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2004-08-31 All sole source commercial off the shelf software requirements valued over $2M (GST/HST included) currently require a Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) submission for approval and all sole source requirement valued over $1M up to $2M (GST/HST included) require PWGSC Minister approval. As a result clients and potential contractors must factor this into consideration. The client must ensure that their approved funded requisition is submitted to PWGSC ET Division a minimum of 6 months in advance for TBS approval and 3 months in advance for PWGSC Minister approval.

2006-01-30 Fiscal Year End Message: PWGSC Software Licensing

Please be advised of the following cut-off dates in order to ensure the timely processing of your year end requirements in the current Fiscal Year for the acquisition of commercial off-the-shelf software products through PWGSC Software Licensing Division:

February 13, 2006 - Requirements $25K and greater
Requisitions for sole source requirements $25K and greater (GST/HST included) must be submitted to Central Allocations by February 13, 2004 in order to process and post an ACAN if required and to deal with any potential inquiry in the appropriate time frame. Please be advised that more complex requirements require Minister approval and can take many weeks to be completed.

February 27, 2006 - Requirements under $25K
Requisitions for sole source requirements under $25K (GST/HST included) must be submitted to Central Allocations by February 27, 2004. This includes call-ups against a Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO).

It is our goal to provide client departments with the best service possible. Please note that the PWGSC Software Licensing Division cannot guarantee the processing of any requirements received at Central Allocations after these dates for this fiscal year.

Your cooperation in forwarding this message to your departmental procurement colleagues is appreciated. If you have general inquiries please contact Alisa Bhegani, Administrative Authority at 956-1194 or by e-mail at alisa.bhegani@pwgsc.gc.ca.