Prepaid Card Services

Trade Agreement: NONE 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 ADDITIONAL FEEDACK FROM INDUSTRY FOR PREPAID CARD SERVICES

The intent of this Request for Additional Feedback (RAF) is to solicit feedback through written responses or "one-on-one" meetings on the fee structure for cardholders and government for the prepaid card program.

A Request for Information (RFI) for prepaid card services was posted on GETS on February 18, 2014 with a closing date of March 31, 2014. There are two major changes from the previous draft Statement of Work that will have a significant impact on the scope of the program. First, Prepaid Cards will be issued for recurring payments only. Payments made either one time or recurring less than once a month will not automatically involve enrolling the beneficiary into the program in order to receive payment. In the case of a beneficiary who is already receiving payments on a prepaid card, one-time or infrequent payments can still be directed to their existing card.

Secondly, the requirement for instant issuance prepaid card is being removed from the scope of this proposed project. Instant issuance cards may be pursued through a separate contract at a later date.

Questions and Points of Discussion

An information package containing the questions and points of discussion for industry feedback will be made available to interested suppliers by contacting the Authority identified below, within 10 calendar days of this posting. NOTE TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS

Responses

Responding to this request is not a prerequisite to receiving any Request for Proposal (RFP) for this requirement. However, all Respondents are encouraged to indicate their level of interest by responding with their comments in order to facilitate a better understanding of requirements and Industry perspectives.

Participation

This RAF is inclusive and flexible and is not intended to pre-qualify Respondents for any stages of the project. An interested Respondent who does not participate in this RAF is not precluded from participating in any subsequent RFP process.

CLOSING DATE

Responses to this RAF will be accepted until 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT) on July 09, 2014. The information received after that date will be considered only to the extent reasonable, in the sole opinion of Canada, given the progress of the Work at the time of receipt of the said information.

FORMAT OF RESPONSE

Feedback and responses to the questions and areas of discussion may be provided prior the closing date, electronically to the Contracting authority identified below or discussed and reviewed at "one-on-one" meetings to be coordinated by the Contracting authority upon request. Please contact the Contracting authority named below to arrange a meeting if desired.

Please note that the publication of this request must not be construed as a commitment on Canada's part to issue a subsequent RFP for the Accounting Banking and Compensation Branch's (ABCB) requirement and no contract or other form of commitment will be entered into with any Respondent based on responses to this RAF. This RAF must in no way be considered as authorization by Canada for Respondents to undertake any work, which would resut in costs to Canada.

Canada will not be liable for, nor will it reimburse any Respondents for any costs, fees or expenses which any Respondent incurs in the preparation or submission of its response to this RAF. Canada will not be bound by anything stated herein. Canada reserves the right to change, at any time, any or all parts of the requirement as it renders necessary.

CLARIFICATION

Canada may require clarification of written responses and/or comments received as a result of the responses to this RAF. If required, any clarification will be requested in writing, within thirty working days of the closing date.

Respondents are advised that any information submitted to the Contracting authority in response to this RAF may be used in the development of a subsequent RFP. Respondents will not be bound by any aspect of their response to this RAF. All responses to this RAF will be held by Canada on a confidential basis (subject to application legislation), and remain the property of Canada once they have been received and may be used to support further development of internal planning documents and decisions, and possibly an RFP. Note that responses to the RAF will not be returned.

RESPONSES REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING PWGSC CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:

Karen Marcotte, Procurement Officer Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch Professional Services Procurement Directorate Place du Portage, Phase III, 10C1 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5

Tel: (819) 956-8165 Fax: (819) 956-2675 Email: Karen.Marcotte@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.