Printing, Shipping and Warehousing Services

Notice of Proposed Procurement

constituting (i) a Notice of Intended Procurement and Summary Notice under CETA and Canada-UK TCA and (ii) a Tender Notice under the CFTA

1.0 Introduction

CDIC is a federal Crown corporation with headquarters in Ottawa and is responsible for providing insurance against the loss of part or all of deposits and for promoting and otherwise contributing to the stability of the financial system in Canada. These objectives are pursued for the benefit of persons having deposits with CDIC member institutions and in such a manner as will minimize the exposure of CDIC to loss. CDIC is also the resolution authority for CDIC member institutions.

Further information about CDIC can be obtained at www.cdic.ca.

1.1 Estimated Contract Value

$800,000 CAD

2.0 Description

CDIC has a requirement for the provision of printing, shipping and warehousing services, and additional related services, on an as and when required basis, as further described in Schedule “A” (Statement of Work).

For details see the RFP.

3.0 Procurement Method

This RFP establishes an Open Tendering process to enter into a non-exclusive Contract.

It is intended that this procurement will involve negotiations in respect of terms and conditions.

4.0 Term of Resulting Contract

It is anticipated that the term of any resulting Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years, renewable for two additional periods of one year each at CDIC’s sole option.

5.0 Address for Submission of Questions and Proposals/Responses; Question Acceptance Deadline and Closing Date

The question acceptance deadline and the closing date are set out in the “Dates” section above. CDIC may extend either or both of such dates.

Questions and proposals must be submitted to procurement@cdic.ca .

6.0 Mandatory Requirements

M1. Bidder must hold a valid certificate from the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) for all paper printed materials as of the Deadline for Proposals.

M2. Bidder must demonstrate capacity to source FSC certified paper and print at least one million (1,000,000) brochures in one print job.

7.0 Rated Requirements

The RFP contains details of the rated requirements.

8.0 Contractor Selection

All proposals will be examined in accordance with the following process:

Step 1: Confirmation of Compliance to the Mandatory Requirements (Pass/Fail basis)

Step 2: Evaluation of Rated Requirements (80% weight factor)

At the end of this Step 2 (Evaluation of Rated Requirements), CDIC will establish a shortlist of bidders that achieve a Technical Score of at least seventy-five (75) points out of the one hundred (100) total points available. Only the bidders meeting this criterion will be eligible to proceed to Step 3 of the evaluation and selection process.

Step 3: Evaluation of Financial Offer (20% weight factor)

Step 4: Ranking of Bidders

Bidders will be ranked in order of highest Weighted Score. The top-ranked bidder will receive a written invitation to enter into direct contract negotiations to finalize the Professional Services Agreement with CDIC (subject to, and without limitation to, any other provision in this RFP, including but not limited to Section 11 (CDIC’s Reserved Rights)).

9.0 Trade Agreement

This procurement is subject to:

• Chapter Nineteen (Government Procurement) of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA);
• Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CANADA-UK TCA); and
• Chapter Five (Government Procurement) of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

10.0 Use of BUY AND SELL

CDIC will only use BUY AND SELL as its web-based forum to post solicitations. As such, the attached procurement document has only been posted on BUY AND SELL, and all related documents, notices, addendums, and questions and responses thereto will only be posted on BUY AND SELL. 

CDIC does not authorize, or make any representations or warranties in respect of, any postings relating to its procurements found on any other web-based forum.

11.0 Language

Proposals may be submitted in either the English or French language.