NPP - Crypto Business Analyst

The Government of Canada, through the Department of National Defence, is seeking professional services to support the Cryptographic Capabilities Program by engaging three B.1. Business Analysts to ensure the sustainability, availability, and reliability of future cryptographic implementations and their supporting components. The work involves identifying and developing requirements, obtaining approvals for project and initiative documentation, doctrine, and related policy suites, and defining architectural artifacts. This is a task-based professional services contract under the Task Based Informatics Professional Services framework, with performance to be delivered in the National Capital Region of Canada. The contract is restricted to Qualified Supply Arrangement holders under EN578-170432 who have qualified under Tier 1 for this specific category, and all proposed resources must hold valid Top Secret SIGINT and NATO Secret security clearances, though SA holders are not required to possess these clearances at the time of bid submission. Contractors must also be registered in the Controlled Goods Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada to access controlled goods. The proposed period of performance runs from January 4, 2027, to January 1, 2029, with an estimated total level of effort of 1,440 days distributed across the three business analysts. The solicitation number is W6369-26-P5QM, and all inquiries must be directed to Contracting Authority Alexandria Roy at alexandria.roy@forces.gc.ca. The procurement is governed by NAICS code 541611 and is open only to eligible supply arrangement holders. While the total contract value is not specified, the requirement is intended to result in a single contract award. Proposals may be submitted in either official language, and debriefings will be available upon request within 15 working days of award notification. The notice does not specify payment, invoicing, or packaging details as no physical goods are involved, and while security and eligibility requirements are stringent, evaluation criteria and formal contract clauses are not yet defined as this document is a pre-solicitation notice issued on June 30, 2026, with a response deadline of the same date.