Socks, Athletic, Tube

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for a firm quantity of 20,000 pairs of Socks, Athletic, Tube in accordance with RCMP Specification G.S. 1045-178 dated 2017-04-28 and viewing sample.

 The requirement includes 2 options of up to 5,000 pairs of Socks, Athletic, Tube each, which can be exercised within 24 and 36 months of contract award, respectively.

 The Specification documents 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:

 Mary Rutledge

73 Leikin Drive

M1-4^th Floor, Mail Stop #15

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0R2

Phone: 613-843-6935 Fax: 613-825-0082

Email: mary.rutledge@rcmp-grc.gc.ca