Collection Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT

this is a 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

for

COLLECTION AGENCY SERVICES


	Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is in the
preliminary planning stage for a competitive Request for
Standing Offer (RFSO) for the establishment of National Master
Standing Offer for the collection services of debt owed to
Canada, to satisfy the requirement of any federal government
department and agency or Crown Corporation as identified in
Schedules I, II and III of the Financial Administration Act or
as authorized pursuant to the Department of Public Works and
Government Services Act, on an as-and-when requested basis for a
period of three (3) years starting on the date of Standing Offer
Authorization. The Standing Offers may be authorized for use for
two (2) additional one-year periods.

	The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) process is to
inform industry of the impending solicitation for collection
services by Canada, to request that interested parties provide
feedback on the breadth and depth of the project, as well as to
inform industry that the upcoming requirement contains a
security requirement at the level of Protected B, and that
interested suppliers are required to obtain the necessary
security clearances prior to standing offer issuance. 
The intent of the consultation process will be to share working
draft documents with representatives from industry for input
and/or for information purposes. PWGSC will inform and consult
with industry stakeholders regarding the following:

level of interest in providing collection services to federal
government departments; 
ability to meet the operational requirements identified herein; 
ability to meet the security requirements identified herein; 

A list of questions is provided in Section D, for your response.
Note that the information requested is for 
information purposes only and will allow PWGSC to clearly define
the requirement for the required services and obtain additional
information for the development of bid evaluation criteria.


Delivery Date: 19/12/2014

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.