Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
This bid solicitation is a re-tender of the requirement described in bid solicitation number 21120-164184/A dated January 11, 2017 with a bid closing date of March 21, 2017 at 2:00pm, EST; this document replaces the previous version entirely.
This bid solicitation is being re-issued to adjust the solicitation to better reflect Canada’s operational requirements. Bidders submitting a proposal are advised that they must not rely on any information previously provided in the context of bid solicitation number 21120-164184/A dated 2017-01-11 with a bid closing date of 2017-03-21 at 14:00 EDT.
Please Note: Interested suppliers are encouraged to attend the Bidders’ Conference and Site Visit, during which suppliers will be provided information and an opportunity to ask questions about the requirement and the procurement process. Attendance is optional, but recommended, to ensure suppliers will fully understand the proposed procurement. Bidders are also encouraged to submit any enquiries they may have in accordance with Section 2.4 - Enquiries - Bid Solicitation.
Description of the Requirement
This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Correctional Service Canada (the "Client") for a centralized Point of Sale Solution (the "POS Solution"). The bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a Contract for 1 year, plus 5 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
The required POS Solution may be comprised of any combination of commercial-off-the-shelf software ("COTS"), Pre-Existing software or custom software required for the POS Solution to operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Work in the Client's technical environment described in the bid solicitation. The POS Solution must include the Licensed Software, the custom software, a 12-month warranty, software maintenance and support, and Software Documentation. Training and professional services must also be provided, if requested. The first work under the resulting contract will be for the successful Bidder to develop and implement the custom software functionalities required for the POS Solution to operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Work in the Client's technical environment described in the bid solicitation.
As software maintenance will be for the POS Solution as a whole, Canada requires a direct relationship with the software developer, to avoid internal solution incompatibility. Suppliers who will not themselves perform the custom software development must bid as a joint venture with the entity who will perform that work; a Bidder will not be permitted to subcontract this work.
Term of the Contract
It is intended to result in the award of a Contract for 1 year, plus 5 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the Contract.
Trade Agreements
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-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Security Requirements
There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organizational security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Industrial and Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.
Federal Contractors Program
The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement: see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the form titled ?Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification".
Notice to Bidders: Supply Chain Security Information; Supply Chain Integrity ProcessThis bid solicitation contains a security requirement in relation to the supply chain of the Bidders to provide this information to Canada, see Section 3.6 of Part 3 - Bid Preparation Instructions for additional information on the integrity assessment of bidders’ supply chain security information.
Notice to Bidders: National Security Exception (NSE) Notice
Canada intends to invoke the national security exceptions provided for in the trade agreements to which Canada is a party, current and future, with respect to the Supply Chain Integrity Process of this procurement. The Supply Chain Integrity Process, described in Annex D - Supply Chain Integrity Process, includes all measures that will be used to assess the bidders and their solutions for security vulnerabilities during the solicitation process and continued obligations imposed during the resulting contract period. Upon invocation, all requirements and procedures of the Supply Chain Integrity Process portion of this procurement being excluded from all of the obligations of the trade agreements, for each and all purposes.
Enquiries
All enquiries and other communications related to this RFP should be directed to the Contracting Authority:
Elizabeth Quenville
Acquisitions Branch
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, 4th floor
10 rue Wellington
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5
Telephone: 613-858-6142
E-mail Address: e••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
