HIGH DENSITY MOBILE SHELVING FOR HALIFAX TAX SERVICE OFFICE

OBJECTIVE CRA has a requirement to acquire high density mobile shelving with mechanical assist that will work with CRA’s pre-existing shelving, to increase the storage capacity of physical evidence for the Criminal Investigations Division at the new CRA location of 145 Hobsons Lake Drive, Bond Room 333. All items stored in Bond Room 333 will be placed in boxes with the same uniform dimensions. The shelving layout provided by the Contractor must incorporate the existing shelving at the current bond rooms located at CRA’s Ralston location (1557 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia) and CRA’s Burnside location (10 Akerley Drive, Unit 32, Dartmouth, NS). PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to August 5th, 2016 inclusive OPTIONAL SITE VISIT It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the site of the new Bond Room and the two sites where the existing shelving is being held. Arrangements have been made for a tour of all three work sites; however the Bidder is not required to attend all three sites. The site visits will be held on April 19th, 2016, and the schedule is listed within the Request for Proposal. CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY The evaluation of proposals will be performed in four (4) steps as follows: Step 1 – Evaluation against Mandatory Criteria Step 2 – Evaluation of Financial Proposals Step 3 – Selection Step 4 – Contract Entry The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. RFP CLOSING DATE: Bids must be received on or before May 17th 2016, no later than 2:00 p.m EDT, at the following address: Canada Revenue Agency Bid Receiving Unit Ottawa Technology Centre Receiving Dock 875 Heron Road Room D-95 Ottawa, ON K1A 1A2 Contracting Authority All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to: Katherine Hutton Senior Supply/Business Analyst Canada Revenue Agency Administration Directorate Contracting Division 250 Albert St., 8th Floor Ottawa, ON, K1A 0L5 Telephone: (613) 286-5340 Facsimile: (613) 957-6655 E-mail: Katherine.hutton@cra-arc.gc.ca Please refer to the solicitation documents for further information and instructions regarding this opportunity.