FILE FOLDERS - IMM 5262 B

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
FILE FOLDERS - IMM 5262 B

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has a requirement for the
printing and production to final format and delivery of
IMM-5262-B - File Folders as described in the Annex A Statement
of Work.

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to July 31,
2016 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable
option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4)
additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions.  

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

EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND BASIS OF SELECTION

Technical Evaluation - 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 reinforced end tabs, scores for expansion and
die-cutting. 

Each of the contracts must have been completed after May 31,
2009.

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

M.1.a	The Client contact information; 
M.1.b	The Contract 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 printing, reinforcement of end
tabs, scoring and die-cutting of the folders. 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.

M.2	FOLDER MATERIALS

M.2.a.	The Bidder must provide the name of the folder material
and the clear laminate that the Bidder proposes to use for the
production of the IMM-5262-B folders. 

M.2.b.	The Bidder must confirm in writing that the proposed
folder material is recyclable and uses fibre originating from a
sustainably-managed forest certified to a third-party verified
forest certification standard such as the Forestry Stewardship
Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) or the
Canadian Standards Association Sustainable Forest Management
Standard (CSA/SFMS).

M.2.c.	The Bidder must confirm in writing that the proposed
laminate is recyclable and/or biodegradable.

M.2.d.	The Bidder must confirm in writing that labels will
adhere to the surface of the proposed laminate.

Basis of Selection

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be
declared responsive.  The responsive bid with 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.