Opportunity
CanadaBuys #26-58066
Indigenous Set-Aside: B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3 IT Services for NRC Mercury Program
Posted
August 01, 2026
Respond By
August 19, 2026
Identifier
26-58066
NAICS
541512
This opportunity is a Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside for professional IT services supporting the National Research Council of Canada's Mercury Program. - Government Buyer: - National Research Council Canada (NRC) - Contact: Shufang (Sophia) Weng - Scope of Work: - Task-based professional IT services, specifically B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3 - Services support IT-enabled system migrations under the Mercury Program - Estimated total level of effort: approximately 6000 days over the contract period - Eligibility & Requirements: - Open only to Indigenous Supply Arrangement Holders pre-qualified under TBIPS Supply Arrangement # EN578-170432 - Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside (Indigenous businesses only) - Security clearances required (minimum Reliability status and Designated Organization Screening) - Governed by Canadian and international trade agreements - Procurement Details: - Competitive selection based on highest combined technical merit and price - Single contract award anticipated - No specific OEMs or product vendors are named, as this is a professional services procurement - No hardware or software products are being procured; focus is exclusively on IT professional services
Description
This solicitation seeks qualified professional services to support IT enabled system migrations as part of the Mercury Program for the National Research Council of Canada. The contract is a Voluntary Indigenous Set-Aside open only to Indigenous Supply Arrangement Holders pre-qualified under B.10 Help Desk Specialist, Level 3, against the TBIPS Supply Arrangement # EN578-170432. The contract duration is estimated at 24 months starting from October 1, 2026. The procurement method is competitive selective tendering with selection based on the highest combined rating of technical merit and price.