Inbound Warehousing & Distribution Solution (IWDS)

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Inbound Warehousing & Distribution Solution

Important Notice to Bidders

Conditional Set-Aside Under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

In order to be considered, the Bidder must certify that it qualifies as an Aboriginal business as defined under PSAB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSAB. If bids from two (2) or more Aboriginal businesses are compliant with the terms of the Request for Proposal, the contracting authority will limit the competition to those Aboriginal businesses and will not consider bids from any non-Aboriginal businesses that may have been submitted.

For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) requires an Inbound, Warehousing, and Distribution Solution (IWDS) to provide a complete supply chain approach that encompasses program management, transportation, inbound receipt, warehouse management, inventory management, outbound delivery, and reporting requirements.

This bid solicitation is to establish contracts for the delivery of the requirements detailed in the bid solicitation in the Prairie Province and Central Canada.

It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract for Prairie Province and one (1) contract for the Central Canada, each for two (2) years plus two (2) one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contracts.

Bidders that are eligible to compete for Prairie Province and Central Canada requirements may bid on either or both requirements at its sole discretion. If the Bidder decides to bid on both requirements, it must prepare two (2) separate Bid packages, one for Prairie Province and one for Central Canada.

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

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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.