DESCRIPTION: Inclusive User-Managed Cloud Infrastructure Research and Development Services
This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is an invitation to interested vendors (“Respondents”) to submit Proposals (“Responses”) to OCAD University (“OCAD U”) for an Inclusive Infrastructure Developer to work alongside the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) team and its community of open-source contributors to research, design, and develop an inclusive, user-managed web publishing and data-gathering infrastructure (the “Project”). The infrastructure developer will write code to automate the development, deployment, and operation of this system on the IDRC’s Amazon Web Services-based infrastructure and will work closely with designers and developers using a devops approach.
TIMING OF SUBSEQUENT NOTICES: Not Applicable
SUBMISSION DETAILS: Suppliers can find the complete tender document(s), at no cost, on: https://ocad.bonfirehub.ca/projects/43549/details
PROCUREMENT METHOD: Open tender whereby all interested suppliers may submit a response.
ESTIMATED QUAMTITIES: Available within the tender document.
SUBMISSION DETAILS: Suppliers shall submit their response(s) electronically at https://ocad.bonfirehub.ca/projects/43549/details
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 21, 2021, 2:00PM EST
PUBLIC OPENING: Not applicable
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: Available within the tender document
MANDATORY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
- Appendix 1 RFP Submission Form (Pass/Fail)
- Declaration of Accessibility compliance (Pass/Fail)
- Appendix 2 Technical Response
- Appendix 3 References
- Appendix 4 Pricing Response
SCORED SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: CRITERIAWEIGHTING FACTOR
STAGE 1 – Mandatory Requirements Pass/Fail
STAGE 1 – Declaration of Accessibility compliancePass/Fail
STAGE 2 – Technical Criteria 45 points
STAGE 3 – Interview 25 points
STAGE 4 – Reference Checks 10 points
STAGE 5 – Evaluation of Pricing 20 points
This procurement is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
This procurement is covered by Chapter 9 of the Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement (OQTCA)
This procurement is covered by Chapter 19 Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
DELIVERY DATE: September 2021
DURATION OF AGREEMENT: 3 years
NEGOTIATION:
At the end of the evaluation process, OCAD University may identify one or more suppliers with whom it wishes to enter negotiations, by written notification.
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to download the tender document which contain the most current information.
If there is a conflict between the tender document and this Tender Notice, the tender document will take precedence.
