About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Province seeks self-sustaining application services and base services for specified systems, including the Aboriginal Consultation Internet Mapping Tool, Digital Regulatory Assurance System, and Enterprise Data Warehouse. The selected contractor will deliver continuous service improvement, automation, AI-enabled delivery, administrator functions, fixes, patches, regular updates, and training under an offsite, three-year contract. Eligibility is restricted to Canadian onshore organizations. Contractors must submit digital responses exclusively through the APC E-submissions platform before the closing date and time indicated on the APC posting. The deadline for questions is three business days prior to closing, with the listing citing November 26, 2026. Pricing proposals must include all expenses, providing fixed prices for base services and application maintenance alongside fixed hourly rates for on-demand services, with annual application maintenance capped at or below $357,380 CAD. The Province will evaluate compliance with mandatory requirements, offer a two-business-day rectification period for deficiencies, score desirable criteria, and may incorporate contractor demonstrations and reference checks to select the highest-scoring compliant proposal.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Technology and Innovation
- Solicitation No.
- 288PA-AMSA2018.1.03-0077
Scope of work
- Application Maintenance Services
- Application Development Services
- Base Services
- Corrective Maintenance and Urgent Preventive Maintenance
- Artificial intelligence-enabled and automation-first service delivery
- Comprehensive data dictionaries and key documentation maintenance
- Phase-In Transition Plan and Knowledge Transfer Plan
- Annual Artificial Intelligence/Automation Innovation Roadmap
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Delivery of AMS | 30% |
| Delivery of ADS | 15% |
| Administration | 25% |
| Pricing | 30% |
Minimum qualifications
- Pre-qualified Contractor in Good Standing under the Application Master Services Agreement
- For consortia, all members must be Contractors qualified under the AMSA
- Junior resource roles require a minimum of 6 months of experience in the role
- Intermediate resource roles require a minimum of 3 years of experience in the role
- Senior resource roles require a minimum of 6 years of experience in the role
Documents to include with your response
- Completed Submission Form (Appendix A)
- Mandatory Requirements and Desirable Criteria responses (Appendix B)
- Pricing Response (Appendix B, Section 3)
- Fixed Price for Base Services table (Table 10)
- AMS Fixed Price table (Table 11.2)
- Fixed Rates table for resource roles (Table 12)
- Consortia information in Appendix A (if applicable)
Key dates
- SOW Issue Date
- November 6, 2026
- Deadline for Questions
- 3 Business Days prior to the SOW Closing Date and Time
- SOW Closing Date and Time
- Refer to APC posting.
- Rectification Period
- 2 Business Days
- Evaluation of Responses
- 10 Business Days
- Contractor Demonstrations (if requested)
- 3 Business Days
- Negotiation Period
- 2 Business Days
- SSA Construction and Approval
- 10 Business Days
- Execution of the SSA
- 3 Business Days
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the APC E-submissions platform only
- Instructions
- Responses must be submitted through APC E-submissions based on file type, size, quality, and limits in the APC System Submission Rules. System prevents submissions after the closing date and time.
Contract details
- Term
- Option to extend for up to an additional 1 year on the same terms and conditions, including pricing.
- Place of performance
- Contractor's facilities or the Province's facilities as required