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Request for Supply Arrangement testing and design requirements Per our previous post, PWGSC has published its RFSA for workstations furniture…

The Government of Canada released on February 20th its Request For Supply .  The Solicitation closes on April 21rst 2015.   However,…

Large Occupant Office Chairs Tests, new standard publication. BIFMA X5.11 BIFMA released two weeks ago its new standard for large occupant…

BIFMA recently published its association ballot for BIFMA X 5.6.  The vote results were 12 affirmative, 0 negative and 1…

BIFMA X5.11 General Purpose Large Occupant Office Chairs – tests –  was released on January 5, 2015 by the Business Institutional…

I was recently asked to testify as an expert witness in front of a House of Communes Permanent Committee that…

Government of Canada released Letter of Interest (LOI) for its new procurement policy on office furniture excluding seating and High density storage including information on what will be its furniture testing . PWGSC wants to include in the same Consolidated Procurement Instrument (CPI) panel systems, Freestanding furniture and storage cabinets. The standards used in the CPI will be BIFMA X5.5, BIFMA X5.6, BIFMA X5.9, CAN/CGSB 44.227 and CAN/CGSB 44.229.

Government of Canada releases its long awaited Request for Supply Agreements for Office Seating (E60PQ-120001/B) and allows outdated test reports…