Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
CUSTOM FILE FOLDERS - IRB
86100-150513/A
Gagné-Templeman, Kathleen
Telephone No. - (613-90-9189
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has a requirement the manufacture and printing of two (2) different types of file folders on an "if and when required basis".
The Offeror must print and construct folders to final format in accordance with the supplied artwork, approved proofs and specifications, and deliver folders as per the delivery schedule for each call-up.
The period of the Standing Offer will be from issuance to March 31, 2016, with the option to extend the Standing Offer by two (2) periods of six (6) months each.
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements (CLCAs) are not applicable to this procurement.
The requirement is subject to the provisionsof the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
Evaluation Procedures
Offers will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the Request for Standing Offers including the technical and financial evaluation criteria.
Technical Evaluation - Mandatory Technical Criteria.
M.1 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY
The Offeror must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound with two (2) different external clients toprint and produce file folders with reinforced end tabs, scores for expansion and die-cutting.
Each of the contracts must have been completed after October 31, 2010.
For each of the two (2) contracts, the Offeror must provide:
M.1.a The Client contact information;
M.1.b The Contract date;
M.1.c A description of the folders as specified to meet M.1. The Offeror must include a general description of the folders as well as the requirements for:
- printing,
- reinforcement of end tabs,
- scoring, and
- die-cutting of the folders.
M.1.d The invoice (or copy of) presented to the Client.
During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.
OFFERS NOT MEETING ALL OF THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON RESPONSIVE AND GIVEN NO FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
Financial Evaluation
The price of the bid will be evaluated in Canadian dollars, all applicable taxes excluded; FOB destination, Canadiancustoms duties and excise taxes included.
To determine the total evaluated price, the prices submitted in the Annex B: Basis of Payment for the initial period and the two (2) extension periods will be multiplied by the corresponding evaluation factorsand then added to obtain the total evaluated price
Basis of Selection
An offer must comply withthe requirements of the Request for Standing Offers and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer.
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.
