Customer Identity and Access Management - Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)Shared Services CanadaEnterprise IT Procurement & Corporate Services Branch99 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3TitleEnterprise Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)Request for Proposals – BPM021339 Event#2DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:Only Pre-Qualified Respondents from the CIAM Invitation to Qualify (ITQ), BPM019275 may respond to this RFP, which are:-IBM Canada Ltd.- OKTA Software Canada, Inc.-ForgeRock-ThalesThe Government of Canada (GC) is seeking to procure an enterprise grade ‘out of the box’ Customer Identity and Access Management solution in a Software as a Service deployment model that can accommodate the requirements of the GC and its clients, including individuals and businesses, at large.The Contractor will be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).DURATION OF CONTRACTInitial Period: 10 years.Option Period(s): Five one-year periods.EVALUATION PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGYHighest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price.Negotiations under Article 512 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (and the corresponding Articles in the applicable international trade agreements) may be conducted with any Qualified Respondent related to this procurement.SECURITY REQUIREMENTSThis RFP contains security requirements.BID SUBMISSION: Bidders must submit bids using Shared Services Canada’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system.The following trade agreements apply to this procurement process: Canadian Free Trade Agreement;Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement; Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP);Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement;Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA);Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement;Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement;Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement;Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement;Canada-UK trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA);Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement;Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement; andWorld Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).INQUIRIES:Inquiries can be sent to the contracting authority, James Taylor-Chassé in writing via email: james.taylor-chasse@ssc-spc.gc.ca SSC Customer Identity and Access Management - Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)- Amendment 000