ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE)

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 

ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE)

E60HN-21EVSE/A

Vallejo, Veronica
Telephone: (613) 297-3978 
Email: veronica.vallejo@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

AMENDMENT 004
This amendment is raised to publish questions to Industry.

AMENDMENT 003
This amendment is raised to extend the closing date to July 9, 2021.

AMENDMENT 002
This amendment is raised to publish questions to Industry.

AMENDMENT 001
This amendment is raised to publish questions to Industry.

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1. Context of the Request for Information

The Government of Canada has committed to transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient operations while also reducing environmental impacts beyond carbon. The Greening Government Strategy articulates an ambitious set of goals and commitments to ensure that Canada is a global leader in government operations that are low-carbon, resilient and green. 

This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions from federal government facilities and fleets by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 (with an aspiration to achieve this target by 2025) and 80% below 2005 levels by 2050 (with an aspiration to be carbon neutral). 

To achieve this target, the government is adopting low-carbon mobility solutions, deploying supporting infrastructure in its facilities, and modernizing its fleet.

2. Purpose of the Request for Information

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is launching this Request for Information (RFI) in order to seek information and feedback from industry and interested participants with regard to Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and accessories for government facilities.

The purpose of this RFI is to achieve the following:

a) provide industry with an opportunity to assess, comment and suggest changes to the EVSE requirement;
b) obtain industry feedback on any issues that would impact their ability to submit an offer in response to a resulting Request for Standing Offers;
c) gather industry knowledge, expertise and recommendations with regard to best practices that would increase the success of the solicitation and/or identify any risks that would impact the solicitation;
d) build stronger relationships with the supplier community and increase competition, openness and transparency.

Respondents are requested to provide answers and feedback related to Part 3 - Draft Procurement Strategy, Part 4 - Draft Annex A - Requirement and Part 5 - Questions to industry.

3. Nature of the Request for Information

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in issuance of a solicitation or the award of any contract. As a result, interested suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any interested supplier responds to this RFI, this will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described in the RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit information and feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI. Canada assumes no responsibility or obligation with respect to the cost of preparing a response to this RFI. Any and all expenses incurred by industry in pursuing this opportunity are at industry's sole risk and expense.

Nothing in this RFI will be construed as a commitment from PWGSC to issue a solicitation for this requirement.

PWGSC may use non-proprietary information provided in this review and/or in the preparation of any formal solicitation document. Respondents are encouraged to identify, in the information they share with Canada, any information that is to be considered as either proprietary or third party. Canada may be obligated by law (e.g. in response to a request under the Access of Information and Privacy Act) to disclose proprietary or commercially-sensitive information concerning a respondent. For more information, please see http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-1/.

PWGSC will not be bound by anything stated herein and reserves the right to change at any time, any or all parts of the requirement, as it deems necessary. PWGSC also reserves the right to revise its procurement approach, as it considers appropriate, either based upon information submitted in response to this RFI or for any other reason it deems appropriate.

Delivery Date: 01/06/2021

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.