Folder Inserters

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) seeks to enter into a Contract with a single Contractor for:

• the supply, delivery, and installation of five (5) Folder Inserters, to the locations outlined in section 3.1 of Annex A – Statement of Requirements, on or before March 31, 2016;
• the supply, delivery, and installation of additional Folder Inserters (including the option of enabling Optical Mark Recognition) on an “as and when requested” basis to CRA locations across Canada; and
• the provision of Extended Maintenance Services, for Folder Inserters provided by the Contractor, an on an “as and when requested” basis,

all in accordance with Annex A: Statement of Requirements.

The period of any resulting contract will be for three (3) years with three (3) additional one (1) year option periods.

APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS

The following trade agreements apply to this procurement:

North American Free Trade Agreement

Agreement on Internal Trade

Canada Columbia Free Trade Agreement

Canada Peru Free Trade Agreement

Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement

Canada Panama Free Trade Agreement

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement

CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY

A bid must comply with the requirements of the solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.

The responsive bid with the lowest bid evaluation price will be considered the highest ranked Bidder and will be recommended for award of a contract.

CONTRACTING OFFICER

All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to:

Kevin Hailemariam

Canada Revenue Agency

Administration Directorate

Contracting Division

250 Albert Street, 8th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5

Tel. Number: (613) 946-0790

Fax Number: (613) 957-6655

Email Address: Kevin.Hailemariam@cra-arc.gc.ca

Proposal documents and supporting information may be submitted in either English or French.

Bids must be received on or before February 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm EST.

The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS

Canada Revenue Agency

Bid Receiving Unit

Ottawa Technology Centre

Receiving Dock

875 Heron Road

Room D-95

Ottawa, ON

K1A 1A2