Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-120001/F, and covers a requirement from the following Sub-Category(ies) of the SA:
- Rotary Office Chair;
- Rotary Conference Chair;
- Side Chair.
2. Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has a requirement for Office Furniture for a reconfiguration project at 800 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC. The project involves phased deliveries between April 10, 2018 and December 24, 2019, as per tentative schedule at Annex F.
All the Work to be performed under the Contract will be on an "as and when requested basis" using Task Authorizations (TA). Details of the requirement and floor plans, if applicable, will be provided upon issuance of each Task Authorization for each delivery phase. An obligation for any Work will come into force only when a Task Authorization is approved and issued in accordance with the Task Authorization Process detailed in Annex E.
Canada is under no obligation to purchase all or part of the optional requirement stated herein.
RFB Enquiries must submitted by no later than April 6, 2018 at 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Enquiries received after that date and time may not be answered.
Period of the Contract: From date of contract award to December 31, 2019.
3. This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the General Stream of Suppliers (SA holders).
4. This requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
5. The bid solicitation is also open to suppliers who are not Supply Arrangement (SA) holders. In order for new suppliers to bid on this solicitation, the new supplier must first qualify for a SA. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E60PQ-120001/F, and can be found on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-noti…). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a SA by the PWGSC Supply Arrangement Authority.
6. Following are the basic features and attributes required by Canada:
Refer to Table 1.
7. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Annex H titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
