# CanadaBuys #N27-20260871

NSERC seeks professional services for a Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** N27-20260871
**NAICS:** 541511, 541512

NSERC is seeking specialized IT professional services for its Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS) team.
- **Government buyer:** Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC/CRSNG), through the TGMS team.
- **Requirement:** One contract for professional services to design and implement a solution supporting the full grants lifecycle.
- **Required expertise:** TBIPS categories A.7 Programmer/Analyst (Levels 2 and 3), A.11 Tester (Level 3), and I.4 Database Modeller/Information Management Modeller (Level 3).
- **Security:** Resource security clearance must be SECRET. The source summaries differ on the minimum corporate clearance, listing FSC in one and AFI in another.
- **Procurement identifier:** N27-20260871. No specific software products, part numbers for products, OEMs, or service-provider vendors are identified.

### Description

The Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS) team requires professional services expertise to design and implement a new Grants Management Solution supporting end-to-end grants lifecycle management. The requirement is for one contract and is open only to invited Tier 1 TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders in the listed Programmer/Analyst, Tester, and Database Modeller/Information Management Modeller categories. The proposed contract runs from award to December 31, 2028. The solicitation states that security requirements apply.

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