Collection Management System for AAFC national living biological collections under the Service as a Software (SaaS) model

Open · Buyer: Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Closes: 2026-12-02 · Published: 2026-11-03

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will acquire and implement a software as a service (SaaS) Collection Management System (CMS) software solution specifically developed for managing and supporting biological living collections. The Collection Management System must support the capture and management of data, transactions and protocols for multiple organism collection types; helping to administer the curation and maintenance of living microbial collections including viruses, fungi, and viruses and fungi hosted in living plants. The period of the contract will be from the date of issue for a period of 3 years with a further option for 2 years after the initial 3 years.