Inkjet Printers - CBSA

Trade Agreement: 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: 
Inkjet Printers - CBSA

47048-151827/B
Pascal, Kristina
Telephone No. - (604) 658-2799 
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid
solicitation number 47048-151827/A dated December 4, 2014 with a
closing of January 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. PST. A debriefing or
feedback session will be provided upon request to
bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement for
the supply and delivery of 100 inkjet printers with the option
to purchase up to an additional 300 printers.  The requirement
is for monochrome printers, though colour printers are also
acceptable. The printers must be in accordance with Annex A,
Statement of Requirement and must be delivered with the initial
set of imaging consumables plus an additional ink cartridge(s). 
This means that every printer (including optional quantities)
must be delivered with a total of 2 monochrome ink cartridges
and 2 colour ink cartridges (if colour printer is proposed). 
The printers must be delivered complete with all required
software for full operation at installation.

The application for which these printers are being purchased
used Adobe Central Output server 5.7 to merge data with a form
(template) and sends it to a specified printer on the network.
Our external service provider compiles these Adobe Central
templates exclusively with an Epson print driver (ESC/P) and
they informed CBSA that they are not able to compile data with
other drivers at this time. Thus, we are limited to to using
only Epson printers as the ESC/P (printer language the templates
are compiled with) is only supported on Epson printers.

The initial requirement is for the supply and delivery of 100
inkjet printers.  

There is an irrevocable option to purchase up to 300 additional
inkjet printers.

The printers must be delivered within 30 business days after
Contract award. The expected delivery locations are specified in
Annex C, Delivery Locations.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).


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.