Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR PROPANE SUPPLY
1. Purpose and Nature of the letter of interest (LI)
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) solicits the industry’s interest in propane supply for any government department, agency or Crown Corporation in the following Quebec administrative regions:
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Capitale-Nationale
- Côte-Nord
- Laurentides
- Mauricie
- Montérégie
- Montréal
- Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean
2. Potential Work Scope and Constraints:
As a result of the Letter of Interest process, PWGSC will aim to post a Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) that will be issued and available on www.buyandsell.gc.ca. The Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) will aim the supply propane for all government department, agency or Crown Corporation in the administrative regions noted above, more or less on October 1, 2019.
3. Legislation, Trade Agreements, and Government Policies:
The following is indicative of some of the legislation, trade agreements and government policies that could impact any follow-on solicitation(s):
a) The following Trade agreements:
- CFTA
- NAFTA
- CPTPP
- European Union
- WTO-GPA
b) Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity (FCP-EE)
4. Schedule:
An answer regarding your interest would be appreciated by July 5, 2019 at 2 :00 pm EDT.
5. Important Notes to Respondents:
Interested Respondents may submit their responses to the PWGSC Contracting Authority identified, by email:
Name: Richard Sirois
Title: Procurement Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch, Quebec region
Telephone: 514-718-5993
Email: r••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Changes to this LI may occur and will be advertised on the Government Electronic Tendering System. Canada asks Respondents to visit www.buyandsell.gc.ca regularly to check for changes, if any.
6. Closing date for the LI:
The LI will remain available on www.buyandsell.gc.ca and responses to this LI with regards to the questions at Annex B are to be submitted to the PWGSC Contracting Authority above, on or before June 28, 2019 at 14H00 EDT.
7. Draft Statement of Work (SOW)
Annex A attached, contains a preliminary description of the requirement. Suppliers are invited to look into the scope of the work and to respond to the questions in Annex B, also attached.
8. Security Requirements
There is no security requirement associated with this LI.
9. Bidders’ Conference
At this moment, Canada is not planning to hold a bidders’ conference to support this project. However, at the request of the industry during the LI posting period, Canada may decide to hold a bidders’ conference. The date, location and other details would be communicated through an amendment to this LI.
NOTES TO INTERESTED SUPPLIERS:
This LI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal. No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this LI. The issuance of this LI is not to be considered in any way a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to penitential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. This LI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.
Participation in this LI is encouraged, but is not mandatory. There will be no short-listing of potential suppliers for the purposes of undertaking any future work as a result of this LI. Similarly, participation in this LI is not a condition or prerequisite for the participation in any potential subsequent solicitation.
Respondents will not be reimbursed for any cost incurred by participating in this LI.
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.
