On 19 March, 2015, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) published a Letter of Interest (LOI) on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) seeking to engage with the Industry on behalf of Statistics Canada. As part of that engagement, Participants were asked to provide a written response to questions related to both the technical aspects of the Work to be undertaken and the procurement strategy. A draft Request for Proposal (RFP) was provided, which included the Statement of Work, Evaluation Criteria and the Basis of Selection.
The purpose of the Industry Engagement was twofold:
a) to seek information from industry on its interest, capacity and ability to perform the laboratory biochemistry analysis of blood (whole blood, serum and plasma) and urine for Statistics Canada’s requirement; and,
b) to provide industry the opportunity to give feedback on the procurement strategy.
Participants were encouraged to ask questions and provide comments with the objective to receive feedback that may be incorporated into the solicitation document, creating a procurement that is fair and transparent to suppliers, enhances competition, and results in best value to Canada.
The publication of this document and any resulting RFP effectively concludes the Industry Engagement process. The information gathered through this process was considered when finalizing the procurement strategy and should meet the needs of the Government of Canada and be compatible with Industry standard practices.
