This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Totem Offisource Inc.
Contract value
CAD $336.2K
Award date
2025-06-20
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Full description
The response time deadline is 14:00 EST. 1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/D and covers a requirement from the following Product Category(ies) of the SA: Workstation Systems; Work Surface Products; Filing and Storage Products; Phone Booths and Pods and Collaborative Products. 2. Employment and Social Development Canada has a requirement for the purchase, delivery and installation of office furniture to St. John’s, NL by September 30, 2025. 3. This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the PSIB stream of Suppliers (SA holders). 4. There is a security requirement associated with the requirement. For additional information, consult the bid solicitation document. Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible to bid. Non-Supply Arrangement (Non-SA) holders may submit a bid to the Identified User (IU) but must also submit an arrangement to the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) for evaluation. If you wish to find out how you can be a pre-qualified SA holder, please contact R••••••••@••••••••.••.ca. The non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the SAA has issued an SA to that supplier for the products and services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E60PQ-140003/D.
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Basic information
Reference
WS5133286620-Doc5161383534
Solicitation no.
WS5133286620
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 56000000 — Furniture and Furnishings
Delivery & regions
Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
January 18, 2016 → ?
Key dates
Published
May 12, 2025
Closes
June 10, 2025
Amendment no.
008
Contact
End-user
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
TEKNION LIMITED
69 contracts won· latest August 7, 2026
CAD $16.5M
total awarded
2
Asokan Business Interiors
52 contracts won· latest August 25, 2026
CAD $19.7M
total awarded
3
Nitam Solutions Inc
33 contracts won· latest July 27, 2026
CAD $11.3M
total awarded
4
Totem Offisource Inc.
26 contracts won· latest November 24, 2025
CAD $8.5M
total awarded
5
ABI/ADVANCED BUSINESS INTERIORS INC
25 contracts won· latest April 15, 2026
CAD $11.1M
total awarded
TEKNION LIMITED is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.
