Trousers, Field, Male and Female

Notice of Proposed Procurement Item Required: Trousers, Field, Male and Female The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for a firm quantity of 1025 Trousers, Field, Male and Female (675 male and 350 female). This requirement includes a Flexible Stock quantity of up to 500 Trousers, Field, Male and Female which can be exercised within 36 months of contract award. This requirement also includes special stock quantities (“as and when requested” made-to-measure sizes) of up to 75 Trousers, Field, Male and Female (50 male and 25 female) which can be ordered within 36 months of contract award. This requirement is to be supplied in accordance with RCMP Specification G.S. 1045-099 dated 2016-06-21, viewing sample and patterns. Specification documents can be found attached to the Request for Proposal (RFP). The RCMP Viewing Sample will only be available to bidders requested to submit a pre-contract award sample. This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian Goods (See AIT - Article 504, paragraph 6).  The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract (1 contract). The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. The Ineligibility and Suspension Policy and integrity clauses are being incorporated in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. Bids must be submitted only to the RCMP Bid Receiving Unit by the date, time and place indicated on page 1 of the RFP. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. The bid solicitation documents contain all the requirements relating to the bid solicitation. Any other information or documentation provided to or obtained by a bidder from any source are not relevant. Bidders should not assume that practices used under previous contracts will continue, unless they are described in the bid solicitation. Bidders should also not assume that their existing capabilities meet the requirements of the bid solicitation simply because they have met previous requirements. It is the Bidder's responsibility to obtain clarification of the requirements contained in the bid solicitation, if necessary, before submitting a bid. For more information on the RCMP National Procurement Plan for fiscal year 2016-2017 please visit http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/rcmp-national-procurement-plan All enquiries related to this solicitation must be addressed in writing to: Steve Perron 73 Leikin Drive M1-4th Floor, Mail Stop #15 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2 Phone: 613-843-3818 Fax: 613-825-0082 Email: steve.perron@rcmp-grc.gc.ca