Passenger cars, station wagons, light trucks and executive vehicles.

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (PWGSC) Diskette Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: Passenger cars, station wagons, light trucks and executive vehicles.

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Notice of Proposed Procurement: The Government of Canada has a requirement for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks:

This requirement is subject to a two stage competitive procurement process. The first stage is a qualification process to create a qualified supplier list.This Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) is published for 40 days on the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) and closing on July 17th 2012. Offerors must demonstrate that they have a dealer network for delivery and after-sales service across Canada, and supply vehicles that meet the provisions of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards(CMVSS). It is mandatory for interested offerors to present and warrant that:

1. They possess all necessary competencies, capacity, qualifications, knowledge and skills to perform the Work. "Work" is described as the delivery of passenger cars and light trucks to the federal government in accordance with specifications listed in the Government Motor Vehicle Ordering Guide (GMVOG) which will be provided upon request, the quantity, time frame and point of delivery requirements, as well as all administrative work associated with the fulfillment of these requirements. The GMVOG can be requested by contacting the Logistics, Electrical, Fuel and Transportation at address indicated below.

2. Through current and formal written dealership agreements, they have unrestricted access to the brand's full Canadian authorized dealerships network, for the delivery of vehicles throughout Canada. Access to the said dealership network must enable the offeror to meet the requirements of Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), other necessary pre-delivery preparation of the vehicles and actual delivery to the end-users throughout Canada.

3. They can supply vehicles which meet the provisions of the CMVSS and the Regulations made thereunder, which are in effect on the date of manufacture of each vehicle.

4. Must be certified ISO 14001.

5. They take full responsibility for all the Work performed (including that of delivering to the dealers).

6. There is uniformity in pricing, invoicing and service for all work performed under this requirement.

In order to be compliant with paragraph 1, 2, 3 , 4, 5 and 6 offerors must submit at the time of the closing of this NPP the following documents:

1 - Offerors certify that they have the competencies, capacity, qualifications, knowledge and skills included in 1.

2 - Offerors must

- Provide a written confirmation that they possess a network of authorized dealerships that enables them to meet the requirements of Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), other necessary pre-delivery preparation of the vehicles and actual delivery to the end-users throughout Canada;or.

- Provide a written confirmation that they have a formal written agreements they have with every Canadian authorized dealerships of the brand they represent, confirming that they can meet the requirements of Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), other necessary pre-delivery preparation of the vehicles and actual delivery to the end-users throughout Canada;

3 - Provide a written confirmation that only vehicles offered meet CMVSS .

4 - Provide proof of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 accreditation in order to be considered responsive.

As a result of this NPP, a qualified supplier list will be created. Only those suppliers will be allowed to bid on the Request for Standing Offer. All qualified suppliers meeting the mandatory criterias of the RFSO will be eligible to become a Standing offer holder..

Once suppliers are qualified they must provide technical data on the vehicles and options offered in order to update the Government Motor Vehicle Ordering Guide (GMVOG) before the June 22nd 2012. The information must be submitted to Logistics, Electrical, Fuel and Transportation Directorate (LEFTD), Vehicles Division, 7A2, Place du Portage, Phase III, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Attention: Stéphane Sigouin, telephone number: (819) 956-6909.

In the second stage, a Request for Standing Offer for the supply of the 2013 model year vehicles will only be sent to the qualified suppliers who complied to the NPP. All suppliers complying with mandatory criteria will be eligible to submit an offer for the supply of various 2013 model year passenger cars, station wagons, executive vehicles, sport utility vehicles and light duty trucks listed in the 2013 GMVOG.

The procurement of vehicles available in the 2013 GMVOG will be done through a competitive process using the following method of supply:

Departmental Individual Standing Offer / National Individual Standing Offer issued only to qualified offerors for a period of one year with one price adjustment. Call-ups are placed by PWGSC and RCMP on an as and when requested basis.

Canada reserves the right in exceptional circumstances to purchase options that do not appear on the annex B, the price for these specific options will be added to the price of the vehicle provided by the prime supplier.

Quantity: Approx. 4000 vehicles

Delivery: Various locations across Canada including locations subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.

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.