Excise Stamp System

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued this Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish a contract to provide exclusive rights to a supplier to be the authorized Excise Stamp provider (Producer) to provide an Excise Stamp System that meets the requirements outlined in Annex A Statement of Work (SOW).

The objective of this requirement is for the provision of an Excise Stamp System, including the:

• design, production, storage, distribution, and authentication of Excise Stamps (including Test Stamps);

• supply of a Web-Based Ordering System (WBOS) with e-communications and reporting modules;

• means to authenticate the Excise Stamp through the supply of Verification Tools; and

• accounting for the production, storage, distribution, return, and destruction of Excise Stamps and key materials. 

  The production, storage and distribution facilities of the Excise Stamp must be located in Canada.

  The WBOS database and processing units must be located solely within Canada to ensure that they are governed by Canadian privacy laws.

  The period of the contract will be for six years from contract award.

  The contract will contain irrevocable options to extend the term of the contract by up ten additional one year periods under the same conditions.

  The contract will contain irrevocable options to add, remove or modify products or services of the goods, services or both.

  The contract will contain an irrevocable option to acquire a track and trace system.

  There are security requirements associated with this requirement.

  The requirement is not subject to the provisions of trade agreements.

  CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY

  The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60 % for the technical merit and 40 % for the price.

   SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

  Bidders are to submit proposals to:

  Canada Revenue Agency

  Bid Receiving Unit

  Ottawa Technology Centre

  Receiving Dock

  875 Heron Road, Room D-95

  Ottawa, ON K1A 1A2

  Telephone No: (613) 941-1618

  COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT

  To ensure the integrity of this process, enquiries and other communications regarding the solicitation must be directed ONLY to the following:

  Tara Sprigings-Ramsey

  Tel: 613 286-8382

  E-mail: tara.sprigings-ramsey@cra-arc.gc.ca

  AND

  Tanya Di Virgilio

  (613) 957-2354

  E-mail: Tanya.DiVirgilio@cra-arc.gc.ca