Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) - Application Services - A.6 One (1) Programmer / Software Developer

The Department of National Defence has issued a Notice of Proposed Procurement (W2282-26-AA004) for professional IT services to support the Canadian Forces Health Services Directorate of Mental Health. The requirement seeks one intermediate-level (Level 2) Programmer/Software Developer to maintain, enhance, and sustain the bilingual Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) mobile application for both iOS and Android platforms. This procurement is conducted under the Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) Supply Arrangement EN578-170432, specifically restricted to Tier 1 qualified Supply Arrangement Holders. The place of performance is the National Capital Region (NCR), and the contract is estimated to require 49 days of effort per fiscal year, running from the date of award through August 30, 2028. The procurement follows Canadian federal contracting practices and is subject to various trade agreements, including the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and international agreements with countries such as Chile, Peru, and South Korea. While the technical competence of vendors is pre-vetted through the TBIPS arrangement, the award is expected to be based on the lowest price technically acceptable model. There are no security clearance requirements associated with this specific task. Interested and invited suppliers must submit their proposals in either English or French by the deadline of August 21, 2026, via email to the designated contracting authority, Shaun Revill.