Standing Offer - Reproduction services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid
solicitation number E0272-122885/A dated 2012-10-25 with a
closing of 2013-01-08 at 02:00PM EST. A debriefing or feedback
session will be provided upon request to
bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

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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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Revision to a Request for a Stading Offer 001 is being raised to
answer questions received during the solicitation period and
modify the annexes. The solicitation closing date remains
unchanged.
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Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement for a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) to
provide the designated user with reprography and binding
services for documents with small, medium or large runs as well
as services related to digitizing technical specifications,
plans and related documents, and burning to compact discs, on an
as required basis, with daily pickup service at Place
Bonaventure, Montreal.

See Annex "A", Statement of Work, for details and specifications.

The period of the RISO is from the date of issuance until one
(1) year later, with an option to extend the standing offer for
two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements, and Part 7A -
Standing Offer. Offerors should consult the "Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
site.

For services requirements, Offerors in receipt of a pension or a
lump sum payment must provide the required information as
detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the Request for Standing
Offers (RFSO).

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods
and/or services.

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.