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Cancelled - Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Department of National Defence
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Shared Services Canada, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, initiated a selective tendering process under Software Licensing Supply Arrangement EN578-232335/078/SMS for the procurement of 37 Red Hat Software subscriptions. The intended contract was designed for a duration of 12 months with no specific security requirements. Eligibility for bidding was restricted to pre-qualified Supply Arrangement holders and Class-1 Resellers, with a specific list of invited firms including companies such as Carahsoft Canada, CDW Canada, and Softchoice Corporation. Despite the initial solicitation and the establishment of a response deadline for August 5, 2025, Solicitation Amendment 001 was issued to publish responses to supplier questions and officially cancel the solicitation. Consequently, the procurement process for these Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions has been terminated.
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Publish Canada’s Responses to suppliers questions; and Cancel the solicitation.
The following Supply Arrangement Holders and Class-1 Resellers have been invited to submit a proposal:
Carahsoft Canada Inc. Arctiq CDW Canada The KTL Group, Inc. OnX Enterprise Solutions PureLogic IT Softchoice Corporation Stoneworks Technologies, Inc Unilogik Systems Inc Benchmark Corp Decisive Technologies Inc. The IT Broker, Inc. R2i Inc. Glasshouse Systems Mobia Technology Innovations Insight Canada Bell Canada Computacenter Canada Inc. Northern Micro Laurentian Technologies
Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible to bid. Non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) has issued a Supply Arrangement to that supplier for the products and/or services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a Supply Arrangement is detailed in the Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a Supply Arrangement by the Supply Arrangement Authority.Requirement Details :Product: Red Hat SoftwareLicense type: SubscriptionQuantity: 37Contract duration: 12 monthsPlanned number of contracts: 1 Security Requirement None Contracting Authority Name: Javier VenturaTitle: Intermediate Procurement OfficerDepartment/Agency: Shared Services CanadaEmail: Sign up to see this detail Telephone: (343)-576-9329Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this requirement must be directed to the Contracting Authority named above.The RFQ document will be sent directly to the eligible SLSA SA Holder and Class 1 Resellers listed for the product in Annex G of the SLSA Catalogue.Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Bidders may submit their responses in either official language.NOTE: If you wish to find out how you can qualify to provide goods and/or services under the SA, please visit the following page: Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) RFSA [L'arrangement en matière d'approvisionnement portant sur l'achat de licences de logiciels] SSC Cancelled - Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Department of National Defence- Amendment 001
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