Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES
This Request for Standing Offer is intended to meet temporary
help services needs for federal organizations located in some
geographical areas of the Quebec Region.
Following the process, Standing Offers will be issued for a
first period from October 1st, 2013 to May 31st, 2014 plus two
option years from June 1st, 2014 to May 31st, 2015 and from June
1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016.
Several standing offers may be issued further to this process,
as long as Offerors meet the stated technical requirements. A
Standing Offer may cover one or more geographical areas of the
Quebec Region.
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements, and Part 7A -
Standing Offer. Offerors should consult the "Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.…)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents
website.
The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods
and/or services.
Geographical areas
The supplier may offer services in one or more of the following
geographical areas:
1. Greater Québec, including Lévis, Valcartier and Donnacona
2. Rimouski, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspé
3. Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord
4. Greater Montréal (including the North Shore and South Shore,
in a radius of up to 50 km)
5. Greater Trois-Rivières, Nicolet, Shawinigan, including
Grand-Mère
6. Sherbrooke, including Granby and Cowansville
7. Laurentians (north of Montréal from St-Jérôme, including La
Macaza)
8. Abitibi
Offerors may propose services in one or more geographic areas to
fulfill part or all of the defined need.
While the description of the category of services in Annex C is
more precise, services required are within the following
streams: office support, administrative services, operational
services, technical services, professional services.Following
the process
Offerors' conference
An offerors' conference will be held at PWGSC - Place
Bonaventure - 800, de la Gauchetière Ouest Portail Sud-Est - 7
th floor, Montreal, on Thursday, August 22, 2013. The conference
will begin at 9:00 AM, in room Nunavut. The scope of the
requirement outlined in the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO)
will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be
answered. It is recommended that offerors who intend to submit
an offer attend or send a representative.
Offerors are requested to communicate with the Standing Offer
Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Offerors
should provide, in writing, to the Standing Offer Authority, the
name of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues
they wish to table at least five (5) working days before the
scheduled conference.
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.
