Mailing Machine Category 6 (Very High)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT – 10056317

1. This Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) #

E6HAL-140008, and covers a requirement from the following Mailing Machine Category of the SA:

• Mailing Machine Category 6 (Very High).

2. Public Works and Government Services Canada, Mail Management Services has a requirement for the lease, delivery and installation of one (1) of Category 6 Mailing Machine to be delivered to Gatineau, Quebec, National Capital Region.

3. This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTOAGP), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement.

4. The bid solicitation is also open to suppliers who are not Supply Arrangement (SA) holders. In order

for new suppliers to bid on this solicitation, the new supplier must first qualify for a SA. The process to

qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E6HAL-140008/A and can be found on the Government Electronic

Tendering Service (GETS - https://buyandsell.gc.ca/policy-and-guidelines/standard-acquisition-clauses-and-conditions-manual). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a SA by the PWGSC Supply Arrangement Authority.