Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Amendment history:
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1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/B and covers a requirement from the following Product Category(ies) of the SA:
- Product Category 1 - Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems;
- Product Category 3 - Metal Filing and Storage Cabinets;
- Product Category 6 - Support Space - Collaborative Furniture
2. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has a requirement for the purchase, delivery and installation of office furniture for a reconfiguration project involving approximately 385 FTEs at several DFO sites in the Greater Victoria Region BC.
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2020 inclusive.
The project includes a firm requirement of approximately 110 workstations to be delivered and installed by no later than March 30, 2018 (MANDATORY).
The project also includes an optional requirement for an estimated additional 275 workstations to be purchased on an "as and when requested basis" until March 31, 2020 using the Task Authorization process detailed in Annex E. Canada is under no obligation to purchase all or part of the optional requirement stated herein.
Bidders must submit firm pricing for all products and services listed for each Product Category. Bids addressing only a portion of the requirement detailed for each Product Category will not be considered.
Bidders may submit a bid on one, two, or all three Product Categories. A bid must comply with all requirements of the solicitation to be declared responsive. Bids will be evaluated separately for each Product Category. The response bid with the lowest aggregate evaluated total price for each Product Category will be recommended for award of a Contract. Canada intends to issue only one (1) contract award by Product Category. A contract may combine several product categories in the event the same bidder is recommended for award of contracts for multiple product categories.
Refer to RFB below for full requirement details.
RFB enquiries must submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority by no later than January 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Enquiries received after that date and time may not be answered.
Bidders should include colour options with their bid for each category they are bidding on.
3. This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the General Stream of Suppliers (SA holders).
4. This requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).
5. The bid solicitation is also open to suppliers who are not Supply Arrangement (SA) holders. In order for new suppliers to bid on this solicitation, the new supplier must first qualify for a SA. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E60PQ-140003/B and can be found on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS - https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a SA by the PWGSC Supply Arrangement Authority.
6. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Annex H titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.
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.
