Furniture for Work Spaces

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Furniture for Work Spaces

E60PQ-140003/A Clouthier, Chantal Telephone No. - (819) 956-7184 chantal.clouthier@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

1. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to establish Supply Arrangements for the supply, delivery and installation offurniture for Work Spaces and Product Related Servicesas set out in the RFSA to any authorized representative of a government department, agency or Crown corporation listed in Schedules I, I.1, II, III of the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11 on an "as and when requested" basis. The Procurement Strategy is to establish a pool of pre-qualified suppliers to fulfill requirements as described in the RFSA. (delete Procurement Strategy from first page of this Notice of Proposed Procurement) 2. Work Spaces is comprised of the following five Categories: Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Interconnecting Panels and Freestanding Systems Freestanding Height Adjustable Desk/Table Products Metal Filing and Storage Cabinets Wood Veneer -Freestanding Products Ancillary and Lighting Products

Suppliers are not required to offer all products or Product Related Services to be issued a Supply Arrangement. For all products offered, Delivery and Installation is required when identified in the individual Bid Solicitations and Resulting Contracts (RFBs). 3. There is a Suppliers' conference associated with this RFSA. 4. Two streams of SAs may be issued pursuant to this solicitation, as follows: A. a PSAB stream (Work Coverage - National or Regional); and B. a General stream (Work Coverage - National). 5. Suppliers will be issued no more than one Supply Arrangement per Stream. 6. Period of the Supply Arrangement The resulting SA has no defined end-date and will remain valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to use it. 7. Trade Agreements and Canadian Content A. For the PSAB stream: This procurement is set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, as detailed in Annex 9.4 Requirements for the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, of the Supply Manual. This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses. Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement. Canadian Content Bid solicitations valued at $25,000.00 (Applicable Tax(es) included) or more and issued by PWGSC (as defined in the RFSA) during the period of the SA may be conditionally limited to Canadian goods as defined in clause A3050T. B. For the General stream: The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement and the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement. 8. Security Requirement There is no security requirement associated with the issuance of the resultingSA. However, the delivery and installation of the goods procured under this SA may be subject to security requirements. Any security requirements will be indicated in the bid solicitation and the appropriate clauses incorporated into the resulting contract.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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