Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements:
Request For Information Variable printing- & Printing, Warehousing, Inventory Management & Distribution Fire Arm Program/RCMP
M7594-191241/A
Werk(cw), Janet
Telephone No. - (343)549-3086
j••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
T••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE RCMP CANADIAN FIREARMS PROGRAM VARIABLE PRINTING AND SUPPLY CHAIN REQUIREMENT
NATURE OF REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
This is not a bid solicitation. This Request for Information (RFI) will NOT result in the award of any contract. As a result, potential suppliers of the services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement.
This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this
RFI.
The existence of this RFI does not imply that the Government of Canada (GC) has made a final decision on any of the initiatives discussed. GC may not procure any of the services identified in any response nor proceed any further in any procurement action as a result of this RFI, and shall not be liable under any circumstances to any supplier who has prepared a response.
The draft Request for Proposal is included below for your review and feedback.
PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback and industry perspectives. In particular, the PSPC hopes to obtain the following:
a) clarity on the interest level and availability of service providers;
b) industry feedback on the first draft of the proposed Request for proposal (RFP);
c) industry feedback regarding the relevance of the evaluation criteria for the purposes of supplier selection.
d) industry feedback regarding the relevance of the annex B pricing elements.
CONTENTS OF THIS RFI
a) This RFI contains the full draft RFP. Some items in the RFP may be deleted or revised prior to the RFP being posted in May. Comments regarding any aspect of the draft document are welcome.
b) This RFI also contains specific questions addressed to the industry. Respondents are requested to refer to and complete the questions below.
NATURE OF RESPONSES REQUESTED
Respondents are at their own discretion in this regard, but Canada is seeking relevant information, simply and directly stated, in order to avoid undue work by respondents and undue effort by Canada to analyze the results.
Responses from potential suppliers to this RFI will assist Canada in formulating any possible procurement strategy to meet Canada’s business and operational requirements.
Respondents are requested to provide feedback related to the clarity of the draft RFP (SOW, evaluation criteria, security, pricing elements for the provision of the described RCMP requirement).
Only written responses will be accepted.
Respondents should explain any assumptions they make in their responses.
FORMAT OF RESPONSES
Cover Page: If the response includes multiple volumes, respondents are requested to indicate on the front cover page of each volume the title of the response, the RFI number, the volume number and the full legal name of the respondent.
Title Page: The first page of each volume of the response, after the cover page, should be the title page, which should contain:
- the title of the respondent's response;
- the name, address, email and telephone number of the respondent;
- the date; and
- the RFI number.
Number of Copies: one (1) electronic copy on USB and one (1) paper copy
OR
one (1) electronic copy by e-mail.
RESPONSE COSTS
Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred in responding to this RFI.
ENQUIRIES
Because this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by circulating answers to all potential suppliers. However, respondents with questions regarding this RFI may direct their enquiries to:
Contracting Authority: Janet Werk
E-mail Addresses: T••••••••@••••••••.••.ca and j••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Telephone: 343-549-3086
TREATMENT OF RESPONSES
A) Use of Responses:
Responses will not be formally evaluated. However, the responses received may be used by Canada to develop or modify procurement strategies or any draft documents contained in this RFI. Canada will review all responses received by the RFI closing date. Canada may, in its discretion, review responses received after the RFI closing date.
B) Review Team:
A review team composed of representatives of RCMP and PSPC will review the responses. Canada reserves the right to hire any independent consultant, or use any Government resources that it considers necessary to review any response. Not all members of the review team will necessarily review all responses.
C) Confidentiality:
Respondents should mark any portions of their response that they consider proprietary or confidential. Canada will handle the responses in accordance with the Access to Information Act.
D) Follow-up Activity:
Canada may, in its discretion, contact any respondents to follow up with additional questions or for clarification of any aspect of a response. Canada reserves the right to invite any or all respondents to present their submissions to this RFI.
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Time and Place for Submission of Responses: Respondents should send responses herein by the date specified on the front page of this RFI to:
Janet Werk
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Communications Procurement Directorate
12th Floor, 360 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0S5
Telephone: 343-549-3086
E-mail: T••••••••@••••••••.••.ca and j••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
a) Responsibility for Timely Delivery:
Each respondent is solely responsible for ensuring its response is delivered on time to the correct location.
ii) Identification of Response:
- Each respondent should ensure that its name and return address, the RFI number and the closing date appear legibly on the outside of the response.
- Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
- Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Responses
The respondents are requested to review the RFP and provide detailed explanations to respond to the following questions. Comments should clearly indicate the section of the RFP that is being referred to.
Questions
1. Does the RFP provide a sufficient description of the RCMP-CFP variable and supply chain requirement?
2. Are the requirements for the RCMP-CFP requirement as stated in the SOW clear?
3. Is there additional information that you would need in order to be able to prepare a response to this RFI?
4. What is the industry standard for the transition period for a requirement such as this?
5. Is there additional information that should be included in order to fulfill the requirements?
6. Is the evaluation criteria fair and reasonable for the selection of a supplier for this requirement?
7. Is 28 calendar days adequate to prepare a complete bid response to any possible competitive solicitation process?
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.
