Request for Bid (RFP 375) - Office Seating Supply Arrangement

1. This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-120001/G and covers a requirement from the following product sub-category (ies) of the SA:

 - Product sub-category 1 - Rotary chairs and stools;

2. The Office of the Auditor General of Canada has a requirement for the purchase, delivery and installation of office seating to Ontario, Québec, Manitoba, & Alberta, by September 30, 2022.

NOTE: Goods must be delivered and installed at the employee’s home. The first three characters of the employee's postal code is provided in the RFB. Full addresses will be provided by the OAG at contract award.

3. This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the General Stream (SA holders).

4. This requirement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

5. There is no security associated with the requirement.

6. Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement are eligible to bid. Non-Supply Arrangement (Non-SA) holders may submit a bid to the Identified User (IU) but must also submit an arrangement to the Supply Arrangement Authority (SAA) for evaluation. 

The non-SA holders cannot be awarded a contract unless and until the SAA has issued an SA to that supplier for the products and services contained in the bid. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E60PQ-120001/G 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.