1.0 Introduction
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (“CATSA”) is a Crown corporation with headquarters at 99 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6B9. CATSA is responsible for the delivery of consistent, effective and efficient screening of passengers and non-passengers in designated airports. Further information about CATSA can be obtained at www.catsa.gc.ca.
1.1 Estimated Standing Offer Value
$450,000.00 CAD
2.0 Description
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (“CATSA”) has a requirement to establish up to five Standing Offers for the provision of printing services on an “as and when required” basis for a period of three years, as further described in Schedule “A” (Statement of Work).
CATSA is a Crown corporation with headquarters in Ottawa and is responsible for the delivery of consistent, effective and efficient screening of passengers and non-passengers in designated airports.
Further information about CATSA can be obtained at www.catsa.gc.ca.
Bidders should make use of the clarification period to ask any questions related to the RFSO including the Statement of Work and the General Conditions.
For details see the RFSO.
3.0 Procurement Method
This RFSO establishes an Open Tendering process to enter into up to five non-exclusive Standing Offers.
4.0 Estimated Quantity of Goods and/or Services
CATSA’s estimated immediate requirement is for three years of Printing Services beginning on March 1, 2022.
During the term of the Standing Offer(s), CATSA may, subject to the availability of funding, purchase of Printing Services on an as and when required basis, via purchase orders issued under the Standing Offer(s).
By responding to the RFSO, bidders acknowledge that: (i) the foregoing are estimates only and are subject to change, in CATSA’s sole and absolute discretion, at any time, up to and including any time after any resulting Standing Offer(s) is entered into; and (ii) CATSA cannot commit to purchase any quantity of goods/services until a purchase order is issued in accordance with any resulting Standing Offer(s).
These estimated requirements are for informational purposes only and do not represent a commitment by CATSA to buy all or any quantities.
5.0 Term of Resulting Standing Offer(s)
It is anticipated that the term of any resulting Standing Offer(s) will be for a term of three years.
6.0 Address for Submission of Questions and Proposals/Responses; Question Acceptance Deadline and Closing Date
The question acceptance deadline and the closing date are set out in the “Dates” section above. CATSA may extend either or both of such dates. Questions and proposals/responses must be submitted through the MERX Electronic Bid Submission system at www.MERX.com.
7.0 Mandatory Requirements
There are no mandatory requirements for this RFSO.
8.0 Rated Requirements
The RFSO contains details of the rated requirements.
9.0 Contractor Selection
All compliant Technical Offers will be evaluated against the rated requirements in the RFSO to establish a Technical Score.
Step 1:
CATSA will shortlist up to seven bidders who have achieved a Technical Score that is within a twenty percent (20%) range of the highest Technical Score. Only the bidders meeting these criteria will be eligible to proceed to the next step of the evaluation and selection process.
Step 2:
Financial Offers submitted by up to seven shortlisted bidders will be evaluated to confirm compliance with the financial requirements and to determine the Evaluated Price.
Step 3:
CATSA will recommend for award up to the five highest ranked bidders that have achieved the lowest Evaluated Price Per Point, by dividing the bidder’s Evaluated Price from Step 2 by the bidder’s Technical Schore from Step 1.
10.0 Allocation of Requirements
See RFSO for details of allocation of requirements.
11.0 Use of MERX
CATSA will only use MERX as its web-based forum to post solicitations. As such, the attached procurement document has only been posted on MERX, and all related documents, notices, addendums, and questions and responses thereto will only be posted on MERX.
See MERX at http://www.merx.com for details respecting how to access the solicitation documents and any costs related thereto.
CATSA does not authorize, or make any representations or warranties in respect of, any postings relating to its procurements found on any other web-based forum.
12.0 Language
Proposals may be submitted in either the English or French language.
