Professional services
Informatics method of supply
The Task-based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS) and the Solutions-based informatics professional services (SBIPS) are mandatory methods of supply for the provision of informatics professional services. TBIPS and SBIPS requirements are valued at or above the Canada Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) threshold.
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Task-based informatics
A TBIPS requirement addresses a specific IT need through defined tasks with clear start and end dates, deliverables, and responsibilities. These tasks are finite, often subsets of larger projects, and may require one or more consultants with specialized skills for a short duration.
Supply arrangement
Information about task-based informatics supply arrangement, bid solicitation, resulting contract clauses
Streams and categories
Applications, geomatics, information management/IT, business, project management, cyber protection, telecommunications
Task-based informatics solicitation
(EN578-170432/D), refresh, new suppliers, existing suppliers, proposal submission
Solution-based informatics
Solutions-based informatics professional services is a method of supply comprising of services and, in certain situations, essential goods, whereby a supplier defines and provides a solution to a requirement, manages the overall requirement, phase or project and accepts responsibility for the outcome.
Supply arrangement
Information about solution-based informatics supply arrangement, bid solicitation, resulting contract clauses
Domains of expertise
Eleven domains, specialized informatics, business transformation, systems integration, comprehensive, solution-based, IT services
Guidance for suppliers
Supplier registration
Register for the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS), obtain a procurement business number, enrollment form, access credentials to the supplier portal
Quarterly usage report instructions
Suppliers provide usage reports to the supply arrangement and standing offer authority
Find tender opportunities on CanadaBuys
Notifications, stay informed, browse, sign up, updates, contract information and history
Guidance for government employees
Contracting with former public servants
Policies, directives, and approval requirements for contracting with former public servants
Register as a government employee
Government registration for CPSS, create account, manage access, stay informed
Using the system as a government employee
Step-by-step instructions, government users to log in, after enrollment and training, perform supplier searches in CPSS ePortal
Templates (available on Government of Canada network only)
Professional services forms, guidance for all methods of supply