Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
There are no changes to the Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT
SECURITY REQUIREMENT
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the
performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid
Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, issued by
the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public
Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to
sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel
security screening at the level of SECRET, granted or approved
by CISD/PWGSC.
3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to
be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
4. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of
the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at
Annex "C";
(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
Security Requirement
1. Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be
met:
the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance as
indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
The Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified
or protected information, assets, or sensitive work site(s) must
meet the security requirement as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting
Contract Clauses;
the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will
require access to classified or protected information, assets or
sensitive work sites.
2. Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security
clearance promptly. Any delay in the award of a contract to
allow the successful bidder to obtain the required clearance
will be at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.
3. For additional information on security requirements, bidders
should consult the "Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid
Solicitation - Instructions for Bidders"
(http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/
acquisitions/text/plain/plainpm-e.html#a31) document on the
Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Website.
Requirement
To provide labour, transportation, equipment and materials
required to maintain, supply and install interior plants, in
accordance with the Statement of Work attached in Annex A.
Client Department
For Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) at
various locations,For Public Works and Government Services
Canada (PWGSC), at various locations, 1725 Woodward Avenue, 305
Rideau Street, 1600 Star Top Road, 2 Constellation Way, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada.
Period of contract
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of one
(1) year (estimated commencement date
1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014), with Canada retaining an
irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of four
(4) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods.
The Contractor hereby grants to Canada four (4) irrevocable
options to extend the term of the Contract each for an
ADDITIONAL CONSECUTIVE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD, under the same
terms and conditions as contained in the Contract. It is to be
noted that Canada is not obliged to exercise any of these four
(4) options. The exercise of any option will be at Canada's sole
discretion, by providing notification in writing to the
Contractor prior to the Contract expiry date or the expiry date
of an exercised option period
Mandatory Site Visit
MANDATORY ITEM:
Due to the nature of this requirement and in order to gain
access to the sites the company Representative(s) must have a
Security Clearance of Secret in order to attend the Mandatory
Site Visit, as such, it is MANDATORY that all interested
bidders, submit the Names (legal name) and birth dates of their
representatives that hold a Security Clearance of Secret that
will be attending the Mandatory Site Visit to the Contracting
Authority (Lynn Grogan) no later than
December 10, 2012.
It is the responsibility of the bidders to ensure that the
Contracting Authority is in receipt of this information by the
date shown. Bidders who fail to submit the required information
by December 10, 2012 will be denied access to the sites.
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on December 19, 2012 at 9:30 am, the site
visit will begin in the lobby of 305 Rideau Street, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada. Bidders should communicate with the Contracting
Authority no later than 5 day(s) before the scheduled visit to
confirm attendance and provide the names of the person(s) who
will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance
form. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will
not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be
rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the
bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included
as an amendment to the bid solicitation.
A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be
permitted to examine the sites.
Evaluation Procedures
Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement
of the bid solicitation including the technical and financial
evaluation criteria.
Technical and Financial Evaluation - Mandatory requirements
(1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance;
(2) Submission of the Mandatory Contractor's Experience & Past
Performance in accordance with RFP Part 3, Section 1: Technical
Bid;
(3) Submission of the Mandatory Full-time Supervisor(s)
Expertise or Experience in accordance with RFP Part 3, Section
1: Technical Bid; and
(4) Submission of Firm Unit Price in Canadian funds in
accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid
Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will
be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in
accordance with the evaluation criteria. Proposals not meeting
ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive
and will be given NO further consideration.
Basis of selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be
declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest
evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.
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.
