Production Printers

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Production Printers

45045-130009/A
Dobson, Krista
Telephone No. - (604) 775-7088 (    )
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION
Statistics Canada has a Printing Centre offering a wide range of
printing services. Statistics Canada prints on average 14
million impressions a year with peaks during Census periods of
up to 25 million impressions. The Printing Centre is currently
equipped with 2 high speed monochrome printers and 2
workstations including scanners; all networked, in a digital
workflow environment. 

The Statistics Canada Printing Centre, located in Ottawa, ON has
a requirement to renew their Printing Centre infrastructure
through a 48 month lease of two (2) monochrome production
printers and two (2) workstations with scanners and prepress
tools to streamline editing and job submission operations.  The
devices must be networked in a digital workflow environment. 
This contract includes all related accessories and software for
all devices, to meet the requirements described in Annex A. 
This contract is for the supply, delivery, integration and
installation of the equipment as well as any training that would
be necessary to allow users to access all of the required
features of the equipment.

The lease term will include the provision of all preventive and
remedial service and the provision of all imaging consumables as
well as the removal of the equipment at the end of the lease
period.  The hard disk drive must be removed at the end of the
lease, and will be retained by Statistics Canada.

The hardware and software must be configured as described in
Annex A of the solicitation. The winning bidder must supply,
deliver and install all hardware and software required to meet
the requirements of the Contract.

This requirement includes the irrevocable option to extend the
term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year
periods under the same conditions.


EVALUATION AND BASIS OF SELECTION

Bidders must comply with all of the requirements of the bid and
the proposed system must meet or exceed a set of minimum
mandatory specifications to be declared responsive.  The
responsive bid with the Lowest Total Evaluated Price will be
recommended for award of the contract.

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

Delivery is required in the National Capital Area.  All
deliverables must be received within one month of Contract award

ESTIMATED VALUE

The Total Estimated Contract value, including all option years,
is estimated at $1,500,000.00 (including GST/HST as applicable)
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.