eDiscovery Solution and Associated Services OSC201617M-106 (the “RFP)
Ontario Securities Commission
20 Queen Street West, F22, Box 55
Toronto ON M5H 3S8
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) is soliciting competitive proposals from respondents for the provision of an eDiscovery solution, whether delivered as part of a hosted service or as an on-site installed software product, (“Solution”) as well as associated maintenance and support, and hosting (if and to the extent applicable), and any necessary professional services (collectively, “Services”), all as further described in Article 3 of the RFP.
The OSC intends to enter an agreement with the selected respondent for an initial term of three years, with the right to extend the agreement on the same terms and conditions, including costs (subject to annual increases in the fees for the Solution and the Services based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index – Canada (all items) following the end of year five), for an initial renewal period of two years, followed by up to two additional one year renewal periods (seven years in total).
Responses to this RFP must be submitted in the English language.
This RFP is an open competitive, negotiated request for proposal.
This procurement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter 5 and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19.
The potential scope of services is described in detail in the RFP for eDiscovery Solution and Associated Services which is available through MERX at www.merx.com or 1-800-964-6379, OSC reference number OSC201617M-106.
Proposals must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 18, 2017 by the use of MERX Electronic Bid Submission (EBS). Respondents shall be solely responsible for the delivery of their Proposals in the manner and time prescribed.
Respondents must register with Merx to obtain the RFP document set and to submit a proposal through MERX EBS. The fees charged by MERX to obtain the RFP and all updates is $25.00 CDN, and the fee to submit a proposal through MERX EBS is $25.00 CDN.
Questions concerning the submission of a proposal through MERX EBS should be addressed to:
MERX Customer Support:
Phone: 1-800-964-6379
Email: merx@merx.com
MERX EBS does not allow submissions to be uploaded after the Proposal Submission Deadline, so respondents should ensure they allow for sufficient time to upload the documents.
Proposals transmitted by facsimile or sent by any other means shall not be considered.
