Long Service and Retirement Awards Program and Instant Awards Program

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 

Long Service and Retirement Awards Program and Instant Awards Program  

E60HS-19AWRD/A
Vallejo, Veronica
Telephone: 613-297-3978
Email address: Veronica.Vallejo@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

REVISION 005
This revision is to modify the Request for Standing Offers and publish questions and answers.

REVISION 004
This revision is to modify the Request for Standing Offers.

REVISION 003
This revision is to publish Appendix A5 - Detailed Allocation of Points of Point Rated Technical Criteria - Long Service and Retirement Awards Program, Appendix B3 - Detailed Allocation of Points of Point Rated Technical Criteria - Instant Awards Program and to modify the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

REVISION 002
This revision is to publish Annex C2 - Pricing - Instant Awards Program.

REVISION 001
This revision is to publish Annex C1 - Pricing - Long Service and Retirement Awards Program.

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This requirement is to establish two (2) National Master Standing Offers (NMSO) for the provision of awards programs as follows:

-  One (1) NMSO for the Long Service and Retirement Awards Program in accordance with Annex A - Statement of Work - Long Service and Retirement Awards Program, and Annex C1 - Pricing - Long Service and Retirement, and
-  One (1) NMSO for the Instant Awards Program in accordance with Annex B - Statement of Work - Instant Awards Program, and Annex C2 - Pricing - Instant Awards Program. 

This requirement is for an initial period from the date of issuance to November 30, 2022, with an option to extend the offer for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year.

Offerors do not have to submit an offer for both Programs. However, offerors submitting an offer for a particular program must submit an offer for all the requirements of that program. For example, an offeror submitting an offer for the Long Service and Retirement Awards Program must submit an offer for all the requirements of that Program.

The successful offeror (s) will have to develop the websites, one (1) for the Long Service and Retirement Awards Program, and one (1) for the Instant Awards Program. The websites must be operational within two (2) months after issuance of the Standing Offers.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Master Standing Offers for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, including areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). 

This procurement may be subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement, Inuvialuit Final Agreement, Vuntut Gwich'in First Nation, First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Teslin Tlingit Council, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, Selkirk First Nation, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation, Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Kluane First Nation, Kwanlin Dun First Nation, Carcross/Tagish First Nation,  Maa-nulth Final Agreement, Nisga’a Final Agreement, Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement, James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, Northeastern Quebec Agreement, Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement, Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement, Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.

This RFSO allows offerors to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their offers electronically. Offerors must refer to Part 2 of the RFSO entitled Offeror Instructions and Part 3 of the RFSO entitled Offer Preparation Instructions, for further information on using this method.

The Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this requirement.

Debriefings:
Offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers process. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the request for standing offers process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

Delivery Date: 17/06/2019

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.