Informatics Professional Services (IPS) Marketplace

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)

Last Verified: 2004-05-06

The IPS is an electronic procurement tool to assist federal departments and agencies, in the National Capital Area, in their procurements for informatics professional services, below the NAFTA threshold of $89 000. It is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through Internet.

Eligibility Criteria

This procurement tool is for Canadian Suppliers only.
This procurement tool is for Federal Departments and Agencies in the National Capital Area.

All users will need their browser (Netscape 4.x or Explorer 5.x) to be configured for Secure Socket Layer, Version 3 (SSL3) and 128-bit encryption keys. Browsers that default to the 40-bit international standard will not be able to access IPS. The encryption algorithm used shall be the Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) and must employ as a minimum 2 keys. The default RC4 encryption algorithm is not acceptable for Protected B data.

Summary

The IPS Marketplace is a project to streamline and simplify the contracting process for Informatics Professional Services (IPS) below the NAFTA threshold.

There are twenty-five categories listed in the Marketplace; you can view the list of categories on the IPS Web site.

Supplier Registration

To register, suppliers MUST review and complete the Trading Partner Agreement (TPA). The TPA can be viewed from the IPS Web site under the heading Info for Suppliers.Note: The Procurement Business Number (PBN) is a MANDATORY field in the IPS Marketplace. Contracts Canada has a registration system for suppliers who want to do business with the federal government.

The Supplier Registration - or SRI provides for on-line registration allowing government buyers to search for sources of supply for low dollar value opportunities not included in MERX and it can be accessed by all departments and agencies.

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Mr. Randy Wile
Client/Supplier Relations
Public Works and Government Services Canada
1713 Bedford Row
P.O. Box 2247
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C9
Telephone: (902) 496-5436
Fax: (902) 496-5016
E-mail: randy.wile@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

National Contact(s):
Ms. Lucie Kealey
Science, Informatics and Professional Services Sector
Supply Operations Services Branch
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Room 10C1, Phase III, Place du Portage
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-1206
Fax: (819) 956-1432
E-mail: lucie.kealey@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

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Last Modified: 2004-10-29

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