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September 16, 2024 NOTICE OF BROADBAND INTERNET AND RELATED SERVICES,    REQUEST FOR SUPPLIER QUOTATIONS (RFSQ) #2024-465 POSTED ON OTP Please note this is not an RFSQ. No RFSQ is attached. OECM, a collaborative sourcing organization, has issued a non-binding Request for Supplier Quotations (RFSQ), as noted above on the Ontario Tenders Portal Jaggaer (OTP). There are numerous benefits for doing business with OECM. Refer to our website at https://oecm.ca/suppliers for more information. The objective of this RFSQ is to award master agreements to one or more qualified suppliers for the provision of Broadband Internet and Related Services on an as-and-when required basis for OECM Customers. Objectives of this RFSQ The objective of this RFSQ is to: (a) Establish a list of pre-qualified, quality Suppliers able to provide a wide range of Services (e.g., highspeed Internet access, installation, maintenance, technical support, network management, and associated connectivity solutions) to OECM Customers; (b) Inform Suppliers of the Customer’s Second Stage process; (c) Provide Customers with professional and responsive Customer support; and, (d) Reduce the costs of associated competitive procurement processes on an ongoing basis (i.e., fewer, of the same, competitive procurement documents issued by Customers). Proposals will be evaluated in four (4) stages, as detailed in Part 3 of the RFSQ. The term of the resulting master agreements will be five (5) years, with no option to extend it further. The resulting master agreements from this RFSQ will be available to OECM customers, such as educational entities (e.g., school boards or authorities, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch with the Ontario Ministry of Education, colleges, and universities, and may also include Private Schools and Private Career Colleges), health and social service entities, hydro, Local Housing Corporations, the Legislative Assembly, Municipalities and related Service Organizations, not-for-profit organizations, Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, Ontario Power Authority, provincially funded organizations (“PFO”), shared service organizations, utilities and local boards, and any other Ontario Broader Public Sector (“BPS”) agency, Ontario Public Service (“OPS”) ministry, agency, board or commission, Crown corporations, First Nations federal agencies, Indigenous Organizations and Communities, and other provincial, territorial and federal public sector entities/agencies or similar entities not mentioned here; OECM makes no guarantee of the value or volume of work to be assigned from the award of any master agreements resulting from this procurement. Request for Supplier Qualifications (“RFSQ”) Timetable Event Time/Date OECM’s Issue Date of RFSQ: September 16, 2024 Proponent’s Information and Ontario Tenders Portal Demonstration Session: 2:00 pm on September 23, 2024 Proponent’s Deadline to Submit Questions: 5:00 pm on September 26, 2024 OECM’s Deadline for Issuing Answers: September 30, 2024 Proponent’s Deadline to Submit Questions Related to Addenda & Question and Answer Documents: 5:00 pm on October 3, 2024 OECM’s Deadline for Issuing Final Documents: October 8, 2024 Proponent’s Intent to Submit a Proposal: October 8, 2024 Closing Date: 2:00:00 pm on October 16, 2024 Anticipated Master Agreement Start Date: January 2025 All times specified in this timetable are local times in Toronto, Ontario, Canada The posting date and time are subject to change at the sole and absolute discretion of OECM. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this notice and the RFSQ, the RFSQ shall prevail. This RFSQ is open to all organizations, and is ONLY available on OTP at https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/esop/nac-host/public/web/login.html. Contact OTP customer support if it experiences technical difficulties or to seek support about the use of OTP via: • Email at etenderhelp_CA@jaggaer.com; • By phone at 866-722-7390; or, • Accessing website information at https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/esop/nachost/public/attach/eTendering_responding_to_tender_guide.pdf. The below instructions explain how to access this opportunity on OTP. Proponents are advised that there will not be a public opening of this RFSQ. OECM will open proposals at a time subsequent to the closing date indicated in the RFSQ timetable above, in the RFSQ itself, and on OTP. OECM will not post the RFSQ documents or any amendments associated with this RFSQ, outside of this notice, on MERX™, Biddingo or bids&tenders. All communication will occur directly through OTP. This procurement is subject to Chapter Five – Government Procurement of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and Chapter Nineteen of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). OTP INSTRUCTIONS TO LOCATE THE OECM BROADBAND INTERNET AND RELATED SERVICES_(RFSQ) #2024-465 Step 1: Go to: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/esop/nac-host/public/web/login.html Click on “To View and Search “Current Tender Opportunities” link on the landing page. Step 2: Click on the “Select a Filter” button, select “Purchasing Organization Info”. Step 3: Search Purchasing Organization Info using criteria “Contains” and “OECM”, then click on “Search” button