NMSA - Web Printing

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Bill Perkins
Supply Officer
Telephone: 204 983-0275
Email: bill.perkins@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
FILE NO.:  ET959-123077/B

TITLE:  NMSA - Web Printing
SET-ASIDE FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS

This procurement is set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) as detailed
in Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual entitled "Requirements for the
Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business".

Requirement:

The objective of the Supply Arrangement is to provide Federal
Government Departments and Agencies with high quality printing
services for the provision of large quantities of printed
products such as publications, newsletters, newspapers,
brochures, posters, etc at a competitive price. 

The Identified Users will utilize the Supply Arrangement for
requirements up to $100,000.00.  Any requirement exceeding
$100,000.00 will be sent to PWGSC for competitive tendering.

Identified Users will include various Federal government
departments and agencies for the following Regions:  

Region 1 - Atlantic;  Region 2 - Quebec;  Region 3 - Ontario
(except NCR); Region 4 - Western;
Region 5 - Pacific.

NOTE:  The National Capital Region (NCR) is an official federal
designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the
neighboring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area as
defined in the National Capital Act, R.S., 1985, c.N-4, Sch.;
2002, c.17, s.20.

Period of Supply Arrangement:

The Supply Arrangement has no defined end-date and will remain
valid until such time as Canada no
longer considers it to be advantageous to use it.

A Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) will be published on the
Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) on an on-going
basis.  Existing qualified suppliers, who have been issued a
supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new
arrangement.

At any time, a supplier has an opprtunity to qualify for a
supply arrangement by submitting a completed Request for Supply
Arrangement (RFSA). The arrangement will be evaluated according
to the mandatory evaluation criteria detailed in Part 4 of the
RFSA.  Arrangements will be evaluated on a quarterly basis as
defined below (should closing date fall on the weekend or
statutory holiday, the next business day will become the closing
date):

 Period Identification No. 	 Closing date	 Evaluation Period
ET959-123077 / 1	March 31, 2:00 .p.m	April 1 to June 30 
ET959-123077 / 2	June 30, 2:00 p.m.	July 1 -September 30
ET959-123077 / 3	September 30, 2:00 p.m.	October 1 - December 31
ET959-123077 / 4	December 31, 2:00 p.m.	January 1 - March 31

Note: You must ensure that the Supplier's name, return address,
Period Identification Number and Closing date and time are
clearly visible on the envelope or parcel containing the
arrangement.

Suppliers must be a Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified
vendor at time of bid close and must have FSC certified stock
available. 

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT). 

This requirement is limited to Canadian goods and Canadian
services.

The resulting Supply Arrangement is not to be used for
deliveries within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area
(CLCSA).  All requirements for delivery within a CLCSA are to be
submitted to the Department of Public Works and Government
Services for individual processing.



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.