OFFICE PAPER - PAPIER DE BUREAU

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s pilot to submit offer submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested offerors should refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document entitled Instructions to bidders/offerors/suppliers, as the case may be, for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

Reissue of Bid Solicitation

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number E60PD-17PAPR/B dated August 3rd, 2017 with a closing of September 21st, 2017 at 2pm. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation. 

Requirement- Aboriginal Set-Aside

Canada has a requirement to establish a Regional Master Standing Offer for the supply of bond office paper to Federal Identified Users and to Provincial/Territorial Identified Users on an “as and when requested” basis for a period of one (1) year with the right to extend for one additional one (1) year period under the same terms and conditions.

Two (2) separate solicitation documents will be published on the GETS for this requirement: one (1) solicitation document E60PD-17PAPR/C aimed at the general industry and one (1) under the aboriginal set-aside program E60PD-17PAPR/D. If Offerors are eligible and choose to make an offer on both requirements they must submit two (2) separate offer packages.

Below is a list of provinces and territories who have shown interest in making call-ups against the Standing Offer:

- Ontario- City of Toronto (Bilingual)
- Alberta
- Prince Edward Island (Bilingual)

Only Authorized Users will be authorized to issue call-ups against this Standing Offer. A list of Authorized Users will be provided at Part 7 paragraph A7.8- Authorized Users.

Canadian Content

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

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs)

The following applies to Federal Identified Users only:

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

Trade Agreements

The following applies to Federal Identified Users only:

This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.  For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, see Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

Further to Article 1802 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.


Delivery Date: 10/10/2017

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.