REQUIREMENT:Agriculture & Agri Food Canada’s (AAFC) Research & Development Centre in Lacombe, AB requires a company to provide Refrigeration Services on an 'as and when required' basis.The type of refrigeration service includes preventative maintenance and repairs, leak testing, installation and decommission services and emergency services when equipment has failed.A detailed description of the services can be found in the RFSO documents, Appendix B, Statement of Work. Canada intends to complete the review of bid submissions received and award a Standing Offer. The period of the Standing Offer will be for 1 calendar year with the possibility to extend the Standing Offer for 3 additional 1 year periods.MANDATORY SITE VISIT:It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site.The site visits will be by appointment only and will take place on April 5 -7, 2022.This site visit is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. The person(s) who attend must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine(s), or, for personnel that are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, subject to accommodation and mitigation measures that have been presented to and approved by Canada.Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than April 4, 2022 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders must also complete and submit a COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification.Please be advised that there will be a limit of two (2) representatives per bidder attending the site visit. Bidders are requested to contact the Facility manager to schedule their appointment.Colin Koversky - Facility Manager,Cell No.: 403-782-8131 orEmail: c••••••••@•••.••.CASUBMISSION OF BIDS:Bids will be accepted by email only. Bids shall be emailed to c••••••••@•••.••.CA AND a••••••••@•••.••.ca* Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the GETS service provider at http://Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Firms that obtain bid documents from a source other than the official site run the risk of not receiving a complete package.
