Supply Arrangement - Postage Meter Equipment (Mailing Machines)

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Supply Arrangement - Postage Meter Equipment (Mailing Machines)

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Supply Arrangement - Postage Meter Equipment (Mailing Machines)

This Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) is to establish a Supply Arrangement (SA) for the supply and service of Postage Meter Equipment (Mailing Machines), purchase or lease, on behalf of Identified Users for locations throughout Canada, except for areas subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (CLCA).

For the purpose of the Supply Arrangement the term "postage meter equipment" refers only to the following categories: mailing machines, postage meters, scales, and their associated components, accessories, supplies, and services. This Supply Arrangement is for original purchase or lease of equipment. It does not include any after sales consumables, products or services that were not part of the original purchase or lease.

The Supplier will supply, configure, deliver, install, provide documentation, training, provide warranty / maintenance services and repairs for postage meter equipment, on an as and when requested basis, in accordance with the terms and conditions and specifications detailed in the resultant Supply Arrangement.

The Supplier must be recognized as a Canada Post Corporation (CPC) supplier for postage in Canada and their postage meter equipment must be authorized by Canada Post Corporation (CPC) for use in Canada.

The Supply Arrangement has no defined end-date and will remain valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to use it. The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement begins from date of issuance.

This RFSA includes several categories of postage meters, mailing machines and scales of various specifications to meet a range of production volumes, speeds, and types of mail pieces. It is intended to satisfy the majority of the Government of Canada's postage meter equipment needs.

Suppliers will be evaluated on a category basis. Therefore, if a Supplier wishes to submit a mailing machine model in only one specific category, it has the opportunity to do so. It is not mandatory to submit a mailing machine model or be selected in all categories to be a Supplier on the Supply Arrangement.

Canada reserves the right to add additional categories of postage meter equipment. New categories will be competed on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS), allowing suppliers to qualify new equipment.

Annex A - Requirement describes and details the technical specifications for all categories.

For postage meter equipment requirements that PWGSC determines cannot be met by anyof the categories, other purchasing methods will be used. However, the resulting SA is intended to be the primary purchasing instrument for postage meter equipment for Canada.

Identified Users of the Supply Arrangement include any Government Department, Departmental Corporation or Agency, or other Crown entity described in Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the Financial Administration Act (as amended from time to time), and any other party for which the Department of Public Works and Government Services may be authorized to act from time to time under section 16 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (each a "Client").

This requirement excludes areas subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (CLCA). Any requirement for delivery to a destination in a lands claim area will be actioned as a separate requisition outside of this Supply Arrangement.

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), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Suppliers are encouraged to submit any questions they have regarding this solicitation including the evaluation process and the resulting Supply Arrangement or Contract clauses to the Supply Arrangement Authority.

A Notice will be posted once a year on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) to allow new Suppliers to become qualified. Existing qualified Suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new arrangement.

Interested Suppliers may request the full solicitation document by contacting the Supply Arrangement Authority, Laila Figueredo, by email at: laila.figueredo@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca or by phone: (902) 496-5353.

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.