1. Summary1.1 Environment and Climate Change Canada has a requirement to confirm whether specific contaminants are being released from landfills in concentrations and loadings that would pose a risk to Southern Resident Killer Whales, St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga and North Atlantic Right Whales in Canada as detailed in the Statement of Work, Annex “A” to the bid solicitation.Tasks include undertaking landfill leachate sampling, testing samples, analyzing data and completing a summary report.The anticipated period of the contract is from Contract award to March 31, 2023.1.2 There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security and Other Requirements and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders bidders should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Industrial Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada website (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html).1.3 Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 Integrity Provisions of Standard Instructions 2003 (2020-05-28).1.4 For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.1.5 The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).1.6 There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.For additional information, interested suppliers should contact Garvin Suepaul at g••••••••@••.••.ca
