Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements:
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Health
Canada (HC) requires the services of an accredited laboratory to
perform analysis of surface and groundwater drinking supplies. In
addition laboratory services are required relatedto the bacteria
and/or chemical analysis of water supplies, soil analysis, mold,
asbestos and special analysis for other contaminants with a potential
impact on the health of First Nations on-reserve communities.
Areas include First Nations Communities located within Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. All bacteriological samples to be tested must be tested by an accredited la
boratory in the province in which they were sampled. All chemical
samples may
be sent to a laboratory located outside of the province. More than
one(1) contract and up to three (3) contracts may be awarded for the
work.
The Laboratory performing the Work must be located within the same
province as the sample collected for analysis. It is intended to award
one contract per province where there are compliant bids received for
each province.
The Laboratory performing the Work must have and maintain throughout
the period of the contract valid accreditation as a Testing Laboratory
from an acceptable accreditation body. The methods used to perform the analytical testing must be included under the Scope of Accreditation of th
e Laboratory performing the work. Acceptable accreditation bodies
include theCanadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA),
the Standard Council of Canada (SCC), or acceptable accreditation.
The period of the contract is for a duration of three (3) consecutive
years from the date of award (anticipatedto be July 1, 2017), with
Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for one
additional period of two years. Work shall be completed in accordance
with the Statement of Work at Annex A and the terms and conditions
contained herein.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal
Trade (AIT).
The Federal Contractors Program(FCP) for employment equity applies to
this procurement; see Part 5 Certifications and Additional Information,
Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal
Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
