Collection Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT

this is a

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

for

COLLECTION AGENCY SERVICES

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is in the preliminary planning stage for a competitive Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) for the establishment of National Master Standing Offer for the collection services of debt owed to Canada, to satisfy the requirement of any federal government department and agency or Crown Corporation as identified in Schedules I, II and III of the Financial Administration Act or as authorized pursuant to the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, on an as-and-when requested basis for a period of three (3) years starting on the date of Standing Offer Authorization. The Standing Offers may be authorized for use for two (2) additional one-year periods.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) process is to inform industry of the impending solicitation for collection services by Canada, to request that interested parties provide feedback on the breadth and depth of the project, as well as to inform industry that the upcoming requirement contains a security requirement at the level of Protected B, and that interested suppliers are required to obtain the necessary security clearances prior to standing offer issuance. The intent of the consultation process will be to share working draft documents with representatives from industry for input and/or for information purposes. PWGSC will inform and consult with industry stakeholders regarding the following:

level of interest in providing collection services to federal government departments; ability to meet the operational requirements identified herein; ability to meet the security requirements identified herein;

A list of questions is provided in Section D, for your response. Note that the information requested is for information purposes only and will allow PWGSC to clearly define the requirement for the required services and obtain additional information for the development of bid evaluation criteria.

Delivery Date: 19/12/2014

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.