Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. Requirement
Canada has a requirement to establish a Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) for the supply and delivery of bond office paper to Federal Identified Users and to Provincial/Territorial Identified Users on an "as and when requested" basis for a period of one (1) year with the right to extend for one additional one (1) year period under the same terms and conditions.
Two (2) separate solicitation documents will be published on the GETS for this requirement: one (1) solicitation document E60PD-19PAPR/A aimed at the general industry and one (1) under the aboriginal set-aside program E60PD-19PAPR/B. If Offerors are eligible and choose to make an offer on both requirements they must submit two (2) separate offer packages.
Below is a list of provinces who are part of the Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative who have shown interest in making Call-ups against the Standing Offer:
- Province of New-Brunswick;
- Province of Alberta;
- Province of Newfoundland & Labrador;
- Province of Ontario;
- Province of Prince Edward Island;
- Province of Nova Scotia; and
- Province of Manitoba.
2. Trade Agreements
This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.
This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.
Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.
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.
