Data Residency and Air-Gapped Environment Compliance

The contract requires the delivery of a virtualization solution that must be deployable in isolated, air-gapped networks where no data leaves Canadian boundaries, ensuring full compliance with federal security standards. All operations, storage, and processing must occur entirely within Canada, with no reliance on foreign infrastructure or cloud services, and the solution must meet the stringent requirements for data residency and secure environments mandated by the Government of Canada. This subcontract, issued by Shared Services Canada under NAICS code 541511, is open for responses until June 10, 2026, and is intended for vendors capable of providing secure, domestically confined virtualization technologies that support government operations in high-security, disconnected settings. The place of performance is across Canada, with no specific location designated, and the solution must be fully vetted to meet federal cybersecurity protocols without exception.