November 3, 2017 – Amendment
Amendment 003 is raised to respond to questions from Industry
November 1, 2017 – Amendment
Amendment 002 is raised to respond to questions from Industry
October 12, 2017 – Amendment
Amendment 001 is raised to revise the Request for Proposal.
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Health Canada has a requirement for the development an Integrated Urban Modeling platform that is transferable across Canadian cities. The Work will focus on simulating the impacts of land use (e.g. built-environment) or transportation system changes (e.g. type of vehicle fuel, or route changes) on ambient air quality, exposure to air pollution, and associated economic, social, and health impacts, in an easily interpretable visual format.
The period of the Contract will be from date of Contract to March 31, 2020 inclusive with an irrevocable option on the part of Canada to extend the contract period of any resultant contract by up to 1 additional 1 year period.
TRADE AGREEMENTS:
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
MANDATORY AND POINT RATED TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:
The Mandatory and Point Rated Technical Evaluation Criteria are included in Attachment 2 of the bid solicitation.
MAXIMUM FUNDING:
The maximum funding available for the Contract resulting from the bid solicitation is $504,000.00 (Applicable Taxes extra). Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available.
BASIS OF SELECTION:
Highest Rated Within Budget
1. To be declared responsive, a bid must:
a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and
b. meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria.
2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) will be declared non responsive. The responsive bid with the highest number of points will be recommended for award of a contract, provided that the total evaluated price does not exceed the budget available for this requirement.
3. In the event of a tie, the Bidder whose proposed Principle Investigator has experience developing or modifying integrated urban models for the highest number of Canadian cities will be recommended for award of a contract.
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
Heather Wilson
Supply Team Leader
Public Works and Government Services Canada
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: (873) 469-4791
Facsimile: (819) 997-2229
E-mail address: H••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than ten (10) calendar days before the bid closing date.
