PRE-PRINTED LABELS

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: PRE-PRINTED LABELS

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) requires the provision of printed labels to use in the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and food traceability program. The required labels will be used in Cold/Wet and Ambient conditions. The label will be delivered to five (5) locations across Canada on an "if and when" required basis as specified in Annex "A" Statement of Work.

The Contract is in effect for a period from date of award to August 31, 2016, with the option to extend this period by two (2) additional one (1) year periods under the same terms and conditions.

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND BASIS OF SELECTION

Bidders MUST meet all the mandatory requirements of the RFP. Bids not meeting all the mandatory requirements will be given no further consideration.

Technical Evaluation

To meet the requirement described herein, the experience of the Bidder must be work for which the Bidder was under contract to clients. In the case of a joint venture, the combined experience of the parties forming the joint venture will be considered in the evaluation of the experience of the Bidder. Listing experience without providing any supporting data to describe where and how such experience was obtained will result in the experience not being included for evaluation purposes.

Sub-Contractor's experience will not be considered to meet the mandatory criteria.

Definitions for the purposes of the Mandatory Evaluation Criteria:

Bidder: The person or entity (or, in case of a joint venture, the persons or entities) submitting a bid to perform a contract for goods, services or both. It does not include the parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates of the Bidder, or its subcontractors.

External client: Client exterior to the Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and excludes the parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates of the Bidder.

Internal client(s): Clients within the Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and includes the parent, subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Bidder.

Room Temperature: Between 15ºC and 25ºC (59ºF and 77ºF)

Mandatory Technical Criteria

M.1 Project Manager

The Bidder must identify the Project Manager who will be responsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of the work and will be the primary contact for the Project Authority

M.2 Experience of the Bidder

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound for two (2) contracts to an external client or to external clients (outside of the Bidder's own company) to provide printed labels on rolls and delivered to a specified destination address or addresses.

· At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for the printing and supply of a minimum quantity of 20 rolls with a minimum of 1,000 printed labels per roll. · At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have included the printing of sequential barcodes on the labels. · At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been to provide labels fabricated with a permanent adhesive designed to service temperatures ranging from -54°C (-65°F) to 93°C (200°F) · At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been to provide labels that would be exposed to moisture; · At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for the on-going supply of printed labels from the Bidder's warehouse or on an on-demand basis, requiring multiple shipments during the period of the contract. · At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for labels requiring a shelf life of a minimum of one (1) year stored in indoor conditions at room temperature.

· Both contracts must have been completed or on-going since (on or after) June 1, 2009.

During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.

The Bidder must provide the following information for each contract:

1) the quantity of labels provided by the Bidder; 2) a description of the printed labels provided by the Bidder. The description must include a) the quantity of labels per roll; b) the number of rolls provided under each contract; c) the printing requirements (the printing of a sequential barcode and/or the image as appropriate to the contract) d) the environmental conditions that the labels were/are exposed to; e) the type of adhesive (permanent or other) and the temperature range that the adhesive was designed to service. f) the shelf life of the labels stored at room temperature 3) the supply requirements (how many shipments made on this contract); 4) the completion/end date of the Contract; 5) the Client information for the Contract.

M.3 Label Specification

The Bidder must provide the specifications for the proposed labels. These specifications must describe the label face stock, the adhesive and the liner that will be used to fulfill this requirement.

These specifications must also provide details to demonstrate that the labels meet the following criteria:

a) The labels must be able to continue to adhere to the application surface in wet or dry conditions, b) Adhesive Type: The adhesive must be a modified acrylic dispersion, all-temperature adhesive c) Adhesive Tack and Shear as follows: i. Tack: 10 N FTM 9 ii. Shear: 3.0 h FTM 8

d) The labels must be able to withstand temperature extremes of -54°C (-65°F) to 93°C (200°F) and continue to adhere to the application surface for a minimum of one (1) year. e) Labels must meet all Canadian standards for application on food commodity boxes, canned goods, and processed food storage bags.

Basis of Selection

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

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.