Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
File No. 23240-120758/B
NOTICE OF
SECURITY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR
FUTURE SOLICITATION(s)
FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED'S
(AECL's) NUCLEAR LABORATORIES (LABORATORIES)
IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS
The material in this notice is for the purpose of security
sponsorship only. Responding to this notice is not a
prerequisite to receiving any future solicitation(s) for the
Restructuring of AECL's Laboratories.
Canada is expected to issue a comprehensive, competitive, staged
solicitation(s) for the management and operation of the
Laboratories by a contractor pursuant to a Government-owned,
Contractor-operated (GoCo) model. There will be a security
requirement associated with accessing information in any future
solicitation(s).
CLOSING DATE
Requests to be sponsored for the required security clearances
will be accepted until 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on
October 31st, 2013. Requests to be sponsored for the required
security clearances are to be submitted in writing or
electronically to the Contracting Authority identified below.
BACKGROUND
The restructuring of AECL, a Crown corporation, is a long-term
initiative announced in 2009 to reduce the costs and risks
facing AECL and Canada. The restructuring focused first on the
divestiture of the former CANDU Reactor Division (CRD), which
successfully closed in October 2011 with the sale of the assets
of the CRD to Candu Energy Inc. (Candu), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
To launch the second phase of the restructuring, in February
2012, Canada issued a Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI)
No. 23240-120758/A to assess stakeholder interest in managing,
investing in or partnering with AECL. Forty-six responses from a
variety of stakeholders including the private sector; local
communities, academics, provincial government organizations;
industry associations; and employees, employee groups and
retirees.
Based on the responses received through the RFEOI process and
internal analysis, Canada is proceeding with restructuring the
Laboratories with a view to benefiting from private sector
rigour and management of the Laboratories, while moving nuclear
science & technology (S&T) to be more industry-driven.
SERVICES TO MANAGE THE OPERATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA
LIMITED'S NUCLEAR LABORATORIES UNDER A GOVERNMENT-OWNED,
CONTRACTOR-OPERATED MODEL
The related Request for Information can be found here:
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-noti…
-26264
SECURITY REQUIREMENT
The following are the minimum security clearance levels that the
Potential Bidder would be required to obtain prior to bid in any
future solicitation(s):
Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the level of SECRET with
approved Document Safeguarding at the level of SECRET issued by
the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public
Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Personnel clearance at the level of SECRET granted or approved
by CISD/PWGSC.
SPONSORSHIP REQUEST
Potential Bidders whose organizations currently do not hold a
valid SECRET level Facility Security Clearance (FSC), nor a
valid SECRET level Document Safeguarding issued by PWGSC's
Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), are encouraged
to initiate the security clearance process immediately. Requests
for sponsorship should be sent to the PWGSC Contacting Authority
via e-mail, at the address listed below.
It is the responsibility of the Potential Bidders to ensure that
the information required concerning the security clearance is
provided on time to either the requesting authority or the CISD.
The request should include the following information:
Legal name of the company:
Business Name, if different from legal name:
Mailing address:
Civic address, if different from mailing address:
Company telephone number:
Company fax number:
Surname and Given Name of the contact person (Canadian Official):
Title of the contact person:
Telephone number of the contact person:
E-mail address of the contact person:
Language preference (English or French);
Upon receipt of a request for sponsorship, CISD will contact the
Potential Bidder to complete the gathering of required
information.
Potential Bidders who already hold security clearances with
countries or organizations with which Canada has an
International Bilateral Industrial Security Instrument (for a
list please see:
http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ssi-iss/int/si-is-en…),
please forward these clearances to the CISD with your paperwork.
For any inquiries concerning any security requirements, the
Potential Bidders should contact CISD at 1-866-368-4646, or
(613) 948-4176 in the National Capital Region. CISD Website:
http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html.
There are no direct costs charged to Potential Bidders wishing
to obtain a Facility Security Clearance (FSC). However, the
Potential Bidder may incur indirect costs, which results from
being required to meet the minimum standards such as installing
mechanisms for document safeguarding, if applicable.
PROCUREMENT BUSINESS NUMBER
In order to do business with the Federal Government, the
Potential Bidder must be registered with
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/ and obtain a Procurement Business
Number (PBN). For that purpose, they need to call the Info Line
1-800-811-1148 for general inquiries regarding
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/ and federal government procurement
practices and activities.
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
Patrick O'Sullivan
Supply Team Leader
AECL Restructuring Project Directorate
Acquisitions Branch
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Email: E••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
