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Create free accountTrade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: REQUEST FOR SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT (RFSA) - FOR COMMERCIAL PRINTING SERVICES
EN578-121812/B Salter(CW Div.), Rebecca Telephone - (613) 990-3140 E-mail: rebecca.salter@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
CANADA EXPECTS TO AUTHORIZE SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS FOR REQUIREMENTS ORIGINATING IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WITH ALL ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL BIDDERS THAT ARE DEEMED RESPONSIVE TO THE RFSA.
SUMMARY
The term Commercial Offset printing refers to the general information and marketing printed products produced by departments and includes such products as loose leaf publications, bound publications and speciality single sheet products.
It does not include the following print services: Distribution List Management; Variable Imaging; Document Management and Print on Demand; Order Fulfillment/Warehousing; Graphic Design; or Reprographics.
All Supply Arrangements issued as result of this solicitation will be valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to use it.
The Communication Procurement Directorate (CPD) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) will post, on an on-going basis, a Request for Supply Arrangement on the Government Electronic Tendering System. This RFSA will permit additional suppliers to submit proposals and potentially become Supply Arrangement (SA) holders. New compliant suppliers will be issued SAs and their names will be added to the existing SA holder list. Suppliers having submitted an unsuccessful arrangement will be subject to a ninety (90) day waiting period before another arrangement will be evaluated by CPD.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
The requirement covered by the bid solicitation of any resulting supply arrangement may be limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
Suppliers must provide a complete list of names, or other related information, as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2008.
The requirement covered by the bid solicitation of any resulting supply arrangement may be set aside for Aboriginal business 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 Supply Arrangement is for deliveries all across Canada including Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement areas (CLCSA). - All Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCA) apply. The obligations under specific CLCAs will be met at the individual solicitation stage for requirements that include delivery within a CLCA area.
REQUIRED SERVICES
This is a request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) for the supply of Commercial printing, reprographics/duplicating and related services for use by all federal departments and agencies listed in schedules I through III of the Financial Administration Act located within the National Capital Region (NCR), on an as and when requested basis.
Category 1 - Loose sheet products
Category 2 - Bound publications
Category 3 - Specialty single sheet products
Category 4 - Other types of related printed products, binding and reproduction of CDRoms (of publications being printed)
Category 5 - Group C ONLY - Personalization of certificates and similar printed products
Category 6 - Reproduction of publications and other print matter on electronic media from supplied master or hard copy documents
Security Requirement
There are no Mandatory Security Requirements required to qualify for this Request for Supply Arrangement.
Once a Supply Arrangement is in place, it is anticipated that most contracts will not have a security requirement. However, for a contract that requires a security requirement, only Suppliers holding a valid security clearance at the required level will be considered.
Suppliers are requested to provide their current level of Security Clearance with their arrangement as detailed in Annex B - Corporate Profile.
Level 1: Personnel - Reliability Status ; and Facility Clearance - Protected B for document safeguarding
Level 2: Personnel - Secret ; and Facility Clearance - Secret
MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERION FOR GROUP A LOW QUANTITY REQUIREMENTS
A-M.1 The Mandatory Technical Criteria with regards to Environmental Program Certicication has been removed. The Rated Requirement GE-R.3 has been added to ANNEX D - EVALUATION GRID - GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION - ALL GROUPS.
A-M.2 The Supplier must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound with three (3) different external clients to provide low volume (quantities as defined in Part 1 under the heading Key Terms - Group A: Low Quantity) commercial print services for at least two (2) individual projects* to each client within the last two (2) calendar years (prior to the closing date of this RFSA).
During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.
*"Individual projects" refers to a one time contract or a single call-up under a standing offer or supply arrangement for the printing and delivery of one or more items to destinations. It does not refer to the overall value of a standing offer or supply arrangement.
For each of the six (6) projects (two [2] projects for each of the three [3] different clients), the Supplier must provide:
- the client contact information; - the project date; - a description of the printing and finishing requirements of the item or items; - the quantity completed; - the invoice (or copy of) presented to the client.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERION FOR GROUP B HIGH QUANTITY REQUIREMENTS
B-M.1 The Mandatory Technical Criteria with regards to Environmental Program Certicication has been removed. The Rated Requirement GE-R.3 has been added to ANNEX D - EVALUATION GRID - GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION - ALL GROUPS.
B-M.2 The Supplier must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound with three (3) different external clients to provide high volume (quantities as defined in Part 1 under the heading Key Terms - Group B: High Quantity) commercial print services for at least two (2) individual projects* to each client within the last two (2) calendar years (prior to the closing date of this RFSA).
*"Individual projects" refers to a one time contract or a single call-up under a standing offer or supply arrangement for the printing and delivery of one or more items to destinations, a single contract requiring multiple print runs over a stated period of time, a single contract requiring electronic cataloguing and storage of files for printing on an as and when requested basis over a stated period of time. It does not refer to the overall value of a standing offer or supply arrangement.
For each of the six (6) projects (two [2] projects for each of the three [3] different clients), the Supplier must provide:
- the client contact information; - the project date; - a complete description of the printing and finishing requirements of the item or items - the quantity completed; - the invoice (or copy of) presented to the client.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR GROUP C: REPROGRAPHICS/DUPLICATING REQUIREMENTS
C-M.1 The Mandatory Technical Criteria with regards to Environmental Program Certicication has been removed. The Rated Requirement GE-R.3 has been added to ANNEX D - EVALUATION GRID - GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION - ALL GROUPS.
C-M.2 The Supplier must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound with three (3) different external clients to provide reprographics/duplicating services (quantities as defined in Part 1 under the heading Key Terms - Group C: Reprographics/Duplicating) for at least two (2) individual projects* to each client within the last two (2) calendar years (prior to the closing date of this RFSA).
For each of the six (6) projects (two [2] projects for each of the three [3] different clients), the Supplier must provide:
- the client contact information; - the project date; - a complete description of the printing and finishing requirements of the item or items - the quantity completed; - the invoice (or copy of) presented to the client.
BASIS OF SELECTION
Group A: Low Quantity Requirements: Arrangements meeting the mandatory requirements for Group A, achieving a minimum overall score of 64 points on a scale of 80 points for the General Point Rated Criteria and achieving a minimum score of 60 points on a scale of 75 for Group A: Low Quantity Requirements will be considered responsive.
Group B: High Quantity Requirements: Arrangements meeting the mandatory requirements for Group B, achieving a minimum overall score of 64 points on a scale of 80 points for the General Point Rated Criteria and achieving a minimum score of 108 points on a scale of 135 for Group B: High Quantity Requirements will be considered responsive.
Group C: Reprographics/Duplicating Requirements: Arrangements meeting the mandatory requirements for Group C, achieving a minimum overall score of 64 points on a scale of 80 points for the General Point Rated Criteria and achieving a minimum score of 80 points on a scale of 100 for Group C: Reprographics/Duplicating Requirements will be considered responsive.
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
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