REQUIREMENT
By means of the RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders for a customized rewards platform and application as a pilot project that supports the federal Government’s current priorities to be citizen-centred and to use digital tools to engage Canadians in new ways.
Note: this project will not involve public opinion research and all interventions via the app will be factual and behavioural in nature, for example, judgement questions such as: How much energy does it use? (under 25 kWs, 25-100 kWs, over 100 kWs); fact-based questions such as: Are you aware of the ENERGY STAR program? (Yes, No).
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 one (1) year plus four (4) options to extend.
SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is 15 November 2016 @ 02:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).
NRCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other email and not be responsible for any failure attributable to the use of this mode of transmission.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Authority (s••••••••@••••••.ca) 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 are determined, at any stage of the evaluation process, to be non-compliant.
