Destination: New Brunswick

Agency of Record (Excluding Quebec) - NB
 
Disclaimer
Header
     Reference Number    NB-406000810
     Solicitation Number    406000810
     Organization Name    Government of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Government Purchasing Branch
     Source ID    PV.MN.NB.110270.C11191
     Associated Components    Yes

Dates
     Published    2009-05-08
     Revised   
     Closing    2009-06-11 01:30 PM Atlantic Standard Time AST

Details
     Category    Communications, Photographic, Mapping, Printing and Publication Services
     GSINS    T003A: ADVERTISING
     Region of Delivery   
     Region of Opportunity   
     Agreement Type   
     Tender Type    Invitation to Tender (ITT)
     Estimated Value   
     Solicitation Method   

Notice Description
     Agency of Record (Excluding Quebec) - NB

AS INDICATED IN THE PROPOSAL
DOCUMENT

This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official
tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized
tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.

No right or duty, in whole or in part, of the vendor under a contract issued may
be assigned or delegated without the prior consent of the Central Purchasing Branch.


Unless the Central Purchasing Branch has determined otherwise prior to tender
closing, all prices must be extended and totalled.


Award of contracts: no contract shall be awarded and no payment shall be made to
a vendor unless authorized by the Minister or his delegates. The Minister may
make an award to the preferred vendor conditional on the negotiation and acceptance
of a detailed contract between the Province and the vendor. In such cases, should
the detailed contract negotiations not be completed in a reasonable period of
time, the Province reserves the right to discontinue negotiations with the vendor
and
subsequently enter into negotiations with the second preferred vendor.


Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to
whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied.


RETURN TO:
CENTRAL TENDERING BRANCH
P.O. Box 8000           
Fredericton, N.B.       
E3B 5H6
   
Marysville Place
Room Number 205, 20 McGloin Street
    Fredericton, N.B.
E3A 5T8

Fax: (506)444-4200       

Public opening of bids will take place on closing day at 14:00 Atlantic Standard
Time,in Marysville Place, Room 205, 20 McGloin Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3A 5T8.
All tenders must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid.
Sales taxes should not be included in the unit, extended or total prices.
This Invitation is being conducted under the provisions of the Public Purchasing
Act and Regulation as of the date of the issuance of the Invitation. Bidders may
obtain a copy of the Act and Regulation from The Queen's Printer, Province of
N.B., P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H1

All discounts quoted will be considered to be without limitations.


The Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms & Conditions for Goods and Services apply
to this procurement and are considered to be incorporated into this document. By
submitting a bid, you agree and accept these terms and conditions. Current "Atlantic
Provinces Standard Terms and Conditions" are available on the New Brunswick
Opportunities Network, the Council of Atlantic Premiers' Website or from an authorized
service provider.


A bidder must obtain official bid documents from a distribution service, authorized
by the Minister of Supply and Services, in order to submit a bid. The current
authorized distribution services are the New Brunswick Opportunities Network
(NBON) (operated by the Department of Supply and Services, Province of NB),
BIDS (operated by Tender Publications Ltd.) and MERX (operated by
Mediagrif Interactive Technologies). Failure to submit the official bid documents
or provide
proof that the official bid documents were properly obtained will result in
rejection of the bid. In order to facilitate the evaluation process, Bidders are
requested to respond in the same format as the official bid documents.


For procurements which are not subject to the provisions of one or more of the
interprovincial procurement agreements, the Province of New Brunswick reserves
the right to apply Provincial or regional Preferences, consider local content in
the evaluation of bids and/or refuse to consider bids from vendors from other
jurisdictions when it is considered to be in the best interests of the Province.
When determining the use of these conditions, the Province will consider, among
other factors, the
extent to which New Brunswick vendors have access to equivalent procurement
opportunities in those jurisdictions and the treatment accorded by those jurisdictions
to bids from New Brunswick vendors. The Province will be the sole judge of whether
these conditions will be used and the extent to which they will be applied.




1:    Unit of measure : Each
    Quantity: 1
    Organisation id : 7148796
    Description :
        Request for Proposals for an agency of record in identified markets, including
but not limited to Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario and Eastern United States to promote
New Brunswick as a vacation destination as per the RFP and subsequent contract.
        This contract is for a 3 year-period, starting July 2009 with the option to
renew annually for two additional years.
        As per Section 1.4 of the proposal document the Department of TOURISM & Parks
will hold a mandatory pre-bidders confeence in Fredericton on May 14, 2009.
        Only the companies that have a representative at this meeting will be eligible
to submit proposals.
        As per the terms and conditons of the proposal documents available as an atachment
to this proposal call.



No totals required.






Megan Hasson
AS INDICATED IN THE PROPOSAL
DOCUMENT

1 (506) 462-5116
1 (506) 444-4200