5P420-190463/D - Wildland Fire Suppression Equipment (5P420-190463/D)

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB) Tendering Procedures: Qualified Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Wildland Fire Suppression Equipment

5P420-190463/D Saboungi, Rana Telephone No. - (403) 680-8394 (

) Fax No. - (306) 975-5397 (

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This request for standing offers (RFSO) cancels and supersedes previous RFSO number 5P420-190463/B dated 2020-01-03 with a closing of 2020-02-18 at 14:00 CST.

1.2.1 This National Individual Standing Offer (NISO) is for the supply, delivery and off-loading of specialized wildland fire management equipment listed in Annex “A” as required by Parks Canada Agency (PCA). To maintain national standards for water delivery systems all hardware must be interchangeable with existing equipment. The Waterax components and estimated quantities are listed in Annex “B” – Basis of Payment. No substitutes will be accepted. The period of the Standing Offer is from date of issuance to March 31, 2023.

NOTE: This Aboriginal set-aside requirement 5P420-190463/D is posted concurrently with 5P420-190463/C which is intended for non- Aboriginal businesses. The Basis of Selection will be lowest priced offer meeting all mandatories, but in the case of duplicate lowest offer amounts the Aboriginal set-aside 5P420-190463/D will take priority.

1.2.2 The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Individual Standing Offer for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.

1.2.3 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.

1.2.4 This RFSO allows offerors to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their offers electronically. Offerors must refer to Part 2 of the RFSO entitled Offeror Instructions and Part 3 of the RFSO entitled Offer Preparation Instructions, for further information on using this method.

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.