DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTThe Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a requirement for general office supplies, including copy paper, to be supplied and delivered to employees of the CRA located in CRA offices across Canada as well as CRA employees’ homes across Canada on an "as and when requested" basis. Office supplies include products whose primary function is related to the execution of business, clerical and administrative duties in an office environment.The period of the contract will be for two (2) years with two (2) options to extend the period by one year each.The CRA will include a minimum spend commitment of $1,500,000.00 (all applicable taxes included) Canadian over the entire period of the resulting contract, including any extension period thereof.e-Procurement Solutioni) CRA e-Procurement SolutionThe CRA’s e-procurement solution for ordering, receiving and reconciling goods and services is an SAP Ariba tool which has been branded internally as Synergy 2.0. Synergy 2.0 will be used to place orders under any resulting contract.The highest-ranked responsive Bidder must be a member of the Ariba Network (AN) prior to contract award, and maintain membership in the AN throughout the period of any resulting Contract, including any exercised option periods. All costs associated with this membership shall be borne by the Bidder.ii) Government of Canada e-Procurement Solution (EPS) Canada is currently developing a government-wide EPS for ordering of goods and services. In support of the anticipated transition to this solution and how it may impact any resulting contract that is issued under this solicitation, refer to Part 6, article of the Model Contract, entitled "Transition to Government of Canada e-Procurement Solution (EPS)".The Government of Canada’s press release provides additional information.APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTSThe following trade agreement applies:Canadian Free Trade AgreementCanada Columbia Free Trade AgreementCanada Peru Free Trade AgreementCanada Chile Free Trade AgreementCanada-Korea Free Trade AgreementCanada Panama Free Trade AgreementCanada-Ukraine Free Trade AgreementWorld Trade Organization Agreement on Government ProcurementCanada Honduras Free Trade AgreementComprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipCONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGYTo be declared responsive, a bid must:a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; andb. meet all mandatory criteria.The bids will be ranked by CRA based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 20% for the technical merit and 80% for the price.The Bidder with the highest ranked responsive bid will move to the Synergy testing phase, and if they are successful, will be recommended for award of a contract.CONTRACTING AUTHORITYAll enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to:Christina EryuzluCanada Revenue AgencyAdministration DirectorateContracting DivisionEmail Address: C••••••••@•••••••.••.caProposal documents and supporting information may be submitted in either English or French.The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.SUBMISSION OF BIDSBidders are to submit proposals by the time and date indicated on RFP Page 1. Bids must be submitted to:Canada Revenue AgencyBid Receiving U•••••••@•••••••.••.caBids will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address must be used to request that CRA open a Connect conversation, as detailed in Standard Instructions 2003. Bidders must not use their own licensing agreement for Connect to initiate a Connect conversation with CRA.Bidders are hereby advised that the Bid Receiving Unit of CRA is available Monday to Friday inclusive, between the hours of 0830 and 1500 EST, excluding those days that the federal government observes as a holiday.Due to the nature of this solicitation, electronic transmissions of a proposal by facsimile is not considered to be practical and therefore will not be accepted.
