Cyber Security Procurement Vehicle- Invitation to Qualify

Cyber Security Procurement Vehicle (CSPV) Procurement Process: This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is the first gate and the start of a new agile procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for the Government of Canada Cyber Security Procurement Vehicle (CSPV). 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. Only Qualified Respondents (QRs) will be permitted to bid on any subsequent solicitations issued under the procurement vehicle.ITQ is not a Bid Solicitation: This ITQ gate of the procurement process is not a solicitation of bids or tenders. No contract will be awarded as a result of the activities during the ITQ gate. National Security Exception: The national security exceptions provided for in the trade agreements to which Canada is a party, current and future, have been invoked with respect to this procurement. Therefore, this procurement is excluded from all of the obligations of the trade agreements, for each and all purposes.The ITQ submission deadline is detailed in the P2P portal. After the posting of the ITQ, it is Canada’s intention to have the ITQ submission deadline move in the intervals shown below. After that, Canada will determine the best ITQ submission interval based on the number of Qualified Respondents. Based on this, the various ITQ submission deadlines are as follows:(A) Subsequent ITQ Submission deadline – October 5th 2026. (B) Subsequent ITQ Submission deadline – October 26th 2026. SSC Cyber Security Procurement Vehicle- Invitation to Qualify- Amendment 000