About this opportunity
AI summaryThe buyer requires a Canadian organization to deliver solutions that advance data governance through standardization. To fulfill this scope, the vendor must provide standardization strategies that directly address chosen recommendations from the 2021 Data Governance Standardization Collaborative roadmap. The buyer limits eligibility strictly to Canadian organizations and mandates that the vendor perform all work offsite. The buyer currently requests proposals to determine the project budget. The source text does not provide specific evaluation criteria, submission deadlines, or other key-date details for this opportunity.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Standards Council of Canada
Scope of work
- Technical Specifications
- Publicly Available Specifications
- Workshop Agreements
- Community-Sourced Guidance
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical merit | 80 % |
| Cost | 20 % |
Minimum qualifications
- Must be a Canadian supplier operating onshore
- Project Leader must have at least three years of experience in overseeing standards solutions development
- Project Leader must have at least two years of experience managing committees of volunteer experts
- Project team must consist of at least one Project Leader and one Team Member, comprising a minimum of two different people
- Demonstrated capacity and resources to comply with the requirements of the Official Languages Act
Documents to include with your response
- Application Form (Attachment 1)
- Financial Template (Attachment 2)
- 2 copies of previously published standards solutions
- Resumes for Project Leader and team members
- Signed collaboration letter from each bidder (for joint bids)
Key dates
- Issued
- September 18, 2026
- Submission Deadline
- 2:00 PM ET on November 16, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit Application Form (Attachment 1) and Financial Template (Attachment 2) to [email protected] on or before the submission deadline.
Contract details
- Estimated value
- Maximum project budget of $150,000 CAD for Technical Specification, $140,000 CAD for Publicly Available Specification, and $85,000 CAD for Workshop Agreement, plus up to $20,000 CAD for eligible OLA-related costs.
- Set-aside / preference
- Canadian suppliers only (Domestic Supplier Eligibility Clause)
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Funding
- Federal government funding under the AI and Data Governance Standardization Program