The Senate of Canada (Senate) is seeking proposals to establish one (1) or more Standing Offer Agreement(s) (SO) for provision of uniforms and accessories for the Senate employees. The term of each resulting SO will be for a period of three (3) years from the date of SO award, with the option to renew the SO for two (2) additional one-year (1) periods as defined in the statement of requirements at Annex “A”.
Enquiries regarding this RFSO must be received by e-mail at: p••••••••@•••.••••.••.ca, no later than August 23, 2024, by 11am EDT. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. Care should be taken by bidders to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable the Senate of Canada to provide an accurate answer. Enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked "proprietary" at each relevant item. Items identified as "proprietary" will be treated as such except where the Senate of Canada determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. The Senate of Canada may edit the question(s) or may request that the bidder do so, in order that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated, and the enquiry can be answered to all bidders. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all bidders may not be answered by the Senate of Canada.
To ensure the equality of information among bidders, answers to enquiries which are relevant to the RFSO will be provided to all bidders by simultaneously posting responses to CanadaBuys without revealing the sources of the enquiry.
