RFP ME20180120 - Collaborative Technical Drawing Annotation & Markup Tool

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND DATES.
 
CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking Proposals from industry in response to its Request for Proposals (“RFP) for Collaborative technical drawing markup tool with Database management and advanced search tool.
 
An Agreement resulting from this RFX  may potentially be for three (3) years with two (2) irrevocable
option(s) to extend for one (1) year period(s).
 
1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:
The key objectives in issuing this RFP is as follows:
 
CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking proposals to identify the eventual supplier to CBC/Radio-Canada of a Cloud based solution for a collaborative technical drawing markup tool and hosting of our technical drawing database. Optionally, CBC/Radio-Canada is also seeking to add development for database management and advanced search to the tool. This tool will be used by engineering and maintenance staff across Canada, using various connexion methods such as mobile device (Android, Apple) and computer device (PC, MAC).
 
 
2.  MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
This RFP is opened only to Proponents who meet each of the following mandatory requirements as evidenced in its written request for RFP documents:
 
2.1 The proponent must have already provided similar services for a collaborative markup tool and hosting of a drawing database
2.2 Responses must be submitted by service providers directly.  CBC/Radio-Canada will not entertain proposals
from 3rd party implementers on behalf of or in conjunction with service providers. 
 2.3 The Proponent must provide three (3) references (including contact information) for which similar services have been provided.
 
 
3.  TO REQUEST THE RFP
To obtain the RFP Documentation, Proponents must submit the Qualification Request form completed and signed by a duly authorized representative confirming that the Proponent meets all the Mandatory requirements described in the documents.  

The Proponent must be registered with MERX.com. Once registered, the file containing the above documents is located under the Required Acknowledgement section of this opportunity and can be accessed by clicking “Place Bid”.
 
The document to be completed and signed (Qualification Request Form) must be submitted to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFP (see item 4 below for co-ordinates).
 
Following receipt of the required document (Qualification Request Form) and CBC/Radio-Canada’s positive assessment of your company’s submissions, you will receive an e-mail from MERX that the RFP documents are ready for download, no earlier than Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
                         
Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.
 
4.  CONTACT WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada at this stage of the RFP must be undertaken by e-mail only, which will be addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFP, whose co-ordinates appear below.  All e-mails pertaining to this RFP must state the RFP reference number (RFP # ME20180120) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.
 
CBC/Radio-Canada Representative:
 
Stewart Bell
Strategic Sourcing Manager, Strategic Supply Management
Corporate Finance & Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
 
E-mail:  stewart.bell@cbc.ca
 
5.  RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals in response to this RFP are due no later than Thursday, February 22, 2018, 2:00 PM Eastern time.
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VEUILLEZ LIRE ATTENTIVEMENT TOUT CE QUI SUIT EN PRÊTANT ATTENTION À TOUTES LES EXIGENCES ET DATES.
 
CBC/Radio-Canada invite les membres de l’industrie à répondre à sa demande de propositions (« DP ») relative à un outil collaboratif d’annotation de dessins techniques doté d’un dispositif de gestion de la base de données et d’un outil de recherche avancée.
 
L’entente conclue à la suite de cette DP pourrait être d’une durée de trois (3) ans avec deux (2) options irrévocable de prolongation de un (1) an
 
1. SOMMAIRE DES BIENS ET SERVICES REQUIS :
Les principaux objectifs de la présente DP sont les suivants :
 
CBC/Radio-Canada désire obtenir des propositions afin de choisir un fournisseur pour une solution infonuagique pour un outil collaboratif d’annotations de dessins techniques et d’hébergement de notre base de données de dessins techniques. En option, CBC/Radio-Canada désire également ajouter du travail de développement pour la gestion de la base de données ainsi qu’un outil de recherche avancée. Cet outil sera utilisé par le personnel d’ingénierie et de maintenance partout au Canada, et s’appuiera sur diverses méthodes de connexion telles que les appareils mobiles (Android, Apple) et les appareils informatiques (PC, Mac).
 
2.  EXIGENCES OBLIGATOIRES POUR PARTICIPER :
La présente DP est ouverte seulement aux soumissionnaires qui sont en mesure de satisfaire à chacune des exigences obligatoires énoncées ci-après et qui l’auront démontré dans leur demande écrite pour obtenir les documents de la DP :
 

1. Le soumissionnaire doit avoir déjà fourni des services similaires pour un outil collaboratif d’annotation de dessins techniques et d’hébergement d’une base de données de dessins techniques.