SEQUENTIAL FILE Folders

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: File Folders /CHEMISE DE CLASSEMENT

U8300-153751/A Werk(cw), Janet Telephone No. - (613) 998-3968 Janet.werk@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Industry Canada (IC) - Canadian Intellectual Property Office has a requirement for the printing, production to final format, and delivery of 50,000 file folders as described in the Annex A Statement of Work. The Contract is in effect for a period from date of award to Sept. 30, 2016, with the option to extend this period by two (2) additional one (1) year periods under the same terms and conditions.

As per the Integrity Provisions under section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, bidders must provide a list of all owners and/or Directors and other associated information as required. Refer to section 4.21 of the Supply Manual for additional information on the Integrity Provisions.

For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs) are not applicable.

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Basis of selection: A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

4.1.1.1 Mandatory Technical Criteria

"External client(s)" means clients exterior to the Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and excludes the parent, subsidiaries or other affiliates of the Bidder.

"Internal client(s)" means clients within the Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture partnership) and includes the parent, subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Bidder.

M1. EXPERIENCE OF SUPPLIER

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound to at least two (2) separate external clients (outside of the Bidder's own company to print and produce file folders with reinforced end tabs, scores for expansion and die-cutting.

At least one (1) of the two (2) contracts must have been for the provision of a quantity of 25,000 file and folders or more.

Each of the contracts must have been completed after May 31, 2009.

During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients (within the Bidder's own legal entity [or joint venture partnership] and includes the parent, subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Bidder) will be accepted or reviewed.

The Bidder must provide the following information for each contract:

(a) A description of the folders. The Bidder must include a general description of the folders as well as the requirements for printing, reinforcement of end tabs, scoring and die-cutting of the folders. (b) a description of the printing requirements of the paper flags provided by the Bidder; (c) the quantity of file folders provided by the Bidder under the contract; (d) The invoice (or copy of) presented to the Client; (e) The Contract date; (f) the Client information for the Contract.

During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.

Bidders MUST meet all the mandatory requirements of the RFP. Bids not meeting all the mandatory requirements will be given no further consideration.

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.