Coyote Strips

Notice of Proposed Procurement

Item Required: Coyote Strips

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for a firm quantity of 2000 Coyote Strips in accordance with RCMP Purchase Description PD-AP-02 dated 2016-09-16 and viewing sample.

The requirement includes 2 options of up to 1000 Coyote Strips each. Each option can be exercised within 36 months of contract award.

The Purchase Description can be found attached to the Request for Proposal (RFP).

The RCMP viewing sample will only be available to bidders that are requested to submit a pre-contract award sample.

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

This requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian Goods (See AIT, Article 504, paragraph 6).

The responsive bid with the lowest total evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract (1 contract only).

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

The Ineligibility and Suspension Policy and integrity clauses are being incorporated in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation.

Bids must be submitted only to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Bid Receiving Unit by the date, time and place indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

The bid solicitation documents contain all the requirements relating to the bid solicitation. Any other information or documentation provided to or obtained by a bidder from any source are not relevant. Bidders should not assume that practices used under previous contracts will continue, unless they are described in the bid solicitation. Bidders should also not assume that their existing capabilities meet the requirements of the bid solicitation simply because they have met previous requirements. It is the Bidder's responsibility to obtain clarification of the requirements contained in the bid solicitation, if necessary, before submitting a bid.

For more information on the RCMP National Procurement Plan for fiscal year 2016-2017 please visit: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/rcmp-national-procurement-plan

All enquiries related to this solicitation must be addressed in writing to:

Lisa Latendresse

73 Leikin Drive

M1-4^th Floor, Mail Stop #15

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0R2

Phone: 613-843-3597

Fax: 613-825-0082

Email: Lisa.Latendresse@rcmp-grc.gc.ca