CSPS Course Manuals

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: 

CSPS Course Manuals

0X001-160542/B
Gordon(cw028), Emily
Telephone No. - (613) 990-3140 (    )
Fax No. - (613) 993-2581 (    )

Line 1, Publications

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 0X001-160542/A dated October 4, 2016 with a closing of October 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. A debriefing or feedback session has been provided upon request to bidders who bid on the previous solicitation.

The Canada School of the Public Service (CSPS) requires the on-demandproduction of various spiral-bound course materials in black only and colour, along with loose sheet inserts, handouts and larger wide-format posters on an “if and when” required basis.

The Contract will be in effect for a period of one year (1) fromthe date of award of Contract with the irrevocable option to extend the Contract by two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

Each time that a course is scheduled, the Project Authority (as indicated in the Work Request) will request between five (5) and one hundred and fifty (150) copies of the course material depending on the number of students.  There are two (2) delivery points for the printed course materials: Vancouver and Victoria.

Based on historical data, the 2015-2016 yearly volume is approximately 250,000 impressions, which produces manuals of as little as 60 impressions for one manual to 700 impressions for the largest ones.  This number does not represent a firm commitment that the same quantities will be produced under this Contractand is to serve only as a historical basis for evaluation.

There will be two (2) levels of services, Regular Service and Rush Service.  Regular Service describes a submitted work order where delivery is required within five (5) to ten (10) business days from issuance of the order, whereas Rush Service describes a submitted work order (before 12:00 PM PST) where delivery is required within two (2) to four (4) business days from issuance of the order.  Print files for rush orders will be delivered to the Contractor by CSPS by 12:00PM. 

The requirement is not subject to any security requirements.

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

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

Mandatory Technical Criteria.

M.1   CORPORATE EXPERIENCE 

M.1.1 The Bidder mustdemonstrate that it has been contractually bound to an external client (outside of the Bidder's own company) or to external clients* for two (2) contracts to provideprinting and production to final format of spiral bound manuals/publications and delivery to the destination address or addresses specified by the Client. 

M.1.2 At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts to provide printing and production to final format of the spiral bound manuals/publications:

(i) Must have also been for the production of multiple (more thantwo [2] different) spiral bound manuals/publications for delivery at different times as requested by the Client.

(ii) Must have includedthe printing/reproduction of covers for the spiral bound manuals/publications in multiple colours.

(iii) Must have included the printing/reproduction of a spiral bound publication/manual with a minimum of 400 impressions (200 sheets) + covers.

(iv) Must have included a requirement for the Contractor to receive supplied components for printing electronically via e-mail or the Bidders FTP/ electronic drop box.

M.1.3 The Contracts must have been started or completed after April 01, 2012.

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

M.1.4 The Bidder must provide the following information for each contract:

a) a description of the publication(s)/manual(s) provided by the Bidder to demonstrate binding requirements and the requirements for the printing of the covers and text;
b) a description of the requirements for the reception of electronic components from the client;
c) a description of the manuals/publications produced under the contract, including the number of different manuals/publications produced bythe Bidder 
d) a description of  the delivery requirements. 
e) the start date or the completion date of the Contract as required to demonstrate that the contract wasstarted or completed after April 01, 2012;
f) the Client information for the Contract

The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

PLEASE GO TO THE BUYANDSELL WEBSITE (WWW.BUYANDSELL.GC.CA) TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RFP.

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.