Permanent Resident Card

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: Permanent Resident Card B8362-120420/C Werk(cw), Janet Telephone No. - (613) 998-3968 Janet.werk@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Closing date has change to Friday Sept 26, 2014

The national security exceptions provided for in the trade agreements have been invoked; therefore, this procurement is excluded from all of the obligations of all the trade agreements.

For security reasons, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) requires that the manufacturing of the card and the personalization process both take place in a facility (or facilities) located in Canada.

CIC issues status identification cards, known as Permanent Resident Cards (PR Cards), to new and existing permanent residents of Canada. The purpose of the PR Card is to provide a secure and reliable means to verify permanent resident status, thereby reducing the incidence of fraud and illegal activity encountered with the status verification aspect of the inspection process. CIC requires the services of a Contractor to provide a PR Card design, manufacturing and distribution solution that meets the requirements defined in the Statement of Requirements (SOR) over the term of the Contract which is for a period of three (3 ) years with 4 x 1 year option periods.

This SOR defines the objectives and deliverables associated with the CIC initiative for issuance of modern and highly secure PR Cards, containing a RFID computer integrated circuit (IC).

Volume is an intended purchase of an estimated annual volume of 350,000 cards.This number is a minimal guarantee of volume; since 2008 the lowest actual annual production volume for PR Cards measured was over 371,000 cards. Because production rates vary through the year, the Contractor must have a minimum production capacity of 12,000 cards per week.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Industrial and Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

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

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs) are applicable to this procurement.

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

Basis of selection

1. To be declared responsive, a bid must

a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; b. meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; and c. Meet the miniumum pass mark indicated in each rated criteria.

2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid that receives the highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per point 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.