Permanent offers are not contracts in the legal sense and each party may withdraw from a permanent offer by notification to the other party. However, all consultations a supplier receives prior to resignation are legally binding and must be respected. Departments and agencies only order the goods or services that are really needed. The purpose of this guidance is to explain when and under what circumstances contractors with permanent offers and supply agreements have obligations to implement employment equity under CDPs. SOSA is information on companies currently pre-qualified to provide goods and services to the Canadian government. Updated weekly data identify companies that hold E-Transport Construction and Government Utilities (PWGSC). Individual call-ups are limited to a maximum value of the dollar depending on the standing offer. There is no specific rule as to when bids will be submitted. They are generally issued at the beginning of the federal government`s fiscal year (April 1 to March 31), but there are many exceptions.

Permanent offers are generally valid for one year, but some cover different periods. The process of awarding a long-term offer begins well before the issue date, depending on the nature and complexity of the requirement, so it is important to pay attention to requests for standing bids that may be published several months before the expected expiry date of a permanent offer. A standing offer agreement (SOA) is an offer made by a seller for the supply of goods and/or services at pre-determined prices and on the terms mentioned in the SOA. Goods or services covered by a permanent offer are ordered through an appeal document. This document draws attention to the acceptance of the permanent offer in the volume of goods or services ordered and serves as a communication to the supplier, the delivery of the property or the provision of the service. Each time a call is made against a standing offer, a separate contract is entered into. There are five types of standing offers issued by PWGSC. The nature of dependence on geographic area (e.g. B at the regional or Canadian level) and the number of federal departments or authorities involved.