PRE-PRINTED LABELS

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: 
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
PRE-PRINTED LABELS

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) requires the provision of
printed labels to use in the Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) and food traceability program. The
required labels will be used in Cold/Wet and Ambient conditions.
The label will be delivered to five (5) locations across Canada
on an "if and when" required basis as specified in Annex "A"
Statement of Work.

The Contract is in effect for a period from date of award to
August 31, 2016, with the option to extend this period by two
(2) additional one (1) year periods under the same terms and
conditions.

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

EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND BASIS OF SELECTION

Bidders MUST meet all the mandatory requirements of the RFP.
Bids not meeting all the mandatory requirements will be given no
further consideration.

Technical Evaluation

To meet the requirement described herein, the experience of the
Bidder must be work for which the Bidder was under contract to
clients. In the case of a joint venture, the combined experience
of the parties forming the joint venture will be considered in
the evaluation of the experience of the Bidder. Listing
experience without providing any supporting data to describe
where and how such experience was obtained will result in the
experience not being included for evaluation purposes. 

Sub-Contractor's experience will not be considered to meet the
mandatory criteria. 

Definitions for the purposes of the Mandatory Evaluation
Criteria: 

Bidder: 	The person or entity (or, in case of a joint venture,
the persons or entities) submitting a bid to perform a contract
for goods, services or both. It does not include the parent,
subsidiaries or other affiliates of the Bidder, or its
subcontractors. 

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

Room Temperature:	Between 15ºC and 25ºC (59ºF and 77ºF)

Mandatory Technical Criteria 

M.1		Project Manager

The Bidder must identify the Project Manager who will be
responsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of the work and
will be the primary contact for the Project Authority

M.2		Experience of the Bidder

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound
for two (2) contracts to an external client or to external
clients (outside of the Bidder's own company) to provide printed
labels on rolls and delivered to a specified destination address
or addresses.  

·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for
the printing and supply of a minimum quantity of 20 rolls with a
minimum of 1,000 printed labels per roll. 
·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have included
the printing of sequential barcodes on the labels. 
·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts  must have been to
provide labels fabricated with a permanent adhesive designed to
service temperatures ranging from -54°C (-65°F) to 93°C (200°F)
·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been to
provide labels that would be exposed to  moisture;
·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for
the on-going supply of printed labels from the Bidder's
warehouse or on an on-demand basis, requiring multiple shipments
during the period of the contract.
·	At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for
labels requiring a shelf life of a minimum of one (1) year
stored in indoor conditions at room temperature.
	
·	Both contracts must have been completed or on-going since (on
or after) June 1, 2009.

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

The Bidder must provide the following information for each
contract:

1)	the quantity of labels provided by the Bidder; 
2)	a description of the printed labels provided by the Bidder.
The description must include
a)	the quantity of labels per roll;
b)	the number of rolls provided under each contract; 
c)	the printing requirements (the printing of a sequential
barcode and/or the image as appropriate to the contract) 
d)	the environmental conditions that the labels were/are exposed
to; 
e)	the type of adhesive (permanent or other) and the temperature
range that the adhesive was designed to service.
f)	the shelf life of the labels stored at room temperature
3)	the supply requirements (how many shipments made on this
contract);
4)	the completion/end date of the Contract;
5)	the Client information for the Contract.

M.3 Label Specification 

The Bidder must provide  the specifications for the proposed
labels. These specifications must describe the label face stock,
the adhesive and the liner that will be used to fulfill this
requirement.

These specifications must also provide details to demonstrate
that the labels meet the following criteria:

a)	The labels must be able to continue to adhere to the
application surface in wet or dry conditions, 
b)	Adhesive Type: The adhesive must be a modified acrylic
dispersion, all-temperature adhesive
c)	Adhesive Tack and Shear as follows:
i.	Tack: 	10 N FTM 9
ii.	Shear: 	3.0 h FTM 8

d)	The labels must be able to withstand temperature extremes of
-54°C (-65°F) to 93°C (200°F) and continue to adhere to the
application surface for a minimum of one (1) year.
e)	Labels must meet all Canadian standards for application on
food commodity boxes, canned goods, and processed food storage
bags.

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.