CanadaBuys #EN578-24ISC4/100

AI governance solution for decision-making visibility, traceability, and compliance

The Government of Canada is seeking an innovative solution to improve AI decision-making visibility, traceability, and governance compliance. - Government buyer and contracting roles - Sponsor: Shared Services Canada (SSC). - Contracting organization: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC). - Contracting authority: Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC). - Requested solution - One AI governance solution to assess registered AI systems continuously against changing requirements and provide visibility into AI decisions and outputs. - Support compliance with the Policy on Service and Digital, Directive on Automated Decision-Making, Algorithmic Impact Assessment, AI Strategy, and AI ethics and responsibilities; extensibility to NIST, ISO, and the EU AI Act is encouraged. - Integrate with enterprise systems and AI/ML platforms through standards-based APIs, connectors, and documented interfaces. - Provide traceable assessments, supporting evidence, explanations, confidence measures, non-conformity findings, and auditable histories, with human review of findings. - Assess data, model, and AI-output risks and quality; provide controlled access to governance data and support organization-managed data residency, retention, and deletion. - Notable requirements and preferences - Desired deployment options include on-premises, private cloud, or Canadian-hosted cloud; English and French functionality and multi-organization support are also desired. - Governance reporting, alerts, and integrations with collaboration, communication, and case-management systems are desired. - Phase 2 funding is capped at CAD $2,000,000 per contract, excluding applicable taxes and specified expenses; one contract is estimated. - OEMs and vendors - No product manufacturers or commercial vendors are named in the opportunity. - Potential competing providers include IBM, Microsoft, Google, OneTrust, Credo AI, and Holistic AI; these are alternatives, not vendors identified in the solicitation. - Products and services - No specific commercial products, hardware, or part numbers are requested. The requested deliverable is an AI governance solution and its associated capabilities.

Description

This challenge seeks solutions that provide visibility into AI decision-making, improve traceability of AI outputs, and support compliance with Canadian laws, policies, and relevant standards. The solution must support ongoing governance assessments and reassessments, interoperability with enterprise and AI/ML systems, controlled access to governance information, and auditable human review. Additional desired capabilities include deployment in Canadian-hosted environments, bilingual English and French functionality, multi-organization support, and governance reporting and alerts. Phase 2 funding is capped at $2,000,000 CAD per contract, with a maximum duration of up to 20 months; one Phase 2 contract is estimated.

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