Office Furniture - Cat 1 and NSA - (100017024)

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Template

1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/C and covers a requirement from the following Product Category of the SA:

 - Product Category 1 - Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems;

- This requirement also contains products that are NON-SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT.

2. Employment and Social Development Canada has a requirement for the purchase, delivery and installation of office furniture to Saint-Jérôme, QC, Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Victoriaville, QC, Terrebonne, QC, Joliette, QC, Repentigny, QC and Rimouski, QC between March 19, 2021 and May 14^th, 2021.

3. This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the General Stream of Suppliers (SA holders).

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

5. 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 # E60PQ-140003/C and can be found on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS - https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders). 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.