ACAN
1.
The Purpose and Explanation of an ACAN
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows Service New Brunswick to post a notice indicating to the supplier community that the Province intends to award a goods or services contract to a pre-identified supplier by leveraging an alternative procurement method, as permitted by Regulation 2014-93 under the
Procurement Act and applicable trade agreements. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the minimum requirements
identified in the ACAN, Service New Brunswick may then proceed to award a contract to the pre-identified supplier.
2.
Rights of Suppliers
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services or goods described in this ACAN may submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating how they meet the advertised requirement. This Statement of Capabilities must be provided in the manner and to the contact person identified in the document attached to this Notice on or before the closing date and time of the Notice. If it is determined that another supplier has clearly demonstrated they possess the required
capabilities, a competitive bidding process may follow.
3.
Bilingual Documents
This ACAN will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
Refer to the attached document for all details on this ACAN.
For ease of response an MS document has been posted on the New Brunswick Opportunities Network(NBON)to be filled in and returned with your bid document.
For those companies that receive bid documents from MERX you will need to register on the NBON system at www.gnb.ca/tenders to download the MS document. You are however, cautioned not to make any changes to our wording or your response may be rejected.
Should you have any trouble registering on the system please contact the HELP Line at 1-800-561-1422 in Canada or 506-444-5636 outside Canada.
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
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Please note that this contract was amended for administrative purposes. All other information remains the same.
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For those companies that receive notice documents from MERX, you will need to register on the NBON system at www.gnb.ca/tenders to download the additional ACAN documents that fully detail the ACAN process.
Should you need assistance registering on the NBON system please contact the NBON HELP Line at 1-800-561-1422 in Canada (506-444-5636 outside Canada) or nbon@snb.ca .
This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.
Solicitation documents will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
COVID-19 Restrictions for Workers entering New Brunswick
All suppliers and workers entering the province of New Brunswick for work purposes must comply with the requirements established by WorkSafe NB and Public Health, including isolation requirements where applicable.
Click here for more information on these requirements.
COVID-19 Supplier Vaccination Policy
Suppliers must comply with all GNB health and safety policies and standards including, without limitation, all health and safety policies and standards related to COVID-19, as applicable. Go to www.gnb.ca/nbon to view the full policy and FAQs.
All Suppliers engaged to deliver goods or services to the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the Designated Materials Regulation in the provision or delivery of those goods obligated under that Regulation. Please refer to
Recycle NB's website and the
Designated Materials Regulation for specifics.
