Canada - Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) - Request for Proposal - Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers with Related Technology Solutions

Description

Canoe Procurement Group of Canada, is posting the solicitation on behalf of CivicInfo BC, RMA, SARM, AMM, LAS, UMNB, NSFM, FPEIM, MNL, NWTAC, NAM, AYC and its current and potential Members and represented Associations and their Members, which includes all MASH/MUSH sectors, Provincial Governments, Federal Agencies, Crown Corporations, local Governmental and other not-for-profit organizations located in all provinces and territories in Canada including but not limited to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut. Request for Proposal ("RFP") to result in regional and/or national contract solutions under the rules and regulations of Canadian trade agreements (including Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Chapter 5, Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Chapter 19, New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), Atlantic Trade and Procurement Partnership (ATPP) as applicable).

Canoe/Sourcewell is requesting proposals for Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers with Related Technology Solutions to result in a national contracting solution for use by its members.

Members include thousands of governmental, higher education, K-12 education, not-for-profit, tribal government, and other public agencies located in Canada. A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal [https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov]. Only proposals submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Proposals are due no later than December 3, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and late proposals will not be considered.

1) Sourcewell and Canoe are seeking proposals for Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers with Related Technology Solutions, including but not limited to:

a. Residential, commercial, and institutional-sized refuse and recycling containers, collection bins, dumpsters, and carts of principally non-metallic composition;
b. Lift and tipping solutions for stationary carts and dumpsters;
c. Maintenance, repair, and similar services of containers; and,
d. Technology solutions related to the management of, planning for, and/or processes related to collection of refuse and recycling materials solutions described in subsections 1.a.-c., above.

Proposers may include related equipment, accessories, and services to the extent that these solutions are complementary to the equipment, products, or services being proposed.

2) This solicitation does not include those equipment, products, or services covered under categories included in contracts currently maintained by Sourcewell:

a. Bulk Solid Waste and Recycling Equipment (RFP #040621);
b. Recycling and Repurposing Equipment with Related Accessories, Supplies, Technology, and Services (RFP #030923);
c. Refuse Collection Vehicles with Related Equipment, Accessories, and Services (RFP #110223);
d. Software Solutions and Related Services for Public Sector and Education Administration (RFP #060624); and,
e. Fleet Management Technologies with Related Software Solutions (RFP #102924).

4. The term of any resulting contract(s) awarded by Sourcewell under this solicitation will be four years. Sourcewell and supplier may agree to up to three additional one-year extensions based on the best interests of Sourcewell and its Participating Entities. Sourcewell retains the right to consider additional extensions beyond seven years as required under exceptional circumstances.

5. A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal [https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov]. Only proposals submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Proposer’s complete proposal must be submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal no later than the date and time specified in the Solicitation Schedule. Any other form of proposal submission, whether electronic, paper, or otherwise, will not be considered by Sourcewell. Only complete proposals that are timely submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered. Late proposals will not be considered. It is the Proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure that the proposal is received on time.

6. Following submission of proposals, negotiations may be permitted.

7. List of current and Potential Members and represented Associations and their Members which includes all MASH/MUSH sectors, Provincial Governments, Federal Agencies, Crown Corporations, local Governmental and other not-for-profit organizations located in all provinces and territories in Canada including but not limited to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut located here, https://canoeprocurement.ca/canoe-current-future-members/

Opportunity closing date

03 December 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed