Basic Information

Reference Number

0000078067

Issuing Organization

ONTARIO PENSION BOARD

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2018-004-ITS/dk

Title

Application Management Services

Source ID

PU.OTH.ON.682763.C100252

Agreement Types

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

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

Duration: 5 years
Option: two periods of up to one year each

Description

Notice of upcoming RFP Release by Ontario Pension Board for Application Management Services.

Ontario Pension Board (OPB) gives advance notification that it intends to initiate a non-binding Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the selection of a service provider to support OPB needs in the following Information Technology areas:

Application Maintenance and Support;
Application Development; and
Quality Assurance and Testing.

Total estimated quantity of the service hours is approximately 15,000 hours per year across a number of required skillsets. OPB intends to enter into a five (5) year agreement with the option to extend for two (2) periods of up to one (1) year each. It is anticipated the agreement will be awarded in August 2018. The RFP process includes a consecutive negotiation process. Proponents shall submit proposals in English to OPB at 200 King St. West, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON, M5H 3X6 by the submission deadline as published in the RFP document. There will be no public opening for this RFP.

OPB anticipates posting the RFP on electronic Canadian public tendering systems (MERX and Biddingo) in the next several weeks with a thirty-five (35) calendar day posting period. Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor Canadian public electronic tendering systems for the formal posting of the RFP and are asked not to contact OPB for posting information.

The procurement is subject to Chapter Five – Government Procurement of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (“CFTA”) and Chapter Nineteen – Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”).

The posting date and time are subject to change at the sole and absolute discretion of OPB.

Please note this is not a Request for Proposals, no RFP is attached.

[End of Notice]

Dates

Publication

2018/02/07 01:45:43 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2018/02/15 12:00:00 AM EST

Contact Information

Michelle Zhu

416-601-5556

michelle.zhu@opb.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

This notice is for intended future procurement, no submission required for this notice.

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