DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) seeks to enter into a Contract with a single Contractor for:
the supply, delivery, and installation of five (5) Folder Inserters, to the locations outlined in section 3.1 of Annex A – Statement of Requirements, on or before March 31, 2016;
the supply, delivery, and installation of additional Folder Inserters (including the option of enabling Optical Mark Recognition) on an “as and when requested” basis to CRA locations across Canada; and
the provision of Extended Maintenance Services, for Folder Inserters provided by the Contractor, an on an “as and when requested” basis,
all in accordance with Annex A: Statement of Requirements.
The period of any resulting contract will be for three (3) years with three (3) additional one (1) year option periods.
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
The following trade agreements apply to this procurement:
North American Free Trade Agreement
Agreement on Internal Trade
Canada Columbia Free Trade Agreement
Canada Peru Free Trade Agreement
Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement
Canada Panama Free Trade Agreement
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY
A bid must comply with the requirements of the solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.
The responsive bid with the lowest bid evaluation price will be considered the highest ranked Bidder and will be recommended for award of a contract.
CONTRACTING OFFICER
All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to:
Kevin Hailemariam
Canada Revenue Agency
Administration Directorate
Contracting Division
250 Albert Street, 8th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5
Tel. Number: (613) 946-0790
Fax Number: (613) 957-6655
Email Address: K••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
Proposal documents and supporting information may be submitted in either English or French.
Bids must be received on or before February 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm EST.
The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS
Canada Revenue Agency
Bid Receiving Unit
Ottawa Technology Centre
Receiving Dock
875 Heron Road
Room D-95
Ottawa, ON
K1A 1A2
