Summary
Ville de Sherbrooke is soliciting bids for the acquisition of an integrated, automated library loan and return system based on RFID technology for its municipal libraries in the Estrie region (SEAO notice AO 21383). The contract has a planned base duration of five (5) years, with an optional five (5) year renewal for the service component, while the software licences are licensed for ten (10) years. This is a public call for tenders (Avis d'appel d'offres, mixed G8/G17 contract, command contract with two lots) and is not a grant program; it is subject to the Québec-Ontario Agreement (ACCQO), CETA, and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).