Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / 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:
Work Spaces Furniture - DND FMF Cape Breton Victoria BC
W3555-180134/A
Grieve, Bronwen
Telephone No. - (250) 514-3757
Fax No. - (250) 363-0395
SUMMARY - Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
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This notice amendment #001 is issued to amend the above-noted solicitation as follows:
1) Post answers to enquiries received from potential bidders (Q&As):
2) Amend the Contracting Authority.
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1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/B and covers a requirement from the following Product Category(ies) of the SA:
- Product Category 1 - Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems;
- Product Category 2 - Freestanding Height Adjustable Desk/Table Products;
- Product Category 3 - Metal Filing and Storage Cabinets;
- Product Category 5 - Ancillary and Lighting Products.
2. The Department of National Defence at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton (FMFCB) in Esquimalt, BC has a requirement for Work Spaces Furniture in accordance with Annex A. This requirement includes both Supply Arrangement (SA) and non-Supply Arrangement (non-SA) components.
This initial firm portion of this project is to supply and install 106 work stations in total on the second floor of the facility. Consisting of six (6) main types of work stations layouts. The project will be completed in 5 phases of installation covering 4 days duration each (Friday to Monday).
Therefore the work under this contract shall include labour and resources for normal and outside of normal hours of work. The contractor is responsible to provide enough tools, manpower and services to maintain the schedule within each phase of work.
The secondary project for this requirement shall be for delivery and installation of a similarly sized and configured requirement (approx. 110 work stations) for the third floor of the facility, to be conducted after the completion of the second floor. Optional items for the secondary project shall be coordinated through issuance of Task Authorizations (TA’s) in accordance with Annex E. Component listings, delivery and installation schedules shall be detailed at that time with issuance of subsequent TA’s.
The project also includes an optional requirement for an estimated additional 110 workstations to be purchased on an ?as and when requested basis? until March 31, 2019 using the Task Authorization process detailed in Annex E. Canada is under no obligation to purchase all or part of the optional requirement stated herein.
The period of the contract is from date of contract award to 31 March 2019 inclusive.
Bidders must submit firm pricing for all products and services listed for each Product Category. Bids addressing only a portion of the requirement detailed for each Product Category will not be considered.
Bidders may submit a bid on one, two, three or all four Product Categories. A bid must comply with all requirements of the solicitation to be declared responsive. Bids will be evaluated separately for each Product Category. The responsive bid with the lowest aggregate evaluated total price for each Product Category will be recommended for award of a Contract. Canada intends to issue only one (1) contract award by Product Category. A contract may combine several product categories in the event the same bidder is recommended for award of contracts for multiple product categories.
Refer to RFB below for full requirement details.
RFB enquiries must submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority by no later than February 06, 2018 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Enquiries received after that date and time may not be answered.
Bidders should include colour options with their bid for each category they are bidding on.
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 Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).
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-140003/C and can be found on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS - https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders). 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. 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.
