# CanadaBuys #N27-20261264

NSERC seeks TBIPS professional services for a tri-agency grants management solution

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** N27-20261264
**NAICS:** 541512, 541511, 541611

NSERC is seeking professional services to help design and implement a grants management solution for the three Canadian research funding agencies.
- **Government buyer:** Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC/CRSNG); no sub-agency or office is specified.
- **Requirement:** Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) supporting the Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS), also described as the Three-Agency Grants Management Solution (TAGS), for end-to-end grants lifecycle management. One contract is anticipated.
- **Requested roles:** Business Analyst Level 3 (B.1), Business Architect Level 3 (B.2), and Technical Writer Level 3 (B.14). No products, part numbers, or role-specific quantities are provided.
- **Named invited suppliers:** Acosys Consulting Services Inc.; ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.; Randstad Interim Inc.; Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc.; Cistel Technology Inc.; Cofomo Inc.; Donna Cona Inc.; Experis Canada Inc.; IBISKA Telecom Inc.; Levio Conseils Inc.; LIKE 10 INC.; SoftMosis Inc.; MDOS Consulting Inc.; Mindstream Training Center; Professional Services Bureau, Inc.; Mindwire Systems Ltd.; Prologic Systems Ltd.; Promaxis Systems Inc.; Robertson & Company Ltd.; S.I. Systems ULC; Symbiotic Group Inc.; TEKsystems Canada Corp./Société TEKsystems Canada; and Turtle Technologies Inc. LIKE 10 INC. and SoftMosis Inc. are identified as a joint venture.
- **Security:** Corporate security clearance and personnel reliability screening are required.
- **OEMs:** No product manufacturers are identified; this is a professional-services requirement.
- **Performance period:** Approximately 26 months from contract award.

### Description

The Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS) team requires professional services expertise for the design and implementation of a new solution supporting end-to-end grants lifecycle management. The procurement is for Task Based Informatics Professional Services and is intended to result in one contract. The requirement is open only to invited Tier 1 TBIPS Supply Arrangement holders qualified in Business Analyst Level 3, Business Architect Level 3, and Technical Writer Level 3. The proposed contract period runs from award through December 31, 2028.

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