NMSO - CHAIN & MOORING ACCESSORIES

for mooring aids to navigation. It consists of such items as
chains, bridles, shackles, counterweights, sinkers and
miscellaneous components required to moor floating aids to
navigation installed and maintained throughout the various
regions of the Country by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(Canadian Coast Guard).

The Identified Users authorized to make call-ups against the
Standing Offer include any government department, agency or
Crown corporation listed in Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the
Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11.

The period of the Standing Offer(s) will be for a one year
period from the issuance date of the Standing Offer with an (1)
option to extend for an additional year.

The Requirement is subject to the provisions of the Word Trade
Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

There is no security requirement associated with this
requirement.

Mandatory Technical Criteria

Products must be equivalent in form, fit, function and quality
to the items specified in the bid solicitation in accordance
with Annex A - Statement of Work, Annex B - Mooring Hardware for
aids to navigation - Technical Specification and Annex C -
Serrated Cast Iron Anchors & Sinkers - Technical Specification
Attached to this Request for Standing offer.

Financial Evaluation

The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price on an, item
by item basis / an assembly basis / a lot basis, will be
recommended for award of a contract as per Annex D - Basis of
Payment - Parts Catalogue and Price List. For any given line
item, should the price difference between the lowest offerer of
one Coast and the lowest offerer for the other Coast be less
than 5%, then the lowest offerer for that line item will be
recommended for issuance of a standing offer for that line item
for both Coasts.

Up to four (4) standing offers will be issued. A fifth could be
issued should significant savings be made on certain items.

Some line items may be removed from the Parts Catalogue and
Price list should the bid prices not represent fair value.

All deliverables must be accompanied with a copy of the Lloyd's
testing certificates and a copy of the Lloyd's material
certificates as specified in Annex B - Mooring Hardware for aids
to navigation - Technical Specification and Annex C - Serrated
Cast Iron Anchors & Sinkers - Technical Specification.
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.