Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
RFI Amendment 002 is raised to amend the RFI closing date and Article 2.9, Submission of Responses.
Submission of Responses:
Organizations interested in providing a response are requested to submit their response electronically via email only to the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Contracting Authority identified below on or before June 7, 2019.
The RFI closing date is not the deadline for comments or input. Comments and input will be accepted any time up to the time when/if a follow-on bid solicitation is published.
Number of Copies: Canada requests that respondents submit their response in unprotected (i.e. no password) PDF format (2003 or later) by email to the Contracting Authority. The size of each email response should be less than five (5) Megabytes. Should a respondent’s email response be greater than five (5) Megabytes, Canada requests that respondents send their email response in separate emails, whereby each email is less than five (5) Megabytes in size.
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This RFI #1b will be followed by an Industry Engagement Information Session #1 on June 25, 2019 and separate One-on-One Sessions #1 from June 25 to 28, 2019 in Ottawa, ON.
A participant’s registration form for Industry Engagement Information Session #1 in Annex H must be completed and submitted to the Contracting Authority by June 7, 2019. A participant’s registration for the One-on-One Sessions #1 must be completed and submitted to the Contracting Authority by close of business on June 14, 2019 to be assured a meeting. Registrations received after this date will be accommodated at Canada’s discretion.
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), is looking to engage with and elicit feedback from Medical Transportation (MT) management industry and others interested in providing feedback on solutions in regards to the potential future needs of the Non-Insured Health Benefit (NIHB) program.
Objectives:
The objectives of this Request for Information (RFI) are to:
1) Inform industry of ISC’s requirements for the Medical Transportation System Solution (MTSS);
2) Share information on the NIHB program's current business model, high level needs, projected clientele volume growth, and business volume growth;
3) Seek information on new technologies, business models and practices that would help NIHB save or contain costs while improving health outcomes and providing enhanced services;
4) Introduce to industry the Aboriginal Participation Component of the any future solicitation;
5) Engage Aboriginal businesses and communities interested in the requirement; and
6) Provide industry an opportunity to submit feedback on the requirement and participate in subsequent engagement activities.
Nature and Format of Responses Requested:
Respondents are requested to provide their comments, concerns and, where applicable, alternative recommendations regarding how the requirements or objectives described in this RFI could be satisfied. RFI responses should clearly identify any additional information and/or clarification that respondents suggest be incorporated into any future solicitation documents.
PSPC may, in its sole and absolute discretion schedule one-on-one meetings with respondents. These sessions will represent an additional opportunity for respondents to clarify or expand on their RFI responses. These sessions also represent an additional opportunity for Canada to learn more about industry capacity and gather additional information.
Nature of this RFI:
This RFI is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI.
This RFI will not 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. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described herein will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the subject matter described in this RFI.
Enquiries:
All enquiries and other communications related to this RFI and associated Industry Engagement activities shall be directed exclusively to the PSPC Contracting Authority. Since this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by circulating answers to all respondents; however, respondents with questions regarding this RFI may direct their enquiries to:
PSPC Contracting Authority:
Kate Mulligan
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Email: k••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
