Managed Back Up and Recovery Software Invitation to Qualify (ITQ)

Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) For The Procurement of Government of Canada Managed Backup and Recovery Software (MBRS)This Invitation to Qualify is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for a Government of Canada Managed Backup and Recovery Software for enterprise on premises open systems. Suppliers are invited to pre-qualify in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITQ in order to become “Qualified Respondents” for any later phases of the procurement process. This ITQ process is not a solicitation of bids or tenders. No contract will be awarded as a result of the activities during the ITQ phase.Respondents that successfully satisfy all qualification requirements will become Qualified Respondents and will be invited to participate in subsequent phases of this procurement process.The Government of Canada currently intends that participation in the Review and Refine Requirements (RRR) phase and any resulting Request for Proposals (RFP) be limited to Qualified Respondents resulting from this ITQ.  SSC Managed Back Up and Recovery Software Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) - Amendment 000

Category: GD

• Procurement method: Competitive - Open bidding
• Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
• Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.

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Published

22 Sept 2026

First seen by Atlas

29 Sept 2026

Briefing session

Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.

Submission deadline

19 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST

Estimated value

Not stated in the notice

Contract type

Competitive - Open bidding

Category

GD

Source

CanadaBuys

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