Artificial Intelligence Governance Framework Services

The issuing agency is seeking a vendor to provide artificial intelligence governance framework services for a mid-sized, globally operating non-profit organization. The agency needs to assess its organizational risk exposure related to artificial intelligence use, with specific focus on impacts on vulnerable populations and the climate. Through this project, the agency aims to determine whether the costs of using artificial intelligence outweigh the benefits and to identify what Canada's artificial intelligence policy influencing agenda should include. The scope of work requires the vendor to conduct discovery and assessment by reviewing existing organizational policies, including privacy, information security, safeguarding, procurement, ethics, risk management, and resources. The selected vendor must identify potential uses of artificial intelligence that advance organizational goals and facilitate a discussion about these options with senior leadership. Additionally, the vendor must design an artificial intelligence governance framework that includes practical operational guidance, ownership, escalation pathways, approval thresholds, and realistic application scenarios. The project also covers policy integration and the development of operational tools. The vendor must map how artificial intelligence considerations should be embedded into existing policies and recommend whether a standalone policy, a set of principles, or another approach is most appropriate. Finally, the vendor must provide clear guidance on when artificial intelligence should not be used, particularly in sensitive programmatic or campaigning contexts. Eligible bidders must be located onshore within Canada. The agency allows the performance of the work to be conducted both onsite and offsite. Bidders must submit their responses digitally via email or online, and the agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget.