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3C1, Phase III
Place du Portage
11 Laurier Street
Hull QC
K1A 0S5

Toll-free:
1-800-811-1148
Tel.: (819) 956-3440
Fax: (819) 956-6123
E-mail:
ncr.contractscanada@
pwgsc.gc.ca

Web site:
http://contracts
canada.gc.ca

MERX at Cebra Inc.
2 Watts Avenue
Charlottetown PE
C1E 1B0

Toll-free:
1-800-964-6379
Toll-free fax:
1-888-235-5800
E-mail:
merx@merx.cebra.com

Web site:
http://www.merx
.cebra.com

IPS Marketplace
10C1, Place du Portage
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0S5

Tel.: (819) 956-1206
Fax.: (819) 956-1432
Email:
lucie.kealey@
tpsgc.gc.ca

http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/
sipss/pspd/ips/
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Government Contracting | Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business | Federal Government Properties for Sale
Doing Business with the
Federal Government
Government Contracting
When looking for a market for your goods and services, do not overlook the federal government. Although many departments contract individually for certain types of services on a standing offer basis, the main provider of central and common services to the government is Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). PWGSC awards some 45 000 contracts valued at more than $11 billion annually.

PWGSC ensures fair, open and equitable access to these opportunities by providing information about its management of the procurement process, its supplier education efforts, its electronic commerce and access initiatives, and other direct business opportunities. Two key initiatives undertaken by PWGSC to help you bid for contracts are Contracts Canada and the government electronic tendering system, MERX.

Contracts Canada

Contracts Canada is a partnership of federal departments and agencies that provides businesses with information on how to sell to the federal government through the development and enhancement of communications networks. The three key areas of Contracts Canada are the following:
  • supplier awareness: find out how and what the federal government buys by attending seminars, by accessing the Internet, through publications, or by telephone or fax.


  • supplier registration: first-stop supplier registration system for use by the federal government.


  • historical contracting information: Internet access to historical purchasing data of the federal government's common service agency, PWGSC. This will eventually be expanded to include data from other government departments.
Fact sheets are available on a variety of procurement topics. A booklet, Your Guide to Doing Business with PWGSC, is also available.

For more information, contact your nearest PWGSC office (number available in the Government of Canada pages of your telephone directory).

Government Electronic Tendering Service

The government electronic tendering service, known as MERX, is the key to helping Canadian firms do business with the Government of Canada. MERX opens up the purchasing needs of federal departments and agencies to suppliers who can decide which needs they want to compete for.

MERX is an Internet-based electronic tendering system that advertises bidding opportunities for suppliers. Anybody across Canada with Internet access can view and search open bidding opportunities free of charge. Subscribers to the service pay a low user fee and have access to value-added features, such as viewing a list of suppliers who have ordered bid documents. Many subscribers now use this system to obtain timely information on federal government and other public procurement opportunities.

Another government contracting initiative is the following:

 Online Informatics Professional Services (IPS) Marketplace

This initiative aims to streamline and simplify the contracting process for IPS below the NAFTA threshold in the National Capital Region. Vendors, regardless of size, are able to register (at no charge) by completing and submitting the signature page of the Trading Partner Agreement.


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Author: Industry Portfolio Office
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