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Ongoing Qualification RFSA - Perimeter Security Management System and Interior Security Management System[E15]

Gatineau, CanadaDepartment of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)[E1]

In plain English

What they want
Titre : DAMA de qualification continue - Système de gestion de la sécurité périmétrique et système de gestion de la sécurité intérieure Ongoing Qualification RFSA. Public Services Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Correctional Service Canada, is establishing a Supply Arrangement Agreement to qualify suppliers to replace obsolete ESS technologies within Federal Correctional institutions across Canada.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 19 Aug 2030, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4). UTC: 19 Aug 2030, 18:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 17 Mar 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)See what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E7]
19 Aug 2030, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4)
Value
Not stated
Published[E13]
17 Mar 2026
Procedure[E12]
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Last checked
3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : DAMA de qualification continue - Système de gestion de la sécurité périmétrique et système de gestion de la sécurité intérieure Ongoing Qualification RFSA. Public Services Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Correctional Service Canada, is establishing a Supply Arrangement Agreement to qualify suppliers to replace obsolete ESS technologies within Federal Correctional institutions across Canada. Offerors must provide equipment and software for a new Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) Perimeter Security Management System (PSMS) and Interior Security Management System (ISMS). This document contains a security requirement. A Supplier or a representative of the Supplier must attend a mandatory virtual site visit. Suppliers will be contacted by the Supply Arrangement Authority to schedule their virtual site visit after their arrangement has been submitted and the closing date for each quarter is completed.[E8]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery regions: Canada.[E9]
  • ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).[E10]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open

Evidence

15 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 43222502 (VPN network security equipment).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 43222503 (Vulnerability Assessment Security Equipment).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 43220000 (Data Voice or Multimedia Network Equipment or Platforms and Accessories).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 43222501 (Firewall network security equipment).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.

    “CA”

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 19 Aug 2030, 14:00 GMT-4.

    “2030-08-19T14:00:00”

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Ongoing Qualification RFSA. Public Services Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Correctional Service Canada, is establishing a Supply Arrangement Agreement to qualify suppliers to replace obsolete ESS technologies within Federal Correctional institutions across Canada. Offer…”

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery regions: Canada.

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Trade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    This is a Request for Supply Arrangement on CanadaBuys.

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The notice was published on 17 Mar 2026.

    “2026-03-17”

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    The notice is titled "Ongoing Qualification RFSA - Perimeter Security Management System and Interior Security Management System".

    Document WS4219842924-Doc5603700321@002@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (CanadaBuys). Data licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 (opens in a new tab). Personal contact details in notices are not stored or shown.