Enclosed Trailers

Title:                Enclosed Trailers.

Solicitation Number:                M2989-5-0283/A

Publication Date:                2025/12/17

Closing Date and Time:        2:00 pm, PST 2026/01/16

Trade Agreements:

•        Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) (formerly Agreement on Internal Trade [AIT])

•        Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)

•        Comprehensive and Proactive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

•        Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA)

•        Canada European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

•        Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement

•        Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement

•        Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)

•        Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement

•        Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement

•        World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Region of Opportunity:

•        Canada

•        World

Region of Delivery:         British Columbia

GSIN:        N2330 – Trailers

UNSPSC:        25101600 – Product & Material Transport Trailers

Notice Type:        Request for Proposal (RFP)

Tendering Procedure:        Open

Description:

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for six (6) enclosed trailers to be supplied, pre-delivery inspection (PDI) and delivered to the RCMP in Prince George, BC, Surrey, BC, and Kelowna, BC. There is also an optional requirement for a further 3 trailers to be delivered by March 31, 2027.

The Initial deliverables must be received on or before March 31, 2026

Policy on Reciprocal Procurement: This solicitation of bids is open only to Canadian suppliers and to Suppliers of an applicable trading partner.

This procurement has been conditionally set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). In order to be considered, a supplier must certify that it qualifies as an Indigenous business as defined under PSIB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSIB. If bids from two (2) or more Indigenous businesses are compliant with the terms of the Request for Proposal, the contracting authority will limit the competition to those Indigenous businesses and will not consider bids from any non-Indigenous businesses that may have been submitted.

Basis of selection: Mandatory Technical Criteria

Tenders must be submitted to the RCMP Bid Receiving Unit at: E_Pacific_Bids@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information.

Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Procuring Office:

Stephanie Kington, Procurement Officer

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Movable Assets and Procurement

14200 Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC

Telephone: 778-290-2816

E-mail address: stephanie.kington@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) at https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities . Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party.

The RCMP has adopted the Ineligibility and Suspension Policy administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada. As a result, the supplier integrity and compliance provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation.

Indigenous Procurement:

The federal Indigenous Business Directory (IBD) is an online resource for all levels of government and the private sector to identify Indigenous business capacity. Having a business profile in the IBD will increase your company’s visibility and may provide additional business. A profile in the IBD can also allow you to compete for federal government contracts that are set-aside for Indigenous businesses through the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Businesses. For more information and to review eligibility criteria and register, visit: www.canada.ca/indigenousbusinessdirectory .

Green Procurement - Environmentally Preferable Packaging

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is committed to promoting the procurement of environmentally preferable plastic products and the reduction of plastic packaging waste, and is taking concrete steps to better manage the use and disposal of plastics in its own operations as per the Policy on Green Procurement, the Greening Government Strategy: A Government of Canada Directive, and the Ocean Plastics Charter. Environmentally preferable packaging specifications are mandatory requirements in this procurement.

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None