RFQ - QNAP Storage Devices and Seagate HDD for Health Canada

Shared Services Canada is soliciting bids for the procurement of four QNAP 2U 12-bay NAS/iSCSI IP-SAN storage units and 48 Seagate EXOS 12 TB enterprise HDDs on behalf of Health Canada, with delivery required to a location in Ottawa, Ontario. The solicitation, identified as BPM025506/33120, is open exclusively to Canadian suppliers and follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology, where only responsive bids that fully meet all mandatory technical, administrative, and contractual requirements are considered for award, and selection is made solely on the basis of the lowest evaluated price. Bids must be submitted electronically via the SSC P2P portal before the deadline of April 30, 2026, at 14:00 EST, and faxed or hard-copy submissions are not permitted except under exceptional circumstances. All pricing must be provided in accordance with Annex A, which outlines the deliverables and requires bidders to complete unit and extended prices, though no estimated contract value is provided. The contract term begins at award and includes a 60-day delivery window, with delivery occurring on a DDP basis, meaning the contractor assumes all costs and risks up to the final destination. The equipment must comply with stringent security requirements detailed in Annex C, the Security Requirements Checklist, and must be functionally equivalent to specified models if substitutions are proposed, requiring prior government approval and demonstration of full compatibility with existing government systems. Bidders must submit certifications including OEM documentation if not the manufacturer, Supply Chain Integrity declarations for equivalent products, and attestations confirming eligibility under the Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity, with failure to provide any required certification resulting in disqualification. The contract incorporates Canadian government standard clauses related to insurance, taxes for foreign contractors, single payment arrangements, and foreign national provisions keyed to the bidder’s nationality. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery site in Ottawa, with final payment contingent upon successful delivery, inspection, and acceptance, and the contracting officer, Reyna Garcia of Shared Services Canada, serves as the sole identified point of contact. No contract modification number field is included in the solicitation form, and while amendments were issued to publish supplier Q&A responses up to April 20 and April 28, 2026, no contract value, appropriation codes, or COR information has been finalized at the solicitation stage. All submissions must adhere to file size limits of 30 MB per document and may