RFP - Courier Services for the Province of Nova Scotia

Solicitation number Doc1319384237

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/05/31 13:00 EDT


    Description
    This is a negotiated Request for Proposal offering a three (3) years term with two (2) additional one (1) year options to renew. The Province is seeking qualified proponent(s) to provide Courier Services (Services). The Province has various materials that are required to be transported across the Province of Nova Scotia, including but not limited to mechanical parts, electrical parts, serialized materials such as licence plates, printed materials, legal documents, forms, envelopes and other miscellaneous requirements. The RFP includes the following Courier Services categories: Category A: Scheduled courier services include services with defined pick up and drop off locations that are required on a regular and defined schedule. Category B: Arranged pick up courier services include services with a defined pickup time and designated pick up location. These arranged pick up services do not include a scheduled / designated drop off location, the drop off location will be specified at the time the material is picked up. Category C: On-demand courier services include unscheduled service requirements on a requested basis. These requests will commonly be short notice and may require a rapid response to transport critical documents between locations in a timely manner. The intention of this RFP is to select a qualified proponent(s) to enter into an Agreement to provide scheduled courier services, arranged pick up services and on-demand courier services for each of the following geographic zones: Western Zone: Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties North

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    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Province of Nova Scotia
    Address
    5161 George Street
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1M7
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Marilyn Foulkes
    Phone
    902-424-3333
    Email
    ptenders@novascotia.ca

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English
    Contract duration
    36 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding

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