Red Hat Enterprise LInux for NRCC

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Dec 29, 2025
Due:	Jan 6, 2026
Agency:	Government of Canada
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	70 - General Purpose Information Technology Equipment (including software). D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
Solicitation No:	BPM025055/32498
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Description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
For Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA)

Solicitation Number: BPM025055
Organization Name:	National Research Council of Canada
Solicitation Date:	2025-12-24	Closing Date:	2026-01-06 at 14:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Requirement Description The National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for the renewal of the procurement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Software Licences and Software Maintenance and Support. This Request for Quote is issued pursuant to Software Licensing Supply Arrangements (SLSAs) # EN578-232335/078/SMS.
Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering
The following Supply Arrangement Holders and Class-1 Resellers have beeninvited to submit a proposal:

Arctiq
Bell Canada
Benchmark Corp
Carahsoft Canada Inc.
CDW Canada
Computacenter Canada Inc.
Decisive Technologies Inc.
Glasshouse Systems
The KTL Group
Insight Canada
The IT Broker Inc.
Laurentian Technologies Inc.
Mobia Technology Innovations
Northern Micro; A Converge Company
OnX Enterprise Solutions
PureLogic IT
R2i Inc.
Softchoice Corporation
Stoneworks Technologies Inc.
Unilogik Systems Inc.

Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible to bid. Non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) has issued a Supply Arrangement to that supplier for the products and/or services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a Supply Arrangement is detailed in the Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a Supply Arrangement by the Supply Arrangement Authority. Requirement Details:
Product:                                    Red Hat Enterprise Linux
License type:                            Subscription Licences
Quantity:                                   293
Contract duration:                      12 months
Planned number of contracts:    1 Security Requirement None Contracting Authority Name:                                      Raz Laframboise
Title:                                         Intermediate Procurement Officer
Department/Agency:                  Shared Services Canada
Email: raz.laframboise@ssc-spc.gc.ca
Telephone:                                (343) 543-3516 Inquiries Inquiries regarding this requirement must be directed to the Contracting Authority named above.
The RFQ document will be sent directly to the eligible SLSA SA Holder and Class 1 Resellers listed for the product in Annex G of the SLSA Catalogue.
Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Bidders may submit their responses in either official language.

NOTE: If you wish to find out how you can qualify to provide goods and/or services under the SA, please visit the following page: Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) RFSA [L'arrangement en matière d'approvisionnement portant sur l'achat de licences de logiciels]

SSC Red Hat Enterprise LInux for NRCC- Amendment 000

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