Socks Light Weight, Blue - Socks, Heavy Weight, Blue

Notice of Proposed Procurement

Item Required: Socks, Light Weight, Blue and Socks, Heavy Weight, Blue

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for a firm quantity of 34800 Socks, Light Weight, Blue in accordance with RCMP Specification G.S. 1045-080 dated 2020-03-18 and a firm quantity of 5460 Socks, Heavy Weight, Blue in accordance with RCMP Specification G.S. 1045-163 dated 2020-03-23.

The requirement includes three (3) options of 8208 socks light weight blue and 2016 socks heavy weight blue which can be exercised within 24, 36 and 48 months of contract award, respectively.

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

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

This requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods. (See CFTA, Article 503, paragraph 4).

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 trevor.clark@rcmp-grc.gc.ca 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.

All enquiries related to this solicitation must be addressed by email to trevor.clark@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Trevor Clark

Senior Procurement Officer

Procurement, Material and Assets Management

Royal Canadian Mounted Police