Open tenderTender · Closed · Request for Supply Arrangement

SBIPS RFSA (Solution-based Informatics)

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Bids closeClosed: July 4, 2028; July 4, 2028 at 14:00 (in 628 days)July 4, 2028 at 14:00
Published: October 4, 2024; amended July 31, 2026
Type: Services; Competitive - Open bidding
Delivery: Anywhere in Canada

CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.

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What it is

Reference: cb-20-75132174 · solicitation EN537-05IT01/N
Commodity (UNSPSC): 81110000 Computer services81111509 Internet or intranet client application development services81111510 Internet or intranet server application development services81111706 Network planning services81111707 Systems planning services81111803 Local area network LAN maintenance or support81111804 Wide area network WAN maintenance or support81111808 System analysis service81112300 Computer hardware maintenance and support
Topic: Engineering, research and IT services
Delivery regions: Anywhere in Canada
Trade agreements: Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
How the winner is picked: Variations or combinations of the above methods What this means

SBIPS EN537-05IT01/N ** This is a continuation of the Solution-Based Informatics Professional Services (SBIPS) Request for Supply Arrangement originally published in 2016 (Refresh EN537-05IT01/M). Suppliers new to PSPC’s online procurement tool may wish to consult the CanadaBuys Getting Started page where they can find: • A registration checklist for Ariba SAP to help understand what is needed before creating an account, and; • Step-by-step instructions on how to create an account. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS: This document is a request for supply arrangements (RFSA). Resulting supply arrangements (SA) are non-binding agreements between Canada and suppliers to facilitate the procurement process and are not contracts. Future requirements solicited through a supply arrangement may result in contracts, but a contract will only exist if and when a contract is awarded. REQUIREMENT: This solicitation is a RFSA to satisfy Canada's requirement for the provision of for Solution-Based Informatics Professional Services (SBIPS) to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA). …

Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.

Should you bid?

What the public record says about work like this. The notice on CanadaBuys is what counts: read it before deciding.

Who won the last one

The last award notice from Public Services and Procurement Canada for the same commodity code went to Yrh Inc. in Sep 2026. That contract runs to Jul 2028.

What work like this goes for

Half of the 109 award notices for the same commodity code were between $256,974 and $5,044,591; the middle one was $1,377,213. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.

How many bids to expect

Public Services and Procurement Canada’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 1 bid; 56% drew a single bid (7,846 contracts).

Bid counts as the department reported them to the Treasury Board. Departments count differently, so compare within one buyer, not across buyers.

How this buyer buys

Of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s 22,532 contracts since Apr 2022, 28% were non-competitive and 0% were call-ups against standing offers or supply arrangements, which only firms already on those lists can win. How to get on them

Room for smaller firms

31% of the 273 award notices for the same commodity class went to suppliers with under $1 million in federal contracts since Jan 2004.

Sources: CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022 (October 12, 2026); Treasury Board contracts data, bid counts from Apr 2022 on (October 13, 2026). Buyers are matched by name; Crown corporations such as Defence Construction Canada are not in the Treasury Board data.

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Who won the last ones like it

Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.

Awarded	Supplier	What	Buyer	Value
Sep 2026	ProQuest LLC	W8160-265009 Information Product - ProQuest Central	Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC)	$397,741
Aug 2026	ISG Search Inc.	IT Service Management (ITSM) revitalization and cloud migration initiative delivery support	Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)	$2,683,450
Aug 2026	Society Of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers	W7714-275025 SPIE Digital Subscription	Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)	$14,532
Jun 2026	BA-Tech Consulting Inc.	Information Technology (IT) Professional Services for the Implementation Services Support for Enforcement and Evidence Management System (EEMS) Project	Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)	$762,879
Jun 2026	IBM Canada Limited/IBM Canada Limitée	Cloud Professional Services	Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)	$5,699,875
Jun 2026	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc	W7714-278985 ACM Library Subscription - Association for Computing Machinery	Department of National Defence (DND)	$9,964
Jun 2026	Mindwire Systems Inc., Akkada Processional Services Inc. Hubspoke Inc. In Joint Venture	TBIPS - ITI PSIB	Department of National Defence (DND)	$1,344,338
Jun 2026	DONNA CONA INC., IBM CANADA LIMITED/IBM CANADA LIMITÉE, in Joint Venture	M7594-241525 - SAP ERP RESOURCES - Amd001	Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)	$18,213,247
Jun 2026	Mirage Audio Visual Inc.	Contract for installation of workstations	Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)	$574,875
May 2026	S.I. Systems Partnership	NPP TBIPS i3A IT Business Support Services	Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)	$2,260,000
May 2026	Experis Canada Inc.	Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) I.6 Network Analyst - Level 3	Department of National Defence (DND)	$737,935
Apr 2026	Experis Canada Inc.	TBIPS - Professional Services Support for Cyber Research and Development	Department of National Defence (DND)	$1,589,910
Feb 2026	Experis Canada Inc.	51019-250690 - Informatics Professional Services	Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)	$19,999,999
Feb 2026	Leo-Pisces Services Group Inc.	Oracle ERP Functional Analyst – Financial Systems Level 3	Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)	$200,745
Feb 2026	Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	Programmer Analyst - Salesforce Level 2	Department of Industry (ISED)	$1,235,520

Values as awarded, from $9,964 to $19,999,999.

Who wins most in this commodity class

Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.

Supplier	Awards	Total
S.i. Systems ULC	8	$40.3M1 not stated
Experis Canada Inc.	6	$27.2M
IBM Canada Limited/IBM Canada Limitée	4	$31.4M
Deloitte Inc.	3	$48.4M1 not stated
Experis	3	$8.6M
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	2	$30M1 not stated
Kpmg Llp	2	$16.9M1 not stated
SYMBIOTIC GROUP INC., Akkodis Canada Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE	2	$10.8M1 not stated
IT/Net Ottawa Inc, KPMG LLP, In Joint Venture	2	$8M1 not stated
Adirondack Information Management Inc.	2	$7.6M1 not stated

CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.