INDOOR EXHIBIT STRUCTURE

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
INDOOR EXHIBIT STRUCTURE

W8484-147988/A
Amaral(CX Div.), Paola
Telephone No. - (613) 993-5642
Fax No. - (613) 993-2581


NATURE OF REQUIREMENT:

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for
the supply and delivery of a Truss System to augment DND's
existing truss inventory (Skyline Skytuss Exhibit System), as
detailed in Annex "A" - Statement of Requirements and Annex "B"
- Pricing and List of Deliverables.


DELIVERY DATE:

All the deliverables must be delivered on or before September
20, 2013, as detailed in Annex A Statement of Requirements
Article A.4, to:

	45 Sacr-Coeur Blvd.
	Gatineau, QC, K1A 0K2
	Attention: to be provided in the resulting contract


PERIOD OF CONTRACT:

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to
October 3rd, 2014.


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:

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

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

(g) he bid fails to provide all the information requested to
allow the Contracting Authority to fully evaluate the
equivalency of each substitute product; or 
(h) the substitute product fails to meet or exceed the mandatory
performance criteria specified in the bid solicitation for that
item. 
	
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 in 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-reponsive 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 informatin strictly in
accordance with Annex B Pricing and List of Deliverables.  All
line items in Annex B must be bid.  The total amount of
Applicable Taxes must be shown separately.


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.