CFIA Lockers

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB) Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

CFIA Lockers

EB129-230700/A MacFarlane (MCT), Andrew Telephone No. - (782) 377-4248 Fax No. - (506) 851-6759

This procurement is set aside under the federal government’s Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). ONLY those businesses that qualify as Indigenous are eligible to submit bids.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and limited staff available at the Moncton, NB bid receiving unit, bidders are encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service or facsimile instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery that are available for this bid solicitation.

If you must hand deliver your bid (yourself or via courier), the on-site bid drop box must be used. Please follow the instructions on the bid box itself.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages of Canada.

This NPP is issued pursuant to PWGSC Supply Arrangement (SA) # E60PQ-140003/C and covers a requirement from the following Product Categories of the SA: • Product Category 3 - Metal Filing and Storage Cabinets

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of the Canada Food Inspection Agency in St. John’s NL, has a requirement for the purchase and delivery of Category 3 furniture.

This NPP covers a requirement to be solicited amongst the General Stream of Suppliers (SA holders).

The bid solicitation is also open to suppliers who are not Supply Arrangement (SA) holders. In order for new suppliers to bid on this solicitation, the new supplier must first qualify for a SA. The process to qualify for a SA is detailed in RFSA # E60PQ-140003/C and can be found on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS - https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders). Canada is not required to delay the award of a resulting contract pending the evaluation of an arrangement and issuance of a SA by the PWGSC Supply Arrangement Authority.

There is no security associated with the requirement.

The supplier MUST be compliant with Annex A and Annex B.

Trade Agreement: This procurement is set aside under the federal government’s Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. 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 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, the bid and contract documents. These may be viewed at https://buyandsell.gc.ca/policy-and-guidelines/standard-acquisition-clauses-and-conditions-manual/all.

Inquiries: Inquiries regarding this requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above.

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.