Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures:
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Audio Visual RFSO (PSAB)
E60HN-13PSAB/A
Moore, Brian
Telephone No. - (819) 956-3625
This procurement is set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business .
This procurement is set aside from the international trade
agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
and minority businesses.
Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.
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.
Aboriginal Suppliers must meet the definition of an aboriginal
business. PSAB Offerors may offer in one or all of the six (6)
regions identified above. For competitive reasons, a PSAB
Offeror must offer a percentage discount the same or better than
any ranked Offeror on the non-PSAB RFSO, per
Manufacturer/equipment sub-category and region, 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.
Delivery Date: 31/12/2013
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
