Foreign Banking Services

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FROM INDUSTRY

FOREIGN BANKING SERVICES
The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback on all aspects detailed herein so as to enable Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to consider industry perspectives to assist in the development of the requirement.

Overview

PWGSC on behalf of the Receiver General (RG) for Canada has a requirement for Foreign Banking Services.  The scope of the requirement covers payments in foreign currency with a foreign or Canadian destination as well as acceptance, processing and settlement of foreign currency receipts.  

The initial period of any resulting contract isproposed to be five years commencing from date of contract award with an irrevocable option to extend the period of the Contract by up to three additional one-year periods plus a one-year transition period. 

There is a security requirement associatedwith this requirement.  Respondents who currently do not meet the facility security clearance and/or personnel security clearance should initiate the security clearance process promptly by requesting sponsorship from the Contracting Authority.  See “Security requirement” section below.

NOTE TO RESPONDENTS 

Responses
The material in this RFI package is for the solicitation of feedback only.  Respondents should feel free to provide their comments, concerns and, where applicable, alternative recommendations on how the requirement may be satisfied and clearly explain any assumptions. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite to receiving any resulting Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Foreign Banking Services requirement.  However, all respondents are encouraged to indicate their level of interest by responding to the questions in order to facilitate a better understanding of requirements and capabilities for PWGSC. 

The publication of this RFI must not be construed as a commitment on Canada’s part to issue a subsequent RFP for PWGSC’s requirement and no contract or other form of commitment will be entered into with any respondents based on responses to this RFI. This RFI must in no way be considered as authorization by Canada for respondents to undertake any work, which would result in costs to Canada. Canada will not be liable for, nor will it reimburse any respondents for any costs, fees or expenses incurred in the preparation or submission of its response to this RFI. Canada will not be bound by anything stated herein. Canada reserves the right to change, at any time, any or all parts of the requirement as it deems necessary.  

Any questions from respondents concerning this RFI must be made in writing to the Contracting Authority stated below, via e-mail, on or before the closing date.

Canada reserves the right to not respond to questions received after the closing date or to any question not related to this RFI.  Enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked "proprietary" at each relevant item.  Items identified as “proprietary” will be treated as such except where Canada determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature.  Canada may edit the questions or may request that the respondent do so, sothat the proprietary nature of the question is eliminated, and the responses will be made publicly available through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/).  Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all respondents may not be answered by Canada. If a question is determined to be proprietary, Canada reserves the right to respond only to that party.

Clarification

PWGSC may require clarification of written responses received from respondents.  If required, any clarification will be requested within 30 working days of the closing date of the RFI.  Requests for clarification will be submitted in writing by email and a response will be requested within two working days of transmission of the clarification questions.

PWGSC will not provide any guidance on how to prepare the responses or of any acceptable response strategy.

Respondents are advised that any information submitted to PWGSC in response to this RFI may be used in development of a subsequent RFP.  Respondents will not be bound by any aspect of their response to this RFI and all responses will be held by PWGSC on a confidential basis (subject to applicable legislation), and remain the property of PWGSC once they have been received.

Closing Date

Responses to this RFI will be accepted until 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 21, 2016.  

Responses must be sent to the Contracting Authority identified below, by email, and must include:

1. the title and number of the RFI; and
2. the name, title, address, telephone number and the email address of the respondent’s contact.

Ingrid Harrington
A/Supply Team Leader
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Professional Services Procurement Directorate
Place du Portage, Phase III, 10C1
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5

Tel:          (873) 469-3959
Fax:   (819) 956-2675
Email:      ingrid.harrington@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.