This requirement is for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).Objective:The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to issue multiple Standing Offers (up to 3 per region) for 8 geographic region(s)To provide scheduled and ad hoc onsite shred services (where a vendor truck performs shred services at the client site for materials that have never been within the vendor’s storage site) and offsite shredding services (where materials are picked up from a client site and transported to a shred plant for destruction) of up to Protected B documents to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) / Service Canada (SC) offices (an approximate 302 total sites – please refer to Appendix “1” – ESDC Locations and Estimated Usages by Geographical Region for the list of sites and estimated usages - number of sites to vary throughout the duration of this agreement) located throughout the 8 geographic regions outlined below.The purpose of these Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSO) are to provide scheduled and ad hoc on-site mobile and off-site shredding services of up to Protected B documents in each geographic region as defined in Annex “D“ - Geographical Regions. Offerors may submit an offer considering the region they wish to cover over Canada. The regions are described as follow:Region NumberRegion Name1Alberta (Urban)2Alberta (Rural)3Atlantic4British Columbia5Manitoba6Ontario7Quebec8SaskatchewanThe services are to be provided on a scheduled AND an ‘’as and when requested’’ (AKA ad-hoc) basis for the duration of the Standing Offer period.Services will be categorized by the following streams:Stream 1: Offsite Scheduled DestructionStream 2: Offsite Adhoc DestructionStream 3: Onsite (Mobile) Scheduled DestructionStream 4: Onsite (Mobile) Adhoc DestructionThe Offeror must be capable of providing services under all 4 Streams in order to be deemed compliant.Proposed period of contract:The initial period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from date of contract award to March 31, 2024.If the Standing Offer is authorized for use beyond the initial period, the Offeror offers to extend its offer for an additional five (5) periods, of one (1) year each, under the same terms and conditions and at the prices calculated in accordance with the formula specified in the Standing Offer.
