E60PD-19OSFB/C - OFFICE SUPPLIES (E60PD-19OSFB/C)

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall

Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

The closing date of this requirement is hereby extended. Offers must be submitted via the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation by August 23, 2019 at 2h00 PM EST.

********************************************************* Requirement- Aboriginal Set-Aside

Canada has a requirement to establish National or Regional Master Standing Offer(s) for the supply of miscellaneous office and desk supplies in accordance with Annex A - Requirement, for use by any Federal Identified User and Provincial/Territorial Identified User, on an "as and when requested" basis for a 12 month period with the right to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods under the same terms and conditions.

There are two (2) separate solicitation documents published on GETS for this requirement; one (1) solicitation document E60PD-19OSFB/B aimed at the general industry and one (1) under the aboriginal set-aside program E60PD-19OSFB/C. If Offerors are eligible and choose to make an offer on both requirements they must quote on the appropriate solicitation document, in other words submit two (2) separate offer packages.

Below is a list of provinces who are part of the Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative who have shown interest in making Call-ups against the Standing Offer:

- Province of New-Brunswick; - Province of Prince Edward Island; - Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; - Province of Nova Scotia; - Province of Alberta; - Province of Manitoba; and - Province of Ontario

Only Authorized Users will be authorized to issue Call-ups against this Standing Offer. A list of Authorized Users will be provided at A6.6 – Authorized Users from Part 6.

Trade Agreements

This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.

Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

Delivery Date: 13/06/2019

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.