Compressed Gas - Province of Quebec

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

(a) Requirement:
This is a Request for a Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) for the supply and delivery of various compressed gases, on an as and when requested basis

(b) Clients: 
The Standing Offers are for use for all Federal Government Departments and Agencies within the province of Quebec; primarily, by the following clients:
- DND, 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Quebec, Quebec
- DND, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier, Quebec, Quebec;
- DND, CFB Bagotville, Saguenay, Québec;
- DND, Montreal Garrison, Québec;
- National Research Council Canada (NRC), in Montreal and Saguenay, Quebec.

Other federal departments and agencies in the province of Quebec not named above can however use the standing offers resulting from this request.

(c) Number of Standing Offers: Up to three responsive offers by region with the lowest combined total dollar value per region will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer each. 

(d) Period of the Standing Offer: Five-year period, beginning on May 1st, 2018. 

(e) Estimated Expense: $500,000 on 5 years, applicable Taxes not included.

(f) Trade Agreements: 
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), and the Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Korea, Panama, Peru Trade Agreements with Canada.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.