OFFICE SUPPLIES

Solicitation number E60PD-19OSFB/A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2018/10/30 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    Trade Agreement: NONE
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    
    1. Introduction
    
    This Request for Information pertains to the renewal of Canada’s Standing Offer for Office and Desk Supplies. The purpose of this RFI is to initiate a dialogue on the topic of Canada’s requirements and objectives and to gain a greater understanding of the industry’s capability and challenges. Responses to this RFI will inform Canada’s decision process in refining its procurement strategy for this commodity. 
    
    2. Background
    
    The Government of Canada (GC) is the single largest buyer and consumer of office supplies in Canada. Additionally, since 2016, the GC has made it possible for provinces, territories, and MASH (Municipal, Academic, School and Hospital) sector entities to use federal procurement tools to buy specific commodities including office supplies and paper. 
    Ten (10) of thirteen (13) provinces and territories have signed on to the Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative and discussions are ongoing with the remaining provinces and territories. 
    The estimated annual value of procurements for this commodity is $55M. The period of the Standing Offers issued for this commodity is normally one year with (2) two one-year options. Requests for Standing Offer include a procurement set-aside for aboriginal business stream.
    
    3. Nature of this Request for Information
    
    This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI, it will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the subject matter described in this RFI.
    
    Delivery Date: 05/10/2018
    
    The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
    
    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

    Contract duration

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    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Pierre G. Whissell
    Phone
    (873) 469-4668 ( )
    Email
    veronique.fulham@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
    Address
    11 Laurier St. / 11 rue Laurier
    6A2-16, Place du Portage
    Phase III
    Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0S5

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001
    French
    13
    001
    English
    32
    000
    French
    19
    000
    English
    181

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Alberta
    ,
    British Columbia
    ,
    Manitoba
    ,
    New Brunswick
    ,
    Newfoundland and Labrador
    ,
    Nova Scotia
    ,
    Northwest Territories
    ,
    Nunavut Territory
    ,
    Ontario (except NCR)
    ,
    Prince Edward Island
    ,
    Quebec (except NCR)
    ,
    Saskatchewan
    ,
    Yukon
    ,
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable
    Commodity - GSIN
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