Category · Treasury Board object code 0585
License/Maintenance fees for networking software: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $572M
- Contracts
- 1,534
- Median contract
- $41K
- Non-competitive
- 52%
- of 1,413 contracts that say how they were awarded
Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
When a contract’s period ends, the department often extends it or puts the work out to tender again; the record doesn’t say which.
50 federal contracts of $100,000 or more, worth $56.3M, end between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027. The 10 largest:
Every department’s contracts ending soon
Federal contracts of $100,000 or more whose end date falls between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027: the date each department last reported for the end of the contract period (or delivery), each contract counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
By buyer, in detail
Departments with at least 40 contracts in this category.
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bell Telephone Company Of | 57 | $90.9M |
| Click Networks Inc. | 55 | $82.7M |
| Compucom Canada Co. | 65 | $44M |
| Click Spirit Inc. | 6 | $36.8M |
| Bell Canada | 13 | $29.3M |
| IPSS Inc. | 54 | $26.2M |
| IBM Canada Ltd | 21 | $16.5M |
| Computacenter Canada Inc. | 22 | $14.2M |
| Central Technology Services | 1 | $13.6M |
| Entrust Ltd | 6 | $13M |
| INSA Corp. | 50 | $12.3M |
| Compugen Inc. | 39 | $11.4M |
| Conexsys Communications Limited | 27 | $10.9M |
| Teramach Technologies Inc. | 13 | $10M |
| Transpolar Technology Corporation | 6 | $9.5M |
| Hitachi Data Systems Inc. | 3 | $9.1M |
| Microsoft Canada Inc. | 11 | $8.6M |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 37 | $7.6M |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 23 | $7M |
| Optiv Canada Federal Inc. | 38 | $6.1M |
| Blackberry Limited | 28 | $4.7M |
| Access 2 Networks Inc. | 53 | $4.7M |
| Charter Telecom Inc. | 10 | $4.1M |
| Dalian Enterprises Inc. | 24 | $3.9M |
| Calian Ltd | 34 | $3.7M |
Plus 38 contracts ($3.5M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Buyers
The departments and agencies that bought.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | $131K |
| 2011 | 6 | $659K |
| 2012 | 24 | $1.5M |
| 2013 | 68 | $15.2M |
| 2014 | 10 | $293K |
| 2015 | 14 | $10.5M |
| 2016 | 47 | $7.2M |
| 2017 | 81 | $36.7M |
| 2018 | 91 | $25.9M |
| 2019 | 112 | $52.1M |
| 2020 | 128 | $49.2M |
| 2021 | 187 | $53M |
| 2022 | 149 | $36.6M |
| 2023 | 153 | $45.9M |
| 2024 | 148 | $50.9M |
| 2025 | 213 | $87.7M |
| 2026 | 102 | $97.9M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 569 | $374M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 57 | $80.4M |
| Non-competitive | 730 | $72.9M |
| Not stated | 121 | $27.7M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 53 | $16M |
| Advance contract award notice | 4 | $970K |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | 930 | $447M |
| Services | 469 | $93.9M |
| Not stated | 121 | $27.6M |
| Construction | 14 | $2.9M |