Gwaii Haanas Book Co-Publication

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Gwaii Haanas  Book Co-Publication

5P438-120760/A
Werk(cw), Janet
Telephone No. - (613) 998-3968   	Fax No. - (613) 993-2581
Email: janet.werk@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Line1, COFFEE TABLE BOOK PUBLICATION on GWAII HAANAS

Summary
Parks Canada requires a Co Publisher to publish "These Shining
Islands: Celebrating 20 years of cooperative management in Gwaii
Haanas" (working title)  in hardcover paper format only, by
entering into a Co Publishing Agreement with the Department of
Public Works and Government Services. The Co Publisher's
responsibilities will include managing, producing, designing
(including lay-out), printing, as well as marketing,
distributing and commercializing the work in both official
languages.

The Co-Publisher will be given an exclusive license for a period
of 5 years. The period of the contract is from date of award to
December 31, 2018; delivery by no later than November 1, 2013.

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, Bidders
must submit a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Bidder.  Furthermore, as determined
by the Special Investigations Directorate, Departmental
Oversight Branch, each individual named on the list may be
requested to complete a Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification form and related documentation.

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
Bidders MUST meet the mandatory criteria of the RFP.  No further
consideration will be given to bidders not meeting the mandatory
criteria.
The mandatory requirements are :

M1.  Bidders must demonstrate that since January 2008, they have
conducted and realized with success, a project of publication on
paper for an illustrated monograph of "library quality"  (high
quality publication including high resolution colour images,
printed, smyth sewn and case bound) in the English and/or French
languages. To demonstrate this experience, bidders must provide
the following with their bid:
·	One copy of the catalogue of published items; along with
information of which publications meet the above mandatory
requirement. 
·	The bidder's experience will be evaluated in R.3
	
M2. Bidders must provide a Production and Delivery schedule
(Project management approach) demonstrating their capacity to
meet a delivery deadline that is before November 1, 2013.  

The Bidders must take into account the remoteness of Haida Gwaii
when determining their production schedule. Assume that all mail
and courier service arrives by ground transportation (which
includes ferry service at three days a week) unless air cargo
arrangements are made.

M3. Bidders must include a marketing and distribution plan for
this initiative (this criteria is subject to rated criteria in
R.2).

M4. Retail list price is not more than $44.95 (this criteria is
subject to rated criteria in Annexe B).

M5. Bidders must submit a design layout sample of the book in
PDF format demonstrating how they will treat the combination of
text and images.(this criteria is subject to rated criteria in
R.4).

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.