File Folders

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

FILE FOLDERS

86100-170001/A Buck, Daniel Telephone No. - (613) 998-8582 Fax No. - (613) 991-5870 E-mail: daniel.buck@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

NATURE OF REQUIREMENT

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRBC) has a requirement the manufacture and printing of two (2) different types of file folders on an ?if and when required basis?.

The Offeror must print and construct folders to final format in accordance with the supplied artwork, approved proofs and specifications, and deliver foldersas per the delivery schedule for each call-up.

The period of the Standing Offer will be from issuance to March 31, 2018, with the option to extend it by three (3) one (1) year periods.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreementon Internal Trade (AIT).

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

The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Master Standing Offers for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.

Mandatory Criteria

M.1 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY

The Offeror must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound within two (2) different external clients to print and produce file folders with reinforced end tabs, scores for expansion and die cutting.

Each of the Contract must have been completed after March 31, 2012.

For each of the two (2) Contracts, the Offeror must provide

M.1.a The Client contact information; M.1.b The Contract date; M.1.c A description of the folder as specified to meet M.1. The Offeror must include a general description of the folders as well as the requirementsfor:

M.1.c.1 printing of the folders; M.1.c.2 die-cutting and reinforcement of the end tabs; and M.1.c.3 scoring for expansion.

M.1.d The invoice (or copy of) presented to the Client.

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

OFFERS NOT MEETING ALL OF THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE AND GIVEN NO FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Financial Evaluation

The price of the offer will be evaluated in Canadiandollars, Applicable Taxes excluded, FOB destination, Canadian customs duties and excise taxes included.

The Financial Evaluation will be based on the total evaluated price of the financial proposal using the Excel spreadsheet.

To determine thetotalevaluated price, the all-inclusive prices and rates submitted in the Annex ?B?: Basis of Payment will be multiplied and when specified divided by the corresponding quantities for evaluation, and then added together to obtain the total evaluated price asspecified in the Annex ?B?: Basis of Payment Excel spreadsheet being distributed through Government Electronic Tendering Service (BuyandSell.gc.ca).

Basis of Selection

An offer must comply with the requirements of the Request for Standing Offersand 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.

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.