F5290-210046/A - Rangefinder Binocular (F5290-210046/A)

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Rangefinder Binoculars

F5290-210046/A Kendell, Byron Telephone No. - (902) 497-5345 (

) Fax No. - (902) 496-5016 (

)

GSIN # N1240AA

This procurement is targeted to Canadian Black owned or led small businesses. It is part of a pilot program by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) that will inform the expanded use of targeted approaches to increase diversity in future procurements and support opportunity and economic growth for Black Canadians. Should a compliant bid not be received from a Canadian Black owned or led small business, bids from other companies will be considered.

The Federal Government pledged to address systemic racism, and committed to do so in a way informed by the lived experiences of racialized communities and Indigenous Peoples.The Federal Government invested in economic empowerment through the Black Entrepreneurship Program, and is redoubling its efforts by going further on economic empowerment through increasing supplier diversity in procurement. Public Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is exploring opportunities to undertake social procurement which creates greater inclusiveness and opportunities for participation by underrepresented groups in federal government procurement. The group currently included in this requirement is small businesses owned or led by Black Canadians.

PWGSC will assess these pilot procurements to inform the expanded use of targeted approaches to increasing diversity in future procurements in order to support greater inclusion and representation, and support opportunity and economic growth for Black Canadians.

As such, this requirement is subject to a preference for goods provided by small businesses owned or led by Black Canadians as described in the solicitation.

REQUIREMENT:

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), has a requirement to purchase eighteen (18) pair of the Vortex Fury HD 5000 10x42 (model # VT-LRF301) binoculars, or equivalent, and 100 pair of the Vortex Razor HD 4000 (model VT-LRF-250) Range Finders, or equivalent, for use within the Maritime Region with delivery to Dartmouth, NS.

INQUIRIES: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority: Byron Kendell email: byron.kendell@pwgsc.gc.ca or facsimile: (902)496-5016.

Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 3 of the solicitation document entitled Offer Preparation Instructions for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

Please see the specification for a complete detail of the requirement.

All the deliverables must be received on or before 31 March, 2021.

This tender allows and encourages Proponents to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their proposal electronically. Proponents must refer to the solicitation documents for further information.

Proposals must be submitted only to the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Bid Receiving Unit specified below by the date and time indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation:

Bid Receiving

Public Works & Government Services Canada 1713 Bedford Row Halifax, NS

B3J 1T3

ePost Connect:

TPSGC.RAReceptionSoumissionsNE-ARBidReceivingNS.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Note: Proposals will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address is to be used to open an epost Connect conversation, as detailed in General Instructions, or to send proposals through an epost Connect message if the proponent is using its own licensing agreement for epost Connect.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English.

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.