BIFMA asks Canada to reconsider purchasing plan.GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , MI -- The Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada, also referred to as Department of Public Works and Government Services, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. (PWGSC PWGSC Public Works and Government Services Canada ), the Largest furniture purchaser in all the regions of Canada, plans on executing a purchasing program that would cancel recently assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. standing offers and could award sole-source national contracts. The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Assn. International is calling on PWGSC to delay the August 2006 Request for a Standing Offer, as well as urging representatives of the federal government to meet with industry professionals to discuss a plan to meet government objectives while minimizing the damage to the furniture industry. The current plan would create significant Canadian job Loss in the service and manufacturing sectors. It also could result in an increase in the overall cost of products to the government. |
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