Metal Adjustable Mail Sorters

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The Canada Revenue Agency has an immediate need for 88 sets (of four (4) columns each) of metal adjustable mail (CRA) sorters for incoming mail to direct to correct locations. Delivery is required at a CRA location in Sudbury, Ontario. These sorters will make it easier for the clerks to separate their work to go to these areas. The complete delivery is required within four (4) weeks of contract award.

APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS

Canadian Free Trade Agreement

CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY

To be declared compliant, a bid must comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory criteria. Compliant bids will then move on to the evaluation of financial proposals. The compliant bidder with the lowest Bid Evaluation Price and meeting all conditions precedent to contract award will be recommended for award of a contract.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to:

Christina Eryuzlu

Tel. Number: (613) 617-4574

Email Address: Christina.Eryuzlu@cra-arc.gc.ca

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

Bids must be received on or before March 1, 2021 at 11:59:59 pm EST.

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

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.