Encasement of I.D. Badge

Description: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) requires one (1) National Standing Offer for the encasement of pre-existing badges for retiring members. The Standing Offer period is for two (2) firm years + two (2) Option years. This procurement has been Conditional set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). To be considered, a supplier must certify that it qualifies as an Indigenous business as defined under PSIB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSIB. If bids from two (2) or more Indigenous businesses are compliant with the terms of the Request for Proposal, the contracting authority will limit the competition to those Indigenous businesses and will not consider bids from any non-Indigenous businesses that may have been submitted. This procurement is subject to the following CLCA Agreements. 1. Inuvialuit Final Agreement 2. Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement 3. Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement 4. Tlicho Land Claims Agreement 5. First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Final Agreement 6. Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement 7. Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement 8. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement 9. Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement 10. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nations Final Agreement 11. Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Final Agreement 12. Ta'an Kwach'an Council Final Agreement 13. Kluane First Nation Final Agreement 14. Kwanlin Dun First Nation Final Agreement 15. Carcross/Tagish First Nations Final Agreement 16. Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement

Basis of selection

An offer must comply with the requirements of the Request for Standing Offers and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer

Tenders must be submitted to the RCMP Contracting Authority at: Carmelia.DaSilva@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information.

Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Procuring Office: RCMP 73 Leikin Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2 c/o Carmelia Da Silva Carmelia.DaSilva@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) at https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities . Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party. The RCMP has adopted the Ineligibility and Suspension Policy administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada. As a result, the supplier integrity and compliance provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. Indigenous Procurement: The federal Indigenous Business Directory (IBD) is an online resource for all levels of government and the private sector to identify Indigenous business capacity. Having a business profile in the IBD will increase your company’s visibility and may provide additional business. A profile in the IBD can also allow you to compete for federal government contracts that are set-aside for Indigenous businesses through the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Businesses. For more information and to review eligibility criteria and register, visit: www.canada.ca/indigenousbusinessdirectory.

Reciprocal Procurement - Limited Supplier Eligibility

Solicitation of Bid Submission Eligibility. This solicitation of bids is subject to the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement. This means that only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner, as defined in the Annex Solicitation of Bids Definitions, are eligible for this solicitation of bids. Bids submitted by Suppliers of a Non-Trading Partner will be rejected.

Green Procurement - Environmentally Preferable Packaging

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is committed to promoting the procurement of environmentally preferable plastic products and the reduction of plastic packaging waste as per the Policy on Green Procurement, the Greening Government Strategy: A Government of Canada Directive, and the Ocean Plastics Charter. Offerors are encouraged to use environmentally preferable packaging for all packaged goods to be delivered to the end user as part of this procurement.