School Buses with Related Accessories, Supplies, Parts, and Services
Solicitation number 102623
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/10/26 17:30 EDT
Description
Canoe Procurement Group of Canada, is posting the solicitation on behalf of CivicInfo BC, RMA, SARM, AMM, LAS, UMNB, NSFM, FPEIM, MNL, NWTAC and its current and potential Members and represented Associations and their Members, which includes 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 and Northwest Territories. Request for Proposal ("RFP") to result in regional and/or national contract solutions under the rules and regulations of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement ("CETA") for this procurement, Canoe/Sourcewell is requesting proposals for School Buses with Related Accessories, Supplies, Parts, 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 October 26, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and late proposals will not be considered.
Requested Equipment, Products, or Services:
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 October 26, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and late proposals will not be considered.
Requested Equipment, Products, or Services:
- Sourcewell is seeking proposals for School Buses with Related Accessories, Supplies, Parts, and Services, including, but not limited to:
- School buses as classified by type:
- Type A;
- Type C; and,
- Type D
- A wide range of school buses by: 1) engine type, to include conventional internal combustion, natural gas or propane autogas, hybrid or alternative fuel, and electric powered solutions; 2) seating configurations; and, 3) optional equipment offerings.
- Proposers may include multifunction school activity buses, prison buses, and EVSE equipment, software, and related products specific to the solutions offered in their proposal, provided that they are complementary to a Proposer’s offering of Type A, Type C, and Type D school buses.
- Proposers may offer related accessories, supplies, parts, and services to the extent that they are incidental to the offering of the type(s) of buses described in subsection 1.a. above.
- School buses as classified by type:
- This solicitation should NOT be construed to include:
- Mass transit or commercial buses.
- This solicitation does not include those equipment, products, or services covered under categories included in contracts currently maintained by Sourcewell:
- Class 4-8 Chassis with Related Equipment, Accessories, and Services (RFP #060920); and,
- Automobiles, SUVs, Vans, and Light Trucks with Related Equipment and Accessories (RFP #091521).
- 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.
- 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.
- Following submission of proposals, negotiations may be permitted.
Contract duration
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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CivicInfoBC
- Email
- rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov
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