TO CONNECT WITH CANADIANS EXHIBIT

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Nature of Requirements: 
TO CONNECT WITH CANADIANS EXHIBIT

W8485-127662/A
Amaral, Paola B.
Telephone No. - (613) 993-5642 
Fax No. - (613) 993-2581


NATURE OF REQUIREMENT:

The Royal Canadian Air Force Wings has a requirement for the
supply and delivery of 2 pop-up displays (10' x 8' Nomadic
Instand Neptune Display, or equivalent), 16 premium graphic
panels (for Nomadic Instand Neptune Displays, or equivalent), 27
banner stands (33.4375" x 85.8125" Expand MediaScreen 1 Premium
Banner Stand, or equivalent) including premium graphic panels,
all as detailed in Annex "A" Statement of Requirements, and
Annex "B" Pricing and List of Deliverables.


DELIVERY DATE:

(a)	All the deliverables must be delivered on or before May 8th,
2012 to  3100 Swansea Crescent, 		Ottawa, ON K1G 3W4, as
directed by the Project Authority after contract award.

(b)		Partial deliveries will not be accepted. Only one (1)
invoice is to be made which should include 			the name, address,
and destination of the shipment, quantities, description, as
well as the date 			and name of the company. The Contractor
should call the delivery contact for the location prior to
			making the shipment.

(c)	The Contractor must ensure the safe arrival of all
deliverables at their final destination by using
		industry-standard packaging and shipping practices. Packing
slips must accompany each 				shipment. All deliverables remain
the responsibility of and at the risk of the Contractor until
		accepted by Canada in accordance with this Contract. The cost
of replacing any units damaged in 	transit to the final
destination is the Contractor's responsibility and units will
not be considered 		delivered on the Delivery Date unless they
are undamaged and ready for acceptance.


PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT:

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to May
31st, 2012.


MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

M.1	Requirement and Equivalent Products

The Bidder must provide specifications and descriptive
literature for each proposed product in accordance with the
requirement described in Annex "A" Statement of Requirements,
and in accordance with SACC Manual Clause B3000T (2006-06-16)
Equivalent Products (reproduced below for convenience):

Equivalent Products:

1.     Products that are equivalent in form, fit, function and
quality to the item(s) specified in the bid solicitation will be
considered where the Bidder:

designates the brand name, model and/or part number of the
substitute product;
states that the substitute product is fully interchangeable with
the item specified;
provides complete specifications and descriptive literature for
each substitute product; 
provides compliance statements that include technical specifics
showing the substitute product meets all mandatory performance
criteria that are specified in the bid solicitation; and
clearly identifies those areas in the specifications and
descriptive literature that support the substitute product's
compliance with any mandatory performance criteria.

2.     Products offered as equivalent in form, fit, function and
quality will not be considered if:

the bid fails to provide all the information requested to allow
the Contracting Authority to fully evaluate the equivalency of
each substitute product; or
the substitute product fails to meet or exceed the mandatory
performance criteria specified in the bid solicitation for that
item.

3.     In conducting its evaluation of the bids, Canada may, but
will have no obligation to, request bidders offering a
substitute product to demonstrate, at the sole cost of bidders,
that the substitute product is equivalent to the item specified
in the bid solicitation. 

If the Bidder proposes one or more products under the Equivalent
Products article, Canada may, but will have no obligation to,
request a sample of one or more of the product(s) proposed in
order to determine whether the proposed product(s) meet the
technical specifications identified at Annex "A" Statement of
Requirements.  The Bidder will have the number of days specified
by Canada in its request to provide the required sample(s). 
Failure to provide a sample within the time allotted may result
in the entire bid being declared non-responsive.

If the Bidder fails to demonstrate in its technical proposal
and/or through a sample provided (if requested by Canada) that a
proposed product is equivalent (in accordance with SACC Manual
Clause B3000T (2006-06-16 Equivalent Products), the entire bid
will be declared non-responsive and will not be considered
further.

The Bidder is not required to propose the same brands for all
products listed under A.3 Deliverables.

NOTE:  The Bidder is not required to submit a sample of any
product(s) proposed with the bid submission.


M.2	Financial Proposal

The Bidder must provide complete costing information strictly in
accordance with Annex "B" Pricing and List of Deliverables.  All
line items in Annex "B" must be bid.  The total amount of Goods
and Services Tax (GST) or Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) must be
shown separately, if applicable.


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.



Please go to the MERX website (www.merx.com) 
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.