Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. TITLE:
HIGHWAY COACHES WITH OPERATORS
2. SECURITY:
There is no security requirement associated with the requirement.
3. REQUIREMENT:
A Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for the provision of
all labour, transportation, materials, tools, equipment and
supervision necessary to provide various sized passenger motor
coaches/highway cruisers (40 passenger and above), with
operators on an "as required" basis for the Department of
National Defence (DND) Calgary, Alberta.
The service is for DND units within the Southern Alberta Area
including the City of Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine
Hat, AB to Training Areas for exercise in:
a. Alberta: Wainwright, Suffield, Cold Lake; or
b. Saskatchewan: Dundurn; or
c. Manitoba: Shilo; or
d. British Columbia: Chilcotin, Vancouver, Vernon and
Chilliwack.
Trips normally begin and end at the location identified in the
Call-up.
It is Canada's intention to issue up to two (2) Standing Offers
for each geographic region.
4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION:
An offer must comply with the requirements of the Request for
Standing Offers to be declared responsive. The responsive offer
with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for issuance
of a standing offer.
Responsive offers will be ranked for each of the geographic
locations, based on the lowest aggregate Total Bid price. It is
Canada's intention to issue up two (2) standing offers for each
geographic location.
If more than one (1) responsive offer has been received, the
Standing Offers will be issued as follows:
a) The first Standing Offer authorized for use, will be issued
to the responsive Offeror whose Total Bid Price is the lowest.
Funding will be 60% of the total estimated expenditure.
b) The second Standing Offer authorized for use, will be issued
to the responsive Offeror who has the second lowest Total Bid
Price. Funding will be 40% of the total estimated expenditure.
If only one responsive offer is received, one standing offer
will be authorized for use and will be funded at 100% of the
total estimated expenditure.
5. PERIOD OF STANDING OFFER:
The period of the Standing Offer will be from date of issuance
for a two (2) year period, with one (1) additional one year
option period.
6. CODE OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006, Bidders
who are incorporated, including those bidding as a joint
venture, must provide with their bid or promptly thereafter a
complete list of names of all individuals who are currently
directors of the Bidder. Bidders bidding as sole proprietorship,
including those bidding as a joint venture, must provide with
their bid or promptly thereafter the name of the owner. Bidders
bidding as societies, firms, or partnerships do not need to
provide lists of names. If the required names have not been
received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, Canada
will inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide
the information. Failure to comply will render the bid
non-responsive. Providing the required names is a mandatory
requirement for contract award.
Contracting Authority
Lorraine Jenkinson
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch, Western Region
ATB Place, North Tower
10025 Jasper Avenue, 5th Floor
Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3593 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510
E-mail address: L••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notifications about amendments to
an opportunity. Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders provides a Web feed
to keep you informed about amendments to an opportunity of
interest. Get more details on the Government of Canada Web
site:
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders/fol…
ities#20
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.