MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
1. The Purpose and Explanation of an ACAN
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows Service New Brunswick to post a notice indicating to the supplier community that the Province intends to award a goods or services contract to a pre-identified supplier by leveraging an alternative procurement method, as permitted by Regulation 2014-93 under the Procurement Act and applicable trade agreements. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the minimum requirements identified in
the ACAN, Service New Brunswick may then proceed to award a contract to the pre-identified supplier.
2. Rights of Suppliers
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services or goods described in this ACAN may submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating how they meet the advertised requirement. This Statement of Capabilities must be provided in the manner and to the contact person identified in the document attached to this Notice on or before the closing date and time of the Notice. If it is determined that another supplier has clearly demonstrated they possess the required
capabilities, a competitive bidding process may follow.
3. Bilingual Documents
This ACAN will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
Refer to the attached document for all details on this ACAN.
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.
Solicitation documents will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
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.
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.
