Soft Seating

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 6 – Support Space – Collaborative Furniture

2. The Canada Revenue Agency has a requirement for the purchase and delivery of office furniture to Sudbury, Ontario with a desired delivery date by March 31, 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), the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement and the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement.

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.
6. All enquiries regarding this requirement must be directed by email to Christina Eryuzlu 

(Christina.Eryuzlu@cra-arc.gc.ca)

Proposal documents and supporting information must be submitted in either English or French.

Bids must be received on or before February 9, 2021 at 23:59 PM EST.

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

7. SUBMISSION OF BIDS

When responding, the bids MUST be sent by fax or using an electronic/online -fax service to 1-418-556-1811.

Bidders should keep a copy of their fax transmission report for record keeping purposes.

ONLY ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the delivery of a physical (paper) proposal is not considered to be practical and therefore physical proposals will not be accepted.

Canada reserves the right to request a copy of the bid documentation in native format (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, Portable Document Format) after bid closing for use in the bid evaluation phase. Bidders may be asked by the Contracting Authority to provide this documentation via email with a specified timeframe. 

If there is a discrepancy between the wording of the electronic copy submitted in response to the Contracting Authority’s request and the original faxed copy submitted by fax or using an electronic/online fax service, the wording of the original faxed copy will have priority over the wording of the electronic copy.

Bid documentation provided by the Bidder in native format must be dated prior to the bid closing date and time.