Trade Agreement: NONETendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bidAttachment: OneCompetitive Procurement Strategy: Request for Proposal
Nature of Requirements:
Monique AllenTelephone No. - (613) 996-2083Email: m••••••••@•••••••.••••.••.caRequest for Proposal regarding Long Service Awards and Recognition Program for the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS).
RFP Overview:The PPS seeks to implement a Long Service Award and Recognition program, Products & Services.
Background:
On June 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Protective Service was created by law under the Parliament of Canada Act. The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons are, as the custodians of the powers, privileges, rights and immunities of their respective Houses and of the members of those Houses, responsible for the Service. The newly created parliamentary entity amalgamated the former Senate Protective Service, House of Commons Security Services, and detection specialists, into a single unified security service to serve the Parliament of Canada. While the Director of the Service must be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) by law, he or she has control and management of the daily operations of the organization.
The Director executes his or her mandate under the joint general policy direction of the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons. The Speakers of both Houses, being responsible for the Service, and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness have entered into an arrangement to have the RCMP lead the physical security operations of the Service.
PPS seeks to implement an award and recognition program to recognize the years of service of its employees. As such, PPS has a requirement to access a bank of awards for Recipients achieving years of service milestones as well as gifts suitable for other recognition activities. The Bidder shall provide a variety of awards in a range of values.
PPS is also conducting this RFP process on behalf of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, hereby named as Identified Users. Identified Users will negotiate their own agreements with the highest-ranked Bidder following proposal evaluation.
Note to RespondentsRespondents must refer to the RFP documents for the complete requirement.Delivery Date: Mentioned AbovePPS retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
