The Region will ONLY accept ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website for this Request for Tender. HARD COPY BID SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Bids must be submitted and received by the Region not later than 1:00:00 p.m., local time as established by the Research Council of Canada.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK – This Request for Information (RFI) is inviting Responses from vendors to establish vendor ability to provide data governance software tools that can satisfy the Region’s functional requirements in different areas of data management, including data quality, data cataloging and other data governance functions; understand the technology and governance infrastructure these tools require to be successfully implemented and function effectively in our environment; and understand the licensing and pricing structures prevalent in this marketplace.

This information may, in the future, be used to inform the Region’s subsequent preparation of a future procurement process.

Questions related to this RFI shall be submitted to the Region through the Bids & Tenders website by clicking on the ‘Submit a Question’ button. The Region’s Purchasing Analyst for this RFI is: Shamael Malko-Moore, CSCMP, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Procurement Office Tel: 905-830-4444 ext. 78750, Email: Shamael.Malko-Moore@york.ca

Accommodations requests under AODA should be directed to York Region Procurement Office at 1-877-464-9675 EXT 71900 or email purchasing@york.ca.