Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Awarded contract
AwardedLicense and Maintenance of Microsoft Client Software for Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) by NSERC
Awarded 14 Feb 2024
Ended 2y 7mo ago2mo term
Awarded 14 Feb 2024Expired 31 Mar 2024
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada awarded a contract to Microsoft Canada Inc.
for license and maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), including cloud services.
The contract value is CAD 183,359, with costs shared between two agencies.
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