Point of Sale (POS) system

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Point of Sale Solution For Correctional Service Canada This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 21120-144110/A dated December 17, 2013 with a closing of February 14, 2014 at 2:00PM EST A debriefing or feedback session was provided upon request to bidders who bid on the previous solicitation. Bidders who bid on the previous solicitation will be invited directly. Requests for a copy of this bid solicitation should be sent to: James Kelly Contacting Authority E-mail: james.kelly@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

When bidding on this solicitation, Bidders are advised not to make any assumptions from the information received regarding the cancelled solicitation as changes may have been made, including changes to the evaluation criteria. Bidders are reminded to pay particular attention to the requirements of Article 3.2 Section 1: Technical Bid, including the requirement to substantiate the compliance with the specific articles of Attachment 4.1 - Bid Evaluation Criteria.

Bidders are reminded that their financial bid must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this solicitation including Article 3.3 - Section II: Financial Bid. The Pricing Schedule detailed in attachment 4.2 must be submitted without any conditions, assumptions, restrictions or otherwise. Changes made by the Bidder to the content and format of the Pricing Schedule will not be accepted. For example, providing a breakdown of pricing other than those expressly described in the Pricing Schedule will not be accepted.

Conditional bids will not be accepted. For example, a bid which includes pricing that is conditional upon Canada exercising options will not be accepted. Any financial bid that purports to restrict the way in which Canada acquires goods or services under the resulting contract, with the exception of those limitations that are expressly set out in this bid solicitation, will be considered non-responsive and the Bidder' bid will be given no further consideration.

Bids must be submitted only to Public Works and Government Services Canada Bid Receiving Unit by the date, time and place indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation. Please refer to Article 2.2 - Submission of Bids for further details.

Canada has a requirement for a Point of Sale (POS) Solution to support the distribution of inventory to Federal Offenders and CSC Staff within its various Institutions across Canada. The POS Solution will be used to record transactions for the distribution of food items to Inmates in the Food Services Small Group Meal Preparation (SGMP) sites and non-food items (e.g. clothing, hygiene products, etc.) to Inmates and CSC Staff members within its Institutions.

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Correctional Service Canada (the "Client") for a commercially available Point of Sale Solution (the "POS Solution") to be deployed at approximately 85 Client sites across Canada. It is intended to result in the award of a contract for one year, plus 6 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

The required POS Solution must include the Licensed Software, Hardware, software and hardware warranty, software maintenance and support, and documentation. Training, training materials, and professional services must also be provided. All parts of the POS Solution must be available to the Client users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in English and French, and operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Requirement.

Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003.

There is no security requirement associated with this procurement.

For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Point of Sale (POS) system

21120-144110/B Kelly, James E-Mail james.kelly@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Telephone No. - (819) 956-5701 Fax No. - (819) 956-1207 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.