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Create free accountTrade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: THE MAPLE LEAF TABLOID AND INSERT
W8484-151003/A Buck, Daniel Telephone No. - (613) 998-8588 Fax No. - (613) 991-5870 E-mail: daniel.buck@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
NATURE OF REQUIREMENT: The Department of National Defence requires the provision of printing services for the Maple Leaf/La Feuille d'érable, an internal communications tabloid newspaper within the Department of National Defence, as well as one (1) other internal communications tabloid inserted in the Maple Leaf/La Feuille d'érable.
The Contract is in effect for a period from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017, with the option to extend this period by one (1) additional one (1) year period 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.
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
Mandatory Technical Criteria
M.1 Project Manager
The Bidder must identify the Project Manager who will be responsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of the work and will be the prime contact for The Maple Leaf / La feuille d'érable Project Authority
M.2 Experience of the Bidder
To demonstrate that the Bidder has the experience and corporate capability to provide the services outlined in the Statement of Work, the Bidder must provide a detailed description of one (1) previous contracts for which the Bidder was under contract to one (1) external client to provide the following services: · production of tabloids of 16 page format or more; · printing of tabloids in four (4) colour process or in multiple ink colours; · folding of Tabloids · insertion of printed inserts into the basic tabloids; · Scheduled, periodicals (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) distributed to multiple (more than two [2]) destinations.
The detailed description of contract must demonstrate that the quantity of tabloids provided by the Bidder for the Contract was a minimum of 10,000 tabloids for each distribution.
During the evaluation, no corporate experience gained through internal clients will be accepted or reviewed.
· a description of the tabloid(s); · a description of the printing services (including the number of ink colours); · a description of the folding services; · the quantity of tabloids printed, folded and distributed by the Bidder for each scheduled distribution; · the number of the scheduled distributions; · the number of the destinations; · Contact information for the client to whom the Bidder provided the identified services.
M.3 Business Continuity Plan
The Bidder must provide a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) detailing how it will maintain the supply of paper, printing, folding and inserting services, and distribution of The Maple Leaf and inserts, during events that would negatively impact the Bidder's normal operations.
The BCP must provide details to describe how the Bidder will maintain the supply of products and services as specified in the Annex A - Statement of Work to meet the Department of National Defence (DND) requirements for EACH of the following activities (M.3.a - M.3.f):
M.3.a The supply of the required paper for production artwork; M.3.b Hosting a FTP site for the purpose of uploading and downloading files; M.3.c Pre-press operations; M.3.d Printing services related to offset printing; M.3.e Bindery services related to the finishing of tabloids; M.3.f Packaging and distribution operations;
M.4 Quality Assurance
The Bidder must provide a description of the how the Bidder will maintain the quality of products and services as specified in the Annex A - Statement of Work to meet Department of National Defence (DND) requirements for EACH of the following activities (M.4.a - M.4.d):
M.4.a Pre-Press operations; M.4.b Printing services related to offset printing; M.4.c Bindery services related to the finishing of tabloids; M.4.d Distribution / Shipping;
Bidders MUST meet all the mandatory requirements of the RFP. Bids not meeting all the mandatory requirements will be given no further consideration.
Financial Evaluation
To determine the total evaluated price, the prices submitted in the Annex B: Basis of Payment of this bid solicitation for the initial period and the extension periods will be calculated as specified in the Annex B Basis of Payment Excel spreadsheet being distributed through Government Electronic Tender Service.
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
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
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