Web Scraping Services for Statistics Canada

This solicitation seeks web scraping services from Canadian suppliers or suppliers of applicable trading partners to collect structured pricing data from designated Canadian business websites for Statistics Canada’s statistical and research activities. The contract, identified as J091024/A, is a fixed-price procurement with an initial term of 18 months and four optional one-year extension periods, totaling up to five years if all options are exercised. Only data delivery is required—software, licenses, or SaaS solutions are explicitly excluded. The evaluation process prioritizes technical merit at 70% and price at 30%, with a trade-off methodology allowing for selection of a higher-priced, technically superior offer. A price realism assessment will screen for unrealistically low bids that pose performance risk. Offerors must be eligible under the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement, with no small business or socioeconomic set-asides, and must certify compliance with employment equity obligations and integrity standards. Key personnel must be identified at award, possess security clearances if required, and replacements require prior approval and clearance verification. All performance occurs within Canada’s National Capital Region, and data must be delivered weekly or monthly via Electronic File Transfer in Parquet or CSV format, meeting Statistics Canada’s internal quality standards and record layouts. The contractor is responsible for maintaining scrapers, resolving technical issues within 7–14 days, and providing documentation, with inspections and acceptance conducted solely by Canada. Proposals must be submitted via email by the deadline as four distinct sections including sample data files, with no submissions permitted via cloud links or physical media. Pricing details are placeholders to be finalized at award and no contract value is disclosed. Security requirements include compliance with the PWGSC Contract Security Manual if classified information is involved, and the contractor remains fully liable for subcontractor performance, which requires prior written consent. Intellectual property rights and contract interpretation are governed by Canadian law, with jurisdictional substitution allowed by offeror. All contract clauses remain in placeholder form pending award, with key contact information for the contracting officer designated as Shuo Chen at Statistics Canada.