Printing of C&I 1885

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: YES (PWGSC) Paper
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Printing of C&I 1885

BPPT1-140283/A
Werk(cw), Janet
Telephone No. - (613) 998-3968 
janet.werk@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) includes a pamphlet
titled Important Passport Tips (C&I-1885) with each passport
issued. CIC requires the Contractor to print and deliver
quantities of C&I-1885 on an "if and when" requested basis. 
This accounts for an annual production and distribution of
approximately 5,000,000 copies of C&I-1885. Because the
quantities required are driven by the demand for passports CIC
cannot guarantee the exact quantity that may be required for any
year.

CIC expects to place production orders for quantities between
1,000,000 and 1,750,000 units every four (4) months. However,
the contract will also allow for smaller orders on an if and
when required basis. The minimum quantity for these additional
orders will be 150,000 units. 

The Contract is for a period of One (1) year with four (4) x 1
year option periods.

Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related
information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003 .

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs) are not
applicable to this procurement.

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

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

Mandatory requirements

External client(s):means clients exterior to the Bidder's own
legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and excludes the
parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates of the Bidder.

Internal client(s):means clients within the Bidder's own legal
entity (or joint venture partnership) and includes the parent,
subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Bidder.

Large quantities:	means a minimum of 1,750,000 copies of an
individual item produced in a single production run.

Small quantities:	means a minimum of 150,000 copies of an
individual item produced in a single production run.

Just-in-time:	means print production process is performed as
each print request is made. 

M.1Corporate Experience

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound
to a minimum of two (2) separate externalclients (outside of the
Bidder's own company) to provide printing services, folding
services, processing work requests for just-in-time productions
and distribution services similar to the services outlined in
the Statement of Work. 

These contracts must have been started or completed on or after
October 1, 2009.

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

The two (2) contracts combined must include all of the following
services (M.1.a- M.1.c):

a)	Printing and folding of large quantities of printed a flat
form/single sheet documents measuring at least 17" x 8.5" flat ;
b)	Printing and folding of small quantities of a flat
form/single sheet document;
c)  Packaging, preparation for shipping and delivery to
destination.


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.