Managed Print Service - ESDC, AAFC, CFIA

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 
Managed Print Service (MPS) - ESDC, AAFC, CFIA

EZ107-140001/A
Steckhan, Curt
Telephone: 604-666-1465
Facsimile: 604-775-7526

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) have a combined population close to 35,000 employees
located in 900+ office locations across the country. 

The objective of the MPS is to standardize the print
environments, determine an accurate Total Cost of Ownership of
our print environments, improve fleet management by migrating
from a departmentally managed and supported printing environment
to one that is managed and supported by the private sector,
introduce new technology for productivity improvements, improve
customer satisfaction, increase end user productivity,
contribute to departmental targets on sustainability of the
environment through reductions in consumable usage and achieve
operational cost savings. 

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents
website.

Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related
information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003 and 2004.

For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a
lump sum payment must provide the required information as
detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.

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), and the Agreement
on Internal Trade (AIT).

This requirement is subject to all Comprehensive Land Claims
Agreements.

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment
equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5
- Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the
annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity -
Certification.

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.