Basic Information

Reference Number

0000173657

Issuing Organization

ONTARIO PENSION BOARD

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

NPP 2020-006-ITS/am

Title

Microsoft Windows 10 License

Source ID

PU.OTH.ON.682763.C100252

Agreement Type

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:2020/04/22

Description

Notice of Intended Procurement

This Notice of Intended Procurement is issued by Ontario Pension Board (“OPB”) for procurements covered by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement to provide summary information in relation to specific procurement, as detailed below.

1. Procuring Entity’s Name and Address

Ontario Pension Board
200 King Street West, Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3X6

2. Contact Information

RFQ Contact: Michelle Zhu, Manager, Procurement
Email: michelle.zhu@opb.ca

3. How to Obtain Relevant Documents

OPB is posting a Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) on electronic Canadian public tendering systems (MERX and Biddingo), on April 1, 2020, at the same time of posting this Notice of Intended Procurement. Interested suppliers should download the tendering document from the aforementioned Canadian public electronic tendering systems and are asked not to contact OPB for posting information.

4. Description of Procurement

This Request for Quotations (the “RFQ”) is an invitation by the Ontario Pension Board (“OPB”) to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Agreement License as further described in Section A of the RFQ Particulars (Appendix D) (the “Deliverables”).

The respondent must be a Microsoft Licensing Solution Partner (LSP).

5. Time-Frame for Delivery, Duration of Contract and Extension Options

It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be awarded in April and the renewal will be for 220 users on a three (3) year term.

6. Language of Submissions

Unless otherwise indicated, all submissions shall be in English only.

7. Submission Deadline Date and Time

The submission deadline for this solicitation is April 15, 2020 at 3:00:00 p.m. local time (EST).

8. Location of Submission

Submission for this solicitation shall be submitted via email to the RFQ Contact at:
Email: michelle.zhu@opb.ca

9. Date of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting

Not Applicable

10. Details of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting

Not Applicable

11. CFTA/CETA

Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable exceptions and exclusions, this solicitation is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

Dates

Publication

2020/04/01 04:56:04 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2020/04/15 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Michelle Zhu

416-601-5556

michelle.zhu@opb.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

This is a Notice of Intended Procurement, please refer to the Request for Quotations (RFQ) document for details.

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