The Government of Canada (Canada) has a requirement to provide Mail Delivery Services to Shared Services Canada (SSC) from a Contractor-supplied facility to/from SSC locations within the National Capital Region (NCR) boundaries, as defined in the National Capital Act (R.S.,c.N-3.Sch.). The Act can be viewed at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/N-4/index.html.
This bid solicitation is being issued by SSC It is intended to result in the award of a contract for 2 years, plus 1 one-year irrevocable option allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract. This bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using another method of supply for entities of the Government of Canada with the same or similar needs.
There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 – Security and Financial Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the “Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders” document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-…) Website.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
