Basic Information

Reference Number

0000193411

Issuing Organization

CBC/Radio Canada

Owner Organization

CBC/Radio-Canada

Solicitation Type

RFI - Request for Information (Informal)

Solicitation Number

RE20210111

Title

Administration and Payment Services of Payment in Lieu of Taxes

Source ID

FD.CO.CAN.458875.C104219

Agreement Type

None

Details

Location

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

Delivery Point

Montreal

Purchase Type

Duration: 3 years
Option: +1 +1 (Term TBD if RFP issued)

Description

RFIX # RE20210111
Administration and Payment Services of Payment in Lieu of Taxes for CBC/Radio-Canada

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND DATES.

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking Responses from industry in response to its Request for Information (“RFI) for the Administration and Payment Services of Payment in Lieu of Taxes for CBC/Radio-Canada

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:

The key objectives in issuing this RFI are as follows:

The main objective of this Request for Information ("RFI") is to obtain information on the services that can be offered by Respondents for a possible Request for Proposals related to management services for payments made in lieu of taxes (PILT).
Pursuant to the RFI, CBC/Radio-Canada may elect to continue the process and proceed to a second step, without obligation, which may result in a Request for Proposals (“RFP”). Respondents must understand that CBC/Radio-Canada would not necessarily limit participation in submitting a proposal only to Respondents identified as part of this RFI.
2. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
There are no Mandatory Requirements to obtain access to the RFI documents.

3. TO OBTAIN THE RFI DOCUMENTATION
As CBC/Radio-Canada uses Merx (https://www.merx4.merx.com/cbc) to manage its solicitation process, all Proponents must obtain the RFI documents through Merx. Here is the link to the Merx Quick Get Started Steps
for new users (http://bit.ly/2NW0a93).

Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFI.
To obtain the documents you must be registered with Merx. If you are not already registered, please follow the Merx Quick Start Guide link above.

Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.

5. COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada at this stage of the RFI must be undertaken by e-mail only, which will be addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFI, whose co-ordinates appear below. All e-mails pertaining to this RFI must state the RFI reference number (RFI # RE20210111) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.

Vicky Rivard
Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing
Finance and Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
E-mail: CBC108RFP@cbc.ca

Once the tender documents have been obtained, Proponents may have queries, require further information or clarification, or discover certain omissions or ambiguities in the RFI documents. If so, or if there is any doubt about the meaning of any part of this RFI, shall submit their questions through MERX no later than the date specified in PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFI Process of the main document.
CBC/Radio-Canada reserves the right to answer only those questions submitted through Merx.

6. RECEIPT OF RESPONSES
Responses must be received by CBC/Radio-Canada, via electronic submission to the Merx Website (www.merx.com) no later than March 05, 2021 at 8:00:00 pm, Eastern Time.

The Proponent has the sole responsibility for the timely receipt of a Response by CBC/Radio-Canada. The Proponent cannot transfer such responsibility to CBC/Radio-Canada. The MERX clock shall be used to determine the time of receipt of the Response, whether the time indicated on such clock is accurate or not.

Partial Responses, amendments or revisions which are received after the date and time for the RFI Submission Closing Date will not be accepted.

Dates

Publication

2021/02/19 03:32:21 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2021/02/24 02:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2021/03/05 08:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Vicky Rivard

514-597-5360

CBC108RFP@cbc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

The Response must include all attachments and must be submitted as a single PDF file (unprotected).

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