Defence Intelligence Enterprise Support Services

The Department of National Defence is seeking a vendor to provide turnkey, high-assurance, on-premises information technology solutions and ongoing in-service support for various defence intelligence enterprise initiatives. The agency needs to address threats and risks throughout any phase of an initiative development life cycle, including identification, options analysis, definition, implementation, and transition to in-service support. The primary objective is to establish a verifiable chain of evidence showing that the controls and methods of system design and implementation are appropriate for the specific threat and risk environment. The scope of work covers the design, development, procurement, assembly, configuration, installation, training, documentation, and in-service support of multiple technology solutions. These solutions include on-premises infrastructure as a service, on-premises backup as a service, on-premises disaster recovery as a service, and on-premises software as a service. The requested work also encompasses solutions and systems for on-premises identity and access management services, as well as systems for data analytics. Eligible bidders must be Canadian organizations, as the opportunity is limited to onshore entities. The agency requires the performance of the work to take place offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for proposals to define the financial parameters of the contract. Key dates and specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the initial solicitation.