Printing - Social Insurance cards

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
PRINTING - SOCIAL INSURANCE CARDS

G1731-110045/A
Baxter, Emily

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) has a
requirement for the production and delivery of blank Social
Insurance Number cards as specified in the Annex A Statement of
Work.

The Contract is in effect for a period from the date of award to
March 31, 2013 inclusively.

The mandatory delivery dates, for the period of the Contract, at
the final destination are April 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012
by no later than 3:00pm. 

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. 

   At the date of bid closing, the following conditions must be
met:

   (a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security
clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;

   (b) the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to
classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work
site(s) must meet the security requirement as indicated in Part
7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;

   (c) the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who
will require access to classified or protected information,
assets or sensitive work sites.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian goods
and/or services.

The responsive bidder with the lowest total aggregate price will
be recommended for Contract award.

Description:

Quantity:	  
800,000 cards must be delivered on or before April 30.
600,000 cards must be delivered on or before September 30.

Material:   	
PVC

Printing:		
Core stock to be printed:
- 2 colours face side
- 2 colours reverse side

Imprint Position:	
Text location on face is critical

Usage:		
Cards will be personalized using a Datacard 9000 series system.

Lamination:	
Both sides are to be laminated after printing. Lamination is to
be free of blemishes.

Bidders MUST meet the mandatory criterion of the RFP.  No
further consideration will be given to bidders not meeting the
mandatory criterion.

The mandatory requirement is :
M.1   	To demonstrate that the bidder has experience producing
the type of cards described in the Annex A Statement of Work,
the bidder must provide a detailed description of two (2)
previous contracts for one (1) or more clients, for which the
bidder produced large quantities (more than 250,000 of each
card) of PVC cards for personalization after lamination, that
meet the specifications of the Annex A Statement of work for
size, material and lamination.






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.