# AI workability — Application Maintenance and Development Services

*Buyer: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) · Source: nstenders · Closes: 01 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC*

**AI workability: 77%** (majority AI-deliverable) · notice-only read · bid call: **MAYBE**

- Effort: 4,800 h total · 3,675 h AI · 1,125 h human (low confidence)

## Verdict

AI agents can perform the majority of this application maintenance and development work, with humans handling contract, stakeholder, and release approval.

## Bid call

**MAYBE** — AI workability is high and the work fits the shop, but missing SOW and security clearance details create uncertainty. Recommend proceeding only after clarification; otherwise no-go.

## Deliverables

| Deliverable | Mode | AI share | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Requirements Analysis and Backlog Refinement | ai_assisted | 70% | 300 |
| Application Maintenance | ai_agent | 85% | 1200 |
| Feature Development | ai_agent | 80% | 1500 |
| Testing and QA | ai_agent | 90% | 500 |
| DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Maintenance | ai_agent | 85% | 300 |
| Documentation and Training Material | ai_agent | 90% | 200 |
| Client Workshops and Stakeholder Engagement | human_only | 0% | 200 |
| Contract, Security, and Compliance Governance | human_only | 0% | 100 |
| Deployment and Production Release Management | ai_assisted | 60% | 200 |
| Data Migration and Integration | ai_agent | 80% | 300 |

## Risks

- **[high]** Security clearance requirements unknown; CDIC may require cleared personnel/facility. — *Request security requirements in clarification; partner with cleared subcontractor if needed.*
- **[medium]** Full SOW and application details not available; effort estimate may be inaccurate. — *Obtain full RFP and conduct discovery before final bid.*
- **[medium]** AI-generated code may not meet CDIC's security/quality standards. — *Implement human code review, automated security scanning, and test coverage gates.*
- **[medium]** No TBIPS/SBIPS standing offer may limit eligibility or evaluation. — *Confirm CDIC's procurement vehicle; highlight niche AI-agent capability.*
- **[low]** Canadian content compliance could be complex. — *Prepare Canadian content plan and track value-added contributions.*

## Human roles

- **Senior Developer / Technical Reviewer** (66%): Reviews AI-generated code, validates architecture, and handles complex modules.
- **Client Engagement Lead** (17%): Facilitates workshops, demos, and stakeholder communication.
- **Contract / Legal / Financial Officer** (8%): Signs contract, manages insurance, and ensures compliance.
- **Release Manager / DevOps Approver** (7%): Approves production releases and change management.

## Why not more AI

- Cannot sign contracts or take legal/financial responsibility.
- Cannot facilitate sensitive stakeholder workshops or build executive trust.
- Cannot perform security-cleared on-site work if required.
- Needs human judgment for ambiguous business rules in CDIC's mandate application.
- AI-generated code must be reviewed for security, correctness, and maintainability.
- No physical presence for on-site deployment or hardware work.

## Requirements & compliance

| Ref | Requirement | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Policy Section 5.2.1 | Only Canadian Suppliers, or Suppliers of an applicable trading partner, as defined in the Statement of Work, are eligible to submit proposals. Non-Canadian Suppliers and suppliers of non-trading partners are not eligible to compete or be awarded a contract. | met |
| Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers and Canadian Conte | This procurement is subject to the Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers and Canadian Content in Strategic Federal Procurement and includes clauses that prioritize Canadian Suppliers and Canadian Value-Added Content, including eligibility provisions, evaluation methodology and related compliance obligations. | unclear |

## Evaluation criteria

- **Eligibility** (): Eligibility under Canadian supplier/content policy; no detailed scoring weights in notice.

## Key dates

- 2026-07-20 — Publication
- 2026-10-01 — Closing Date

## Gaps in source documents

- Full Statement of Work not provided; only a summary.
- No estimated contract value or pricing structure.
- No security clearance requirements stated.
- No details on ROADMAP application stack, interfaces, or data.
- No evaluation weightings or scoring details.
- No onsite presence or language requirements specified.

## Assumptions

- Effort estimate is for the first year of the contract; total multi-year effort will scale.
- Full SOW and application access will be provided after award.
- No security clearance is required unless stated in the full RFP.
- Canadian shop meets Canadian supplier eligibility.
- AI agents can access the development environment and codebase.
- Human review effort is included in the estimates.

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