Uninterruptible Power Supplies

This bid solicitation is a re-tender of the requirement described in bid solicitation number R000000531 dated November 28, 2016 with a bid closing date of December 30, 2016 at 2:00PM; this document replaces the previous version entirely. SSC has corrected inadvertent errors and omissions contained in solicitation R000000531 and has made other changes in an attempt to respond to certain concerns brought forward during the question and answer process and to adjust the solicitation to better reflect Canada’s operational requirements. As a reminder, please be advised that in order for a bid to be declared compliant, all mandatory requirements must be met. As well, rated criteria technical requirements have been added for determining the winning bidder. ***************************************************** Shared Services Canada (SSC) has a requirement for a quantity of 225 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs), to be delivered to a Shared Services Canada (SSC) facility as specified in the Contract in the National Capital Region (NCR), with the option to purchase additional UPSs throughout the Contract period, from Contract award to March 31, 2020, with 2 additional one-year option periods. The UPS must be able to operate in difficult environmental conditions (humidity, dust, failover to generator, etc.) and must provide protection against power failures, power fluctuations (over and under voltages), power surges, frequency variations, electrical line noises, switching transients and harmonic distortion. This solicitation contains a requirement for vendor and personnel security screening. Canada has invoked the National Security Exception in respect of this requirement and, as a result, none of the trade agreements apply to this requirement. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs) do not apply as all the goods and services shall be delivered in regions not covered by Land Claim Agreements.