RFI - Passenger Vehicles and Light Trucks for Missions outside Canada

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada is engaged in a comprehensive review of its procurement of passenger vehicles and light trucks that it acquires in support of Canadian missions located outside of Canada. The ultimate aim of the review was to develop a new procurement strategy for passenger vehicles and light trucks including departmental governance, processes and methods that would improve the department’s approach to the life cycle management of its vehicle fleet. The result being the development and implementation of new procurement instruments (a series of standing offer agreements) to be pre-competed with suppliers in accordance with Canadian federal government procurement regulations, applicable trade agreements, policies and directives. Engaging the automotive industry and its suppliers to assess their needs, concerns and capabilities forms a key component of the review in order to finalize this new strategy ahead of the tendering phase of the procurement.

To that end, the department is launching a Request for Information (RFI) in order to seek information and feedback from suppliers and the industry with regard to its draft procurement strategy for passenger vehicles and light trucks for missions outside of Canada.

Respondents are invited to provide input, comments and responses to specific questions covering important elements of the requirement and the procurement strategy by completing and returning Annex 5 (Supplier Response Form) of the RFI document.

The RFI document is available in English and/or French by submitting a request by e-mail to: nathaniel.lyon@international.gc.ca

Respondents interested in providing a response should deliver it electronically by the time, date and to the email address indicated in the RFI. The department requests that respondents submit their responses in MS Word, PDF or compatible formats. Hardcopy responses will also be accepted to the address listed in the RFI.

Responses to this RFI are requested to be submitted in either of the Official Languages of Canada (English or French). However responses submitted in a different language will be accepted. Please note the department may not be able to review responses that are not submitted in English or French.

All enquiries concerning this RFI should be submitted in writing to

Nathan Lyon Contracting Specialist Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 125 Sussex drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Email: nathaniel.lyon@international.gc.ca