OFFICE SEATING

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
OFFICE SEATING

E60PQ-120001/A
Frigon, Francine
Telephone No. - (819) 956-7331 


REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR OFFICE SEATING

CHANGES TO THE LOCATION WHERE TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND RESPONSE
TO QUESTIONNAIRE.

Part 1: 

Send your comments in either official language of Canada to Bid
Receiving - PWGSC on or before June 4, 2012.


 A copy of the Request for Supply Arrangement will only be
available at the solicitation process.

Attached for your review and comments are copies of the Purchase
Descriptions / Specifications.

Please provide your comments regarding the following questions:

1)  Is Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Office Seating product specifications deemed meaningful?

	a)  Are they relevant?

	b)  Are there any areas in the specifications unnecessary?
	     Please substantiate your response.

	c)  Are the specifications deemed necessary?
	     Please substantiate your response.

2)  Are there any chair configurations that do not appear in
this Letter of Interest which Canada desire?

	a)  If yes, please identify those chairs and provide the
specifications if not already
	     addressed.

	b)  Of those chairs, please provide general statistics on the
volume sold to Canada in the
	      last 2 years.



Part 2:   

Send your comments in either official language of Canada to Bid
Receiving - PWGSC on or before June 12, 2012.


	You are being sent this Letter of interest amendment as a
supplier who registered under the Goods and Services
Identification Number 7110 (Office Furniture) in the Government
of Canada's Supplier Registration Information Service (SRI).
http://contractscanada.gc.ca/inscr-rgstr-eng.html 

As per the National Procurement Strategy for Furniture
Procurement, PWGSC will strive to attain an optimal balance
between influencing suppliers and government departments to use
environmentally preferable goods, services and processes while
ensuring value to Canadians.  PWGSC is recommending to continue
the GC environmental criteria as well as the BIFMA Furniture
Sustainability Standard e3-2011 as the basis for the mandatory
and optional environmental criteria for future office furniture
solicitations.  

As in past solicitations, PWGSC is considering including
mandatory and optional environmental criteria in upcoming
solicitations for office furniture.  The Contracting Authority
is looking for supplier input in this area to make sure
requirements are feasible and industry is capable of meeting it. 

We are seeking your feedback on the attached questionnaire
located in solicitation amendment # 002.
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.