing user interface elements and any new user interface elements created by DCC (including labels on screens, drop down lists, pop-up messages, error messages, buttons, links) can be modified by DCC in both English and French.	Yes
Character Sets	The Proponent attests that its proposed ERP Software System has the capability to allow user input in both English and French character sets, including all characters, symbols, signs, numerals and punctuation from the Latin alphabet, and mixed-case (upper and lower) characters.	Yes
Original Software Publisher	The Proponent attests that it is an original software publisher of the proposed ERP Software System and that it is compliant with the requirements of paragraph 2.6.4 of this RFP	Yes

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Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Non-Disclosure Agreement	Non-Disclosure Agreement	Yes	No
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