Question 1

What is "Furniture Products"?

Accepted Answer

### Summary of Opportunity: Furniture Products for Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

**PURPOSE & SCOPE:**
- **What is being procured/granted?**: The CRA intends to contract a single supplier for the supply, delivery, and installation of new furniture products.
- **Project scope and objectives**: The requirement encompasses three categories of furniture: 
  1. Freestanding Desking
  2. Panel Systems
  3. Collaborative and Support Space Furniture
- **Contract type and estimated value**: The contract will have a firm duration of three years with a minimum spend commitment of CAD $350,000.00, potentially extending for two additional years.

**BUYER INFORMATION:**
- **Issuing organization**: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- **Contact details**: 
  - Contracting Authority: Chelsea Fournier
  - Email: chelsea.fournier2@cra-arc.gc.ca
  - Phone: 343-552-1398
- **Important dates**:
  - Posted: January 9, 2026
  - Due: February 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST
  - Performance Period: Firm period of three years, with options for extension.

**MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:**
- **Required certifications/registrations**: Bidder must be a member of the Ariba Network (AN) prior to contract award and maintain membership throughout the contract duration.
- **Mandatory qualifications**: 
  - Products in Category 1 (Freestanding Desking) and Category 2 (Panel Systems) must be supplied by the same manufacturer.
- **Set-aside requirements**: This procurement may be conditionally set aside for Indigenous businesses under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).
- **Geographic restrictions**: No specific geographic restrictions detailed.

**TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:**
- **Key technical capabilities needed**: Ability to supply and install specified furniture categories.
- **Specific technologies, methodologies, or approaches required**: Familiarity with CRA's e-Procurement solution (Synergy 2.0, SAP Ariba) for order placement.
- **Deliverables and performance standards**: Compliance with bid solicitation requirements is needed for proposals to be deemed responsive.
- **Evaluation criteria**: Proposals will be evaluated based on technical merit (20%) and price (80%).

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
- **Nice-to-have certifications or experience**: Experience with government contracts or previous projects of similar scope and scale.
- **Additional evaluation factors**: Preference may be given to those who can demonstrate past performance in related projects.

**KEY EVALUATION FACTORS:**
- **How proposals will be evaluated**: Bids will be assessed for responsiveness to all mandatory requirements, followed by a scoring of technical merit and pricing.
- **Weighting of different criteria**: Technical merit (20%) and price (80%) will be used to determine the highest-ranked bid.

This structured summary emphasizes critical factors to help assess company fit for the contract with the CRA for furniture products.

Question 2

When is the proposal submission deadline?

Accepted Answer

The proposal submission deadline is February 18, 2026 (36 days left).

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