This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This Request for Proposal consists of the supply and delivery of Fuel Control Units, Maintenance, and Support as per the Request for Proposal document attached hereto. All inquiries should be received seven (7) calendar days prior to the closing date; any inquiries received less than 7 calendar days prior to the closing date cannot be guaranteed a response. Please reference the tender number and closing date within your communications to ensure a prompt and accurate reply. SUBMITTALS As per Section 4.1.3 of the attached RFP. Standard Procurement Clauses Instructions for Bid Submission 1. Effective April 15, 2020, Service New Brunswick is no longer accepting paper bids, and the Central Tendering Branch is closed to the public. Public tender openings are no longer taking place; however, results continue to be posted on NBON. d. Please refrain from submitting your bid through multiple electronic channels to avoid duplicate bids. 3. All bids must be properly signed by an authorized person. a. For bids submitted by email or fax: typed signatures (in any font) that are not on the bid itself (i.e. in the body of the email or on the fax cover sheet) will NOT be accepted. 4. All bids must be legible, properly completed and contain the proper solicitation number. 5. The proponent is solely responsible for ensuring that the bid submission in its entirety, including all attachments, is received before Closing Date and Time as indicated on the solicitation documents. a. The proponent bears all risk associated with delivering its bid by electronic submission, including but not limited to delays in transmission between the Proponent's computer and the Province's Electronic Mail System, NBON or fax. b. The date and time of official receipt of the bid will be the time of receipt recorded in the NBON system (for e-bids) or the time of receipt in the Province's Electronic Mail System (for fax and email bid submissions). 6. All bids must be stated in Canadian Funds. Sales taxes should not be included in the unit, extended or total prices. 7. All tenders must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid. 8. This Invitation is being conducted under the provisions of the Procurement Act and Regulation 2014-93 as of the date of the issuance of the Invitation. Solicitation documents will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request. All suppliers engaged to deliver services on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act in the delivery of those services. For more information, please refer to the Official Languages Act. COVID-19 Restrictions for Workers entering New Brunswick All suppliers and workers entering the province of New Brunswick for work purposes must comply with the requirements established and Public Health, including isolation requirements where applicable. Click here for more information on these requirements. 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. COVID-19 Supplier Vaccination Policy Suppliers must comply with all GNB health and safety policies and standards including, without limitation, all health and safety policies and standards related to COVID-19, as applicable. Go to www.gnb.ca/nbon to view the full policy and FAQs. Under Canadian law (and international agreements), your Bid must arrive separately and independently, without conspiracy, collusion or fraud; QUESTIONS: Written questions relating to this opportunity may be submitted to the address provided below via email by clicking on Questions. Please be sure to include the solicitation/tender number in the subject line. EMAIL ADDRESS: bidquestionssoumissions@snb.ca NOTE: This email account is strictly for the receipt of questions on open opportunities. This email is not for the submission of bids. All discounts quoted will be considered to be without limitations. 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. 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 Strategic Procurement Branch. Unless indicated otherwise in this tender notice or attached documents, all prices must be extended and totalled. The province of New Brunswick reserves the right to negotiate pricing, value added and other savings opportunities with the successful proponent at time of award and throughout the contract. Pay Equity Does your organization have 50 or more employees The Government of New Brunswick is committed to encouraging and incentivizing the adoption of pay equity by employers doing business with government. Prior to the award of procurements for goods and services valued over $1,000,000, suppliers, with fifty (50) or more employees will be required to complete the Pay Equity Learning Module developed by the Women's Equality Branch. Suppliers should provide a copy of their certificate of completion with their bid submission. To complete the online module and obtain your certificate, please visit www.gnb.ca/payequity. For questions, please contact the Pay Equity Bureau toll free: (877) 253-0266 or by Email: peb-bes@gnb.ca. All Suppliers engaged to deliver goods or services to the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the Designated Materials Regulation in the provision or delivery of those goods obligated under that Regulation. Please refer to Recycle NB's website and the Designated Materials Regulation for specifics. PAYMENT OF INVOICES Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied. Direct Deposit The Province of New Brunswick is now using Direct Deposit as the standard method of issuing payments. Suppliers are required to provide bank account information and an email address for the notice of remittance. Please send the completed Direct Deposit Form to Service New Brunswick (e-mail address and mailing address are indicated on the form).