Professional Services Supply Chain

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit bids from qualified professional services suppliers for Multiple-Award Contracts (MACs) under the Professional Services Supply Chain (PSSC). APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS The following trade agreements apply to this procurement: World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) North American Free Trade Agreement Agreement on Internal Trade Canada Columbia Free Trade Agreement Canada Peru Free Trade Agreement Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement Canada Panama Free Trade Agreement Canada Honduras Free Trade Agreement CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY The evaluation of proposals will be performed in seven (7) steps as follows: Step 1 – Evaluation against Mandatory Criteria Step 2 – Evaluation against Point-Rated Criteria Step 3 – Evaluation of Financial Proposals Step 4 – Basis of Selection Step 5 – Basis of Selection – Other Requirements Step 6 – Conditions Precedent to Contract Award Step 7 - Contract Entry CONTRACTING OFFICER All enquiries regarding this Request for Proposal must be directed in WRITING (see email address below) to: Alastair Webb Canada Revenue Agency Administration Directorate Contracting Division 250 Albert Street, 8th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L5 Tel. Number: (613) 867-5203 Fax Number: (613) 957-6655 Email Address: alastair.webb@cra-arc.gc.ca Proposal documents and supporting information may be submitted in either English or French. Bids must be received on or before September 19, 2017 at 2:00pm EDT. The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS Canada Revenue Agency Bid Receiving Unit Ottawa Technology Centre Receiving Dock 875 Heron Road Room D-95 Ottawa, ON K1A 1A2