Furniture for Work Spaces

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: 
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Furniture for Work Spaces

E60PQ-140003/A
Clouthier, Chantal
Telephone No. - (819) 956-7184
chantal.clouthier@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca 

1. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends
to establish Supply Arrangements for the supply, delivery and
installation offurniture for Work Spaces and Product Related
Servicesas set out in the RFSA to any authorized representative
of a 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.
The Procurement Strategy is to establish a pool of pre-qualified
suppliers to fulfill requirements as described in the RFSA.
(delete Procurement Strategy from first page of this Notice of
Proposed Procurement)
2. Work Spaces is comprised of the following five Categories:
Category 1	Category 2	Category 3	Category 4	Category 5
Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems	Freestanding
Height Adjustable Desk/Table Products	Metal Filing and Storage
Cabinets	Wood Veneer -Freestanding Products	Ancillary and
Lighting Products

Suppliers are not required to offer all products or Product
Related Services to be issued a Supply Arrangement. For all
products offered, Delivery and Installation is required when
identified in the individual Bid Solicitations and Resulting
Contracts (RFBs).
3. There is a Suppliers' conference associated with this RFSA.
4. Two streams of SAs may be issued pursuant to this
solicitation, as follows:
A. a PSAB stream (Work Coverage - National or Regional); and  
B. a General stream (Work Coverage - National).
5. Suppliers will be issued no more than one Supply Arrangement
per Stream. 
6. Period of the Supply Arrangement
The resulting SA has no defined end-date and will remain valid
until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be
advantageous to use it.
7. Trade Agreements and Canadian Content
A. For the PSAB stream:
This procurement is set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, as detailed in
Annex 9.4 Requirements for the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal
Business, of the Supply Manual.
This procurement is set aside from the international trade
agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
and minority businesses.
Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.
Canadian Content
Bid solicitations valued at $25,000.00 (Applicable Tax(es)
included) or more and issued by PWGSC (as defined in the RFSA)
during the period of the SA may be conditionally limited to
Canadian goods as defined in clause A3050T.  
B. For the General stream:
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 Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, the
Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement and the Canada-Peru Free
Trade Agreement.
8. Security Requirement
There is no security requirement associated with the issuance of
the resultingSA. However, the delivery and installation of the
goods procured under this SA may be subject to security
requirements. Any security requirements will be indicated in the
bid solicitation and the appropriate clauses incorporated into
the resulting contract.

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.