OBJECTIVE
CRA has a requirement to acquire high density mobile shelving with mechanical assist that will work with CRA’s pre-existing shelving, to increase the storage capacity of physical evidence for the Criminal Investigations Division at the new CRA location of 145 Hobsons Lake Drive, Bond Room 333. All items stored in Bond Room 333 will be placed in boxes with the same uniform dimensions.
The shelving layout provided by the Contractor must incorporate the existing shelving at the current bond rooms located at CRA’s Ralston location (1557 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia) and CRA’s Burnside location (10 Akerley Drive, Unit 32, Dartmouth, NS).
PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to August 5th, 2016 inclusive
OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the site of the new Bond Room and the two sites where the existing shelving is being held. Arrangements have been made for a tour of all three work sites; however the Bidder is not required to attend all three sites.
The site visits will be held on April 19th, 2016, and the schedule is listed within the Request for Proposal.
CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY
The evaluation of proposals will be performed in four (4) steps as follows:
Step 1 – Evaluation against Mandatory Criteria
Step 2 – Evaluation of Financial Proposals
Step 3 – Selection
Step 4 – Contract Entry
The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
RFP CLOSING DATE:
Bids must be received on or before May 17th 2016, no later than 2:00 p.m EDT, at the following address:
Canada Revenue Agency
Bid Receiving Unit
Ottawa Technology Centre
Receiving Dock
875 Heron Road
Room D-95
Ottawa, ON K1A 1A2
Contracting Authority
All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to:
Katherine Hutton
Senior Supply/Business Analyst
Canada Revenue Agency
Administration Directorate
Contracting Division
250 Albert St., 8th Floor
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L5
Telephone: (613) 286-5340
Facsimile: (613) 957-6655
E-mail: K••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
Please refer to the solicitation documents for further information and instructions regarding this opportunity.
