REQUIREMENT
By means of this RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders for the development and loading of the priority geospatial database and the establishment of Web access services in Senegal.
CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
There shall be no direct payment by NRCan for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.
ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD
The period of the contract shall be for approximately fifteen (15) months.
SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is December 9th , 2013 @ 14:00 (E.S.T.).
Proposals must be directed to:
Bid Receiving Unit - Mailroom
Natural Resources Canada
Loading Dock
588 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0Y7
ATTENTION: Serge Tshimanga
RFP: NRCan-5000013319
NRCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other location. Proposals not received in the Bid Receiving Unit by the closing time, will be return to the Bidder unopened.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the bidding period. Enquiries must be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid closing date to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date.
BIDDERS' CONFERENCE
A bidders' conference will be held in Sherbrooke (Quebec/Canada), November 6th 2013 (2144 King Street West). The conference will begin at 1:00 PM (Daylight Savings Time EDT). The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.
RIGHTS OF NRCAN
NRCan reserves the right to:
- Seek clarification or obtain verification of statements made in a proposal;
- Reject any or all proposals received in response to this RFP;
- Enter into negotiations with one or more Bidders on any or all aspects of its proposal;
- Accept any proposal in whole or in part without prior negotiation;
- Cancel and/or re-issue this RFP at any time;
- Verify any or all information provided by the Bidder with respect to this RFP including references;
- Retain all proposals submitted in response to this RFP;
- Declare a proposal non-compliant if NRCan determines during the evaluation phase, that the Bidder does not have the legal status, facilities and technical, financial and managerial capabilities to fulfill the requirements stated herein;
- Discontinue the evaluation of any proposals which are determined, at any stage of the evaluation process, to be non-compliant.
