Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
NOTICE - INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SPONSORSHIP opportunity for future requirements (architecture & engineering, construction and maintenance services)
IMPORTANT NOTES TO THIS NOTICE:
1) The purpose of this notice is to provide industrial security sponsorship to companies seeking a DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) to enable them to bid on future solicitations that contain security requirements.
2) This notice is not a solicitation nor a request for qualification.
3) This notice is intended for consultants, general contractors, specialized contractors and suppliers of goods and materials.
CLOSING DATE:
Request for sponsorship for security clearance will be accepted throughout the posting period of this notice. They must be submitted
by email to the contracting authority identified in the notice.
BACKGROUND:
Canada, through www.buyandsell.gc.ca and SELECT (an automated supplier rotation system), regularly issue invitations to tender and requests
for proposals for a varietyof real estate services (construction
and maintenance services, architectural and engineering services,
etc.). The execution of this work is sometimes conditional on the holding of DOS allowing the contractors, their subcontractors and suppliers to access protected buildings or information.
Given the limited number of companies holding a DOS and the time required in obtaining such clearance, the purpose of this notice is
to allow companies to request their DOS in anticipation of future biddingopportunities.
The following requirements may include safety requirements:
- Any construction or maintenance work within an occupied federal building
- All construction management, project management or site supervision services for works carried out within an occupied federal building
- All exterior work taking place inside a secure or limited access enclosure.
More specifically:
- Various construction and maintenance work at the building located at 715 Peel, Montreal.
- Various construction and maintenance work at Quebec border crossings.
- Various construction and maintenance work at the Maurice-Lamontagne Institute in Mont-Joli.
- Various construction projects to repair wharves, lighthouses and
other maritime structures throughout Quebec.
- Update of the underground conduits & implementation of a surface
water collection system - Quebec Coast Guard Base.
- Update for new helicopters - various pillars of the Canadian Coast Guard in the St. Lawrence River.
- Construction of a new hovercraft launching ramp, Beauharnois.
- Retrofit of the office space at the Voltigeurs de Quebec Armory, Quebec.
REQUEST FOR SPONSORSHIP:
Companies whose organization does not have a DOS issued by PWGSC
can initiate the security screening process immediately by
requesting sponsorship.
The application sent to the contracting authority should include
the following information:
- Organization legal name:
- Organization business name, if different from legal name:
- Mailing address:
- Civil address, if different from mailing address:
- Organization telephone number:
- Organization fax number:
- Surname and given name of contact person (Canadian official):
- Title of contact person:
- Contact person telephone number:
- Contact person email address:
- Preferred language of correspondence (French or English):
Upon receipt of the sponsorship application, the Contracting
Authority will forward it to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), which will contact the sponsored organization
to continue collecting the information required to obtain the DOS.
The sponsored organization will receive information and questions directly from the Industrial Security Office and will be responsible
for providing appropriateand timely information in order to
promptly initiate the process. Companies are solely responsible
for ensuring that their applications are followed up. The
contracting authority is only involved in the initiation of
sponsorship and does not intervene in the subsequent stages of
the process of obtaining the security clearance.
Companies that already hold security clearances assigned by PWGSC
can update their records. To do so, their own corporate security
officer must contact the CISD directly at 1-866-368-4646 or
http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/. The company security officer
may also request that the company be habilitated to store protected documents.
Security certificates issued by organizations other than CISD are
not recognizedin PWGSC contracts. Consequently, a sponsorship application must be made to meet the security requirements applicable
to PWGSC contracts.
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Francois Thellend
Public Works and Government Services Canada
1550, D’Estimauvile Avenue
Quebec City (Quebec)
G1J 0C7
Telephone: 418-649-2889
Fax: 418-648-2209
Email: f••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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.
