Optiv Canada Federal
$83,871.94 CAD
≈ 13 months of average Canadian pay
2 warning signs on this record
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Only one bid
This contract was open to competition, but only one company made an offer.
Some work is so specialized that few companies can do it.
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Year-end rush
This contract was signed in the last seven days of the government's budget year (March 25 to 31), when money that is not spent can be lost.
Much planned work is signed in March for ordinary reasons.
A warning sign is a reason to look closer, not proof that someone did something wrong. How the checks work
- Department
- Shared Services Canada
- Program The named fund or plan that the money comes from.
- Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year The government's budget year. It starts on April 1 and ends on March 31. For example, 2023-2024 is from April 2023 to March 2024.
- 2023-2024
- Agreement period The start date and the end date of the deal. The money can be paid at different times in this period.
- March 27, 2024 – March 26, 2025
- Competition
- Traditional competitive The government asks companies for offers and selects one of them. In open bidding, any company can make an offer. · 1 bid received
- Reference
- ssc-spc:C-2023-2024-Q4-00588
Published purpose
This contract was competitively sourced through Traditional Competitive.
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Imported October 19, 2026 from open.canada.ca Contracts over $10k