MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE AND DESK SUPPLIES/Aboriginal Business

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
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: 

E60PD-11OSFB/D
Swanson, Manon
Telephone No. - (819) 956-7304 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-5706


MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE AND DESK SUPPLIES/Aboriginal Business


This cancels and supersedes previous Request for Standing Offer
Number E60PD-11OSFB/B dated October, 2nd 2012 and closing at
2:00 PM on November 28, 2012.

This procurement is a set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

There are two (2) separate solicitation documents published on
GETS for this requirement; 
one (1) solicitation document E60PD-11OSFB/C aimed at the
general industry and one (1) under the aboriginal set-aside
program E60PD-11OSFB/D. If Offerors are eligible and choose to
make an offer on both requirements they must quote on the
appropriate solicitation document, in other words submit two (2)
separate offer packages.
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Requirement

This requirement is to establish Master Standing Offer(s) for
the supply of  miscellaneous office and desk supplies for use by
any government department, agency or Crown corporation listed in
Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the Financial Administration Act,
R.S., 1985, c. F-11 on an "as and when requested" basis for a
period from date of issuance until March 31, 2014 with the
option to extend for three (3) additional one (1) year periods
under the same terms and conditions.

Basis of Selection

This requirement is directed to a reseller / dealer community
which is inclusive of Regionally Based Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs). Therefore offers will be evaluated and
issued on a regional basis. In the event that an Offeror is
successful in more than one region, PWGSC will issue one
Standing Offer document addressing the applicable regions. All
standing Offer documents will clearly indicate the regions and
individual pricing that applies.

The regions for the RFSOs and resulting RMSOs are defined as
Pacific, Western, Northern Ontario,  Southern/South Central
Ontario, Eastern Ontario/National Capital Region, Quebec,
Newfoundland/ Labrador, New-Brunswick/Prince Edward Island and
Nova Scotia.




Delivery Date: 22/01/2013

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.