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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

DAMA Mobilier de bureau E60PQ-260003-A

Name: DAMA Mobilier de bureau E60PQ-260003-A
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Supply arrangement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 31, 2031

Published

August 31, 2026

Type

Goods

Explore similarFurniture and Furnishings Quebec

Full description

The Procurement Strategy is to refresh the previous Supply Arrangement (SA) programs Office Seating and Workspaces, as well as to pre-qualify Suppliers and fulfill requirements as described in this new Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA).
This refresh will merge both the E60PQ-120001/H and E60PQ-140003/D programs into one primary Office Furniture SA.
This new version, E60PQ-260003-A will be an All-In-One SA for Office Furniture to be used throughout all of Government.
First evaluations:
All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by 25 January 2027 to be included in the first evaluations.
All bids submitted after 25 January 2027 will be evaluated as per the Offer Evaluation Schedule (RFSA article 4.4).
The full RFSA and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account.
For technical support with SAP Ariba, please contact the CanadaBuys Service Desk agents:
Mon-Fri 7:00am – 7:00pm
T: 1-888-247-4016
E: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/support/email-us
W: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/contact-support

Selection criteria

Not applicable

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The Procurement Strategy is to refresh the previous Supply Arrangement (SA) programs Office Seating and Workspaces, as well as to pre-qualify Suppliers and fulfill requirements as...

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Basic information

Reference

WS5676191891-Doc5843865858

Solicitation no.

WS5676191891

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Supply Arrangement

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 56000000 — Furniture and Furnishings

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

July 1, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published

August 31, 2026

Closes

August 31, 2031

Amendment no.

001

Amendment date

September 1, 2026

Contact

Contact

B••••••, P•••••• (S•••/P•••)

Email

p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Address

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End-user

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Likely incumbents

(3)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Asokan Business Interiors
1 contract won· latest August 25, 2026
CAD $35.1K
total awarded
2
Chase Office Interiors Inc.
1 contract won· latest January 16, 2026
CAD $14.7K
total awarded
3
BUROMAX INC - EMBLM
1 contract won· latest May 28, 2026

Asokan Business Interiors is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

Complete source record(29)

Title

Office Furniture RFSA E60PQ-260003-A

Reference number

WS5676191891-Doc5843865858

Amendment number

001

Solicitation number

WS5676191891

Publication date

2026-08-31

Tender closing date

2031-08-31T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-09-01

Expected contract start date

2026-07-01

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*56101700

Unspsc description

*Office furniture

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Supply Arrangement

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Not applicable

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

End user entities name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

End user entities address

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage,Gatineau,Quebec,K1A 0S5,Canada

Contact info name

B••••••, P•••••• (S•••/P•••)

Contact info email

p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Tender description

The Procurement Strategy is to refresh the previous Supply Arrangement (SA) programs Office Seating and Workspaces, as well as to pre-qualify Suppliers and fulfill requirements as described in this new Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). This refresh will merge both the E60PQ-120001/H and E60PQ-140003/D programs into one primary Office Furniture SA. This new version, E60PQ-260003-A will be an All-In-One SA for Office Furniture to be used throughout all of Government. First evaluations: All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by 25 January 2027 to be included in the first evaluations. All bids submitted after 25 January 2027 will be evaluated as per the Offer Evaluation Schedule (RFSA article 4.4). The full RFSA and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account. For technical support with SAP Ariba, please contact the CanadaBuys Service Desk agents: Mon-Fri 7:00am – 7:00pm T: 1-888-247-4016 E: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/support/email-us W: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/contact-support