File Folder - DND 2399

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

The Department of National Defence (DND) requires the printing and fabrication of a file folder - Form # DND 2399 (08-2006) / NSN:  7530-20-0028692. 

The Contractor must provide the Department of National Defence with the all of the operations and materials necessary for the printing, production to final format and delivery of a quantity of 250 010 file folders: Cadet Personnel Record (DND 2399) / 7530-20-0028692. 

A quantity of 3,000 packages (150,000) of the file folders must be delivered to Montreal and a quantity of 2,000 packages (100,000) of the file folders must be delivered to Edmonton.

Delivery Date:  All the deliverables must be received on or before May 12, 2017.

Description:
File Folder - Flat: 14 3/4” X 18 1/4” (folded to 14 3/4” X 9 1/2”), full length tab, rounded corners, printed on two (2) sides.

Evaluation Procedures

Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the bid solicitation including the financial evaluation criteria.

An evaluation team composed of representatives of Canada will evaluate the bids.

Mandatory Technical Criteria

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

M.1 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound with two (2) different external clients to print and produce file folders with tabs, and scores for expansion, and die-cutting. 

Each of the contractsmust have been started or completed after March 31, 2012.

For each of the two (2) contracts, the Bidder must provide:

M.1.a The Client contact information; 
M.1.b The Contract start date or end date;
M.1.c A description of the folders as specified to meet M.1.  
The Bidder must include a general description of the folders as well as the requirements for:
-  the printing of the folders
- the tab
- the scores for expansion / die-cutting
M.1.d The invoice (or copy of) presented to the Client.


During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.

PROPOSALS NOT MEETING ALL OF THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON RESPONSIVE AND GIVEN NO FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

FinancialEvaluation

The price of the bid will be evaluated in Canadian dollars, all applicable taxes excluded; FOB destination.

Basis of Selection

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation to be declared responsive.  The responsivebidwith the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.     


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.