Signage and Related Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Signage and Related Services

E60HS-130001/B
Allard, Denis
Telephone No. - (819) 956-4003 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-5227

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!
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This requirement is to establish a National Master Standing
Offer (NMSO) for the supply of signage and related services in
accordance with all of the attached Annexes for the initial
period of one (1) year from the effective date of the Standing
Offer with the provision to extend the offer for two (2)
additional period of one (1) year.

The Offeror must supply signage and related services to
departments and agencies of the Government of Canada across the
country, except to locations within Comprehensive Land Claims
Agreements (CLCA's), on an as-and-when requested basis.

In the event that no Standing Offer is issued pursuant to
solicitation number E60HS-130001/B, Canada reserves the right to
make call-ups on Standing Offers issued as a result of
solicitation number E60HS-130001/A for delivery requirements to
locations within CLCA's.

This procurement is set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal 	Business, as detailed in
Annex 9.4 Requirements for the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal
Business, of the Supply Manual.

This procurement is set aside from the international trade
agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
and minority businesses.

Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.



Offerors' Conference

An Offerors' conference will be held at the following location: 

	Public Works and Government Services Canada
	Place du Portage, Phase III, Tower B, 7B1-208
	11 Laurier Street
	Gatineau, Quebec
	K1A 0S5

	On: Thursday August 29, 2013

	The Offerors' conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until
12:00 p.m. The scope of the 		requirement outlined in the RFSO
will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be
		answered.  It is recommended that Offerors who intend to
submit an offer attend or send a 		representative.

	Offerors are requested to communicate with the Standing Offer
Authority before the conference to 	confirm attendance. 
Offerors should provide, in writing, to the Standing Offer
Authority, the 		names of the person(s) who will be attending
and a list of issues they wish to table at least ten 		(10)
working days before the scheduled conference.

	Any clarifications or changes to the RFSO resulting from the
Offerors' conference will be included 		as an amendment to the
RFSO.  Offerors who do not attend will not be precluded from
submitting 		an offer.

Debriefings

After award of the standing offer, bidders may request a
debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation.  Bidders
should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within
fifteen (15) working days of receipt of notification that their
bid was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing,
by telephone or in person.

Delivery Date: 17/05/2013

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.