Office furniture - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/C and covers a requirement from the following Product Category(ies) of the SA:

 - Product Category 1 - Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems;

 - Product Category 2 - Freestanding Height Adjustable Desk/Table Products;

 - Product Category 3 - Metal Filing and Storage Cabinets.

2. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has a requirement for the purchase, delivery and installation of office furniture to Gatineau, Quebec by January 4, 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-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

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.