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• Guide · Security and compliance · 2 min read Security screening for IT suppliers to the Government of Canada How the federal Contract Security Program works, the difference between organization and personnel screening, reliability status and secret clearances, and how small firms get sponsored.
• Guide · Kinds of tech work · 2 min read How to win public cybersecurity contracts The cybersecurity services governments buy, from penetration testing to security operations, the certifications and clearances buyers ask for, and how small security firms get on the shortlist.
• Guide · Countries and regions · 4 min read Selling IT to government in Canada Where Canadian federal, provincial and municipal IT tenders are posted, the supply arrangements that control most federal IT work, security clearances, and how a small firm gets started.
• Guide · Kinds of tech work · 2 min read How to win public IT support and managed services contracts …levels, show they already support similar organizations, and prove their security controls. Small managed service providers do best with local councils, schools, health clinics and agencies with a few hundred users or fewer.…
• Guide · 8 min read How to win government IT contracts as a small tech firm …Governments are the biggest buyers of software, websites, cloud, IT support and security in almost every country. A large share of that spend goes to contracts under a few hundred thousand dollars, which is the sweet spot for a firm…

Glossary

• Glossary Security clearance Government approval for a firm or its staff to access classified or sensitive information. In Canada the Contract Security Program issues organization and personnel clearances; they take months, so start early.

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• Question · Tenders and "Can we bid this?" What does "Can we bid this?" check? It finds the requirements in a notice that could stop a small firm, such as security clearances, SOC 2 or ISO 27001, insurance limits, Canadian data hosting, bilingual delivery and pre-qualified supplier lists. Then it compares each one with your firm profile. Each answer quotes the notice's own words, so you can check it.
• Question · Tenders and "Can we bid this?" What does "Small-firm friendly" mean? The tender is open to anyone, is of modest value, and asks for no security clearance or audited certification.