This requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO- AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
REQUIREMENT
By means of this RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders for a demonstration project of the Senegalese National Geomatics plan.
CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
There shall be no direct payment by NRCan for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.
ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD
The estimated period of the contract will be for approximately 15 months from contract award.
SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is February 25, 2014 @ 14:00 (E.S.T.).
Proposals must be directed to:
Bid Receiving Unit - Mailroom
Natural Resources Canada
Loading Dock
588 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0Y7
ATTENTION: Serge Tshimanga
RFP: NRCan-5000013851
NRCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other location. Proposals not received in the Bid Receiving Unit by the closing time, will be return to the Bidder unopened.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the bidding period. Enquiries must be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid closing date to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date.
RIGHTS OF NRCAN
NRCan reserves the right to:
- Seek clarification or obtain verification of statements made in a proposal;
- Reject any or all proposals received in response to this RFP;
- Enter into negotiations with one or more Bidders on any or all aspects of its proposal;
- Accept any proposal in whole or in part without prior negotiation;
- Cancel and/or re-issue this RFP at any time;
- Verify any or all information provided by the Bidder with respect to this RFP including references;
- Retain all proposals submitted in response to this RFP;
- Declare a proposal non-compliant if NRCan determines during the evaluation phase, that the Bidder does not have the legal status, facilities and technical, financial and managerial capabilities to fulfill the requirements stated herein;
- Discontinue the evaluation of any proposals which a
