Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
RMSO - CIVILIAN AUDIO VISUAL (AV)
E60HN-13AVSO/A
PWGSC Officer: Brian Moore
Tel: (819) 956-3625
This Request for Standing Offers is to facilitate the
procurement of frequently purchased Audio Visual equipment
(consumer and industrial). Regional Master Standing Offers will
be issued to qualified offerors in each of 6 regions
individually (Atlantic, Quebec, NCR, Ontario, Western and
Pacific).
The Audio Visual equipment available on these Standing Offers
will be divided into the following 7 main Audio Visual equipment
categories: Audio products, Video products, Audio/Video
Processing Equipment, Display Devices, Projectors, Control
Equipment and Other Equipment. Each category will further be
divided into specific sub-categories.
Two useful tools each found on the acquisition branch web site
will be available to Designated Users. The first one is a
spreadsheet for quickly filtering SO ranking results by region,
manufacturer or equipment sub-category. The second tool provides
MSRP pricing for allowable products by manufacturer.
Any authorized representative of a Canadian government
department or Crown Corporation or an agency located across
Canada, as defined in the Financial Administration Act, is
permitted to utilize the standing offers.
The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is a
period of twelve (12) months from issuance of the Standing Offer
and will include one (1) built-in 12 month extension option.
Offerors may offer in one or all of the six (6) regions
identified above. To be considered responsive in each region,
offerors must offer individually. Responsive offerors who offer
one of the 3 highest percentage discounts per manufacturer, in
at least six (6) different equipment sub-categories covering a
minimum of four (4) different main equipment categories will be
recommended for issue of a Standing Offer. More than one
Standing Offer may be issued to one or more regions.
A separate solicitation and NPP for the Set-Aside Program for
Aboriginal Business will be advertised as part of this
requirement.
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.
