Lab Sci Equipment

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA)- Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories and Supplies
E60PV-19EQUI/B
Beaulne, Sylvianne
Telephone - 343-550-1739
TPSGC.PAApprovisionLabSci-APLabSciProcurement.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


- There is no security requirement associated with this solicitation.
- WTO-AGP, NAFTA, CETA, and CFTA will apply to this solicitation.
- The Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements will not apply.
- The Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this requirement.

Requirement

Canada has a requirement to establish a Supply Arrangement for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Supplies, Part and Accessories and services on an “as and when” required basis for the Government of Canada departments identified in Schedule I, I.1, II and III of the Financial and Administration Act.     
Supply Arrangements are non-binding agreements between Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and suppliers to provide a range of product or services on an as-and-when-requested basis.  The Suppliers that are issued a Supply Arrangement will form a list of qualified Suppliers from which the Government of Canada can solicit bids based on the specific requirements of the Government of Canada. Supply Arrangements include a set of predetermined terms and conditions that will apply to any subsequent Contract.
Receipt of a Supply Arrangement does NOT automatically mean that a Supplier will receive subsequent contracts.
 A list of over 700 of the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) sub-categories is included in the Request for Supply Arrangement. As part of the Request for Supply Arrangement, Suppliers may choose to bid on any or all UNSPSC categories for the following:  
 
? Laboratory Supplies
? Laboratory and Scientific Equipment
? Laboratory and Scientific parts and accessories related to the Equipment

The Supply Arrangement will be for a period of 2 years with an additional three (3) one (1) year option periods.
A list of categories and sub-categories is provided in the document: Products and Discounts Template.
Evaluation Process

The mandatory criteria are the following:

- Product and Discount Template- The Supplier must complete and submit the Products and Discount Template with their arrangement. The following information must be completed, Categories Offering, List of Manufacturer and Minimum Discount Offered;
- List of services offered- The supplier must list the type of service they can provide based on the allowable services listed in the Requirement under Allowable Goods and Services;
- Years in business- The Supplier must demonstrate that he has been in business for over three (3) years from arrangement closing date;
- Client satisfaction - The Supplier must provide three (3) letters from different client, that demonstrate the quality of work for at least one of the three aspect: pre and post sales technical support offered, warranty application process or bilingual customer service;
- Offeror Contact Information- The Supplier must complete the Supplier Contact Information Template

The Rated Technical Criteria are the following:

- Customer Service Principles- The Supplier clearly describe his customer service principles including, pre and post sales technical support offered, warranty application process and bilingual customer service;
- Regions Coverage- The Supplier should confirm the regions where the equipment, parts and accessories and supplies products can be shipped;
- Supplier website- Supplier should demonstrate that he has a website detailing equipment and product’s technical specifications and a description of the client experience available to the client on their website (customization of client account, past history purchase …);
- Environmental- The Suppliers must answer environmental questions and demonstrate that they meet the requested requirements.

 Basis of Selection
 
For each responsive arrangement, the Point-Rated Technical criteria will be added together to determine the total evaluated score. For the evaluation purposes, the Suppliers having passed the mandatory criteria and the minimum points in the rated criteria will be recommended for award of a Supply Arrangement. 

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The revision 003 of the Request of Supply Arrangement is raised to extend the solicitation closing date from September 4, 2019 to October 16, 2019, and to publish answers to questions received to date.


 Inquiries
 
Sylvianne Beaulne Supply Officer
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Telephone No: 343-550-1739

 E-mail: TPSGC.PAApprovisionLabSci-APLabSciProcurement.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


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.