Basic Information

Reference Number

0000236361

Issuing Organization

ONTARIO PENSION BOARD

Owner Organization

Ontario Pension Board

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

NPP 2022-007-FIN/dt

Title

NPP Navision Support 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: 2 years
Option: 5 Options (1 year each)

Description

Summary Notice and Notice of Intended Procurement

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

A. SUMMARY NOTICE

1. Subject Matter of Procurement
Navision Support Services

The service provider will provide comprehensive Microsoft Dynamics Navision and/or Dynamics Business Central 365 support services to OPB including the following at minimum:

Ongoing maintenance, support, and training services;
Application migration services; and
Other related services.

2. How to Obtain Relevant Documents
OPB anticipates posting the RFP on electronic Canadian public tendering systems (MERX and/or Biddingo) on November 21, 2022. 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.

3. Submission Deadline
The submission deadline for this solicitation is December 21, 2022, 3:00:00p.m. Eastern Time.

B. NOTICE OF INTENDED PROCUREMENT

1. Procuring Entity’s Name and Address

Ontario Pension Board
200 King St. West, Suite 2200
Toronto ON M5H 3X6

2. Contact Information
Eva Zacharias, Senior Procurement Officer at eva.zacharias@opb.ca

3. How to Obtain Relevant Documents
OPB anticipates posting the RFP on electronic Canadian public tendering systems (MERX and/or Biddingo) on November 21, 2022. 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.

4. Description of Procurement

Navision Support Services

The service provider will provide comprehensive Microsoft Dynamics Navision and/or Dynamics Business Central 365 support services to OPB including the following at minimum:

5. Time-Frame for Delivery, Duration of Contract and Extension Options
It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be awarded on or about January 30, 2023 and will be for a term of two (2) years with an option to extend on the same terms and conditions for an additional five (5) terms of up to one (1) year.

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 December 21, 2022, 3:00:00p.m. Eastern Time.

8. Location of Submission
The proponent shall submit its proposal through either one (1) of the online tendering platforms OPB uses, i.e., Biddingo and Merx, at the following address:

9. Date of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting
N/A

10. Details of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting
N/A

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, and, where the contract value meets or exceeds applicable contract value thresholds, by the Chapter 19 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It is expected that OPB and the successful proponent, if any, will negotiate and execute a comprehensive form of agreement setting out substantially all of the terms and conditions that will apply to the provision of services under this RFP (the “PSA” or “Professional Services Agreement”).

The RFP process is a non-binding RFP which includes a consecutive negotiation process. The service provider may be requested to provide other related services to meet OPB needs during the term.
The Proponent must be an authorized Microsoft Dynamics Navision Partner.

This is a notice of intended procurement, no submission is required.

Dates

Publication

2022/11/21 04:39:31 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2022/12/21 03:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Eva Zacharias

eva.zacharias@opb.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

This is a notice of intended procurement, no submission is required.

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