Request for Proposal
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is pleased to invite you to participate in an RFP for “Information Technology Infrastructure Value-Added Reseller”. TPS is a municipal police force in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the primary agency responsible for providing law enforcement and policing services in Toronto. Established in 1834, it was the first local police service created in North America.
TPS is seeking a strategic partnership with an established Value-Added Reseller to enable an open, competitive, and agile contracting vehicle to source Information Technology (IT) infrastructure products and services efficiently.
Submission Requirements
Proposals must be submitted through the MERX Electronic Bid Submission (“EBS”) System (https://www.merx.com/).
For assistance in using MERX, please contact MERX directly at 1-800-964-MERX or visit the MERX website at www.merx.com.
Proponents are to submit their proposal through the MERX EBS System prior to 1:00:00 P.M. local time on Monday July 18, 2022
Term of the Contract
The initial contract term shall be five (5) years, commencing after the successful completion of security background checks of assigned Vendor personnel and TPS approvals.
TPS reserves the right to extend the contract for two (2) one (1) year extension options.
Piggyback (if applicable)
The TPSB/TPS may, upon request, permit other public bodies and the Police Cooperative Purchasing Group (PCPG) to purchase against any part of the contract which may result from this RFP.
Proponents are requested to indicate on the Pricing Submission form if they will extend the pricing, terms and conditions of this proposal to other government agencies including PCPG, if the proponent becomes the successful services provider.
If the successful proponent agrees to this provision, participating agencies may enter into a contract with the successful proponent for the purchase of services described herein based on the terms, conditions, prices, and percentages offered by the proponent. Minor changes in terms and conditions may be negotiated by participating agencies.
Please note: copies of the proponents submission may need to be provided to the interested agency (in confidence) in order to review prior to participating.
All in accordance with the requirements stated in the RFP document to be downloaded.
