Canoe Procurement Group of Canada, is posting the solicitation on behalf of CivicInfo BC, RMA, SARM, AMM, LAS, UMNB, NSFM, FPEIM, MNL, NWTAC, NAM, AYC and its current and potential Members and represented Associations and their Members, which includes all MASH/MUSH sectors, Provincial Governments, Federal Agencies, Crown Corporations, local Governmental and other not-for-profit organizations located in all provinces and territories in Canada including but not limited to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut. Request for Proposal ("RFP") to result in regional and/or national contract solutions under the rules and regulations of Canadian trade agreements (including Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Chapter 5, Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Chapter 19, New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), Atlantic Trade and Procurement Partnership (ATPP) as applicable).
Canoe/Sourcewell is requesting proposals for Copiers, Printers, and Multi-Function Devices with Related Supplies, Accessories, and Services to result in a national contracting solution for use by its members.
Members include thousands of governmental, higher education, K-12 education, not-for-profit, tribal government, and other public agencies located in Canada. A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal [
https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov]. Only proposals submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Proposals are due no later than November 21, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and late proposals will not be considered.
1. Sourcewell and Canoe are seeking proposals for Copiers, Printers, and Multi-Function Devices with Related Supplies, Accessories, and Services including, but not limited to:
a. Copiers, printers, scanners, and multi-function devices for the purpose of print, specialty print, duplication, reproduction, or imaging of documents or material across a broad range of output formats, qualities, and sizes, and in a variety of device capabilities, such as mobile, desktop, and production units, and black and white or color format;
b. Proposers may offer hardware, software, and accessories, to the extent that they are complementary and directly related to the solutions described in 1. a. above;
c. Services related to the solutions described in 1. a. – b. above, including managed print services (MPS), access or security controls, networking, installation, monitoring or testing, maintenance or repair, and warranty programs. However, this solicitation should NOT be construed to include MPS-only or service-only solutions.
2. This solicitation should NOT be construed to include production-grade 3D printer-only solutions.
3. This solicitation does not include those equipment, products, or services covered under categories included in pending or planned Sourcewell solicitations, or in contracts currently maintained by Sourcewell, identified below:
a. IT Managed Service and Staff Augmentation Solutions (RFP #071321)
4. The term of any resulting contract(s) awarded by Sourcewell under this solicitation will be four years. Sourcewell and supplier may agree to up to three additional one-year extensions based on the best interests of Sourcewell and its Participating Entities. Sourcewell retains the right to consider additional extensions beyond seven years as required under exceptional circumstances.
5. A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal [
https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov]. Only proposals submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Proposer’s complete proposal must be submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal no later than the date and time specified in the Solicitation Schedule. Any other form of proposal submission, whether electronic, paper, or otherwise, will not be considered by Sourcewell. Only complete proposals that are timely submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Late proposals will not be considered. It is the Proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure that the proposal is received on time.
6. Following submission of proposals, negotiations may be permitted.
7. List of current and Potential Members and represented Associations and their Members which includes all MASH/MUSH sectors, Provincial Governments, Federal Agencies, Crown Corporations, local Governmental and other not-for-profit organizations located in all provinces and territories in Canada including but not limited to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut located here,
https://canoeprocurement.ca/canoe-current-future-members/
