Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
Security:
There are no security requirements for this solicitation.
Description of Requirement:
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer
(RISO) on behalf of the Environmental Services Directorate,
(ESD) PWGSC for the provision of Indoor Air Quality Laboratory
Services. These services are required on an "As and When"
requested basis by ESD in order to assess and analyse the
presence of mould in government occupied and/or owned and/or
managed properties and lands in the National Capital Area (NCA).
These Services are required for a three (3) year period from the
date of award of the Standing Offer. This Standing Offer will
also include two (2) additional Option Periods of 12 months
each. The Offeror will provide rates as requested for these two
optional periods in their Offer under the same terms and
conditions and at the rates or prices specified in their Offer.
Mandatory Criteria:
To be considered responsive, an offer must meet all of the
mandatory requirements of the solicitation. Offerors not
meeting all of the mandatory requirements will be given no
further consideration.
(a) Bidders shall duly complete and SIGN the first page of their
Proposal document, or upon request from the Contracting
Authority; and
(b) Offerors shall submit a financial proposal in accordance
with RFSO Article 3.1.
((c) Accreditations
Offerors must demonstrate that under this Standing Offer they
hold valid accreditation by a formally recognized accreditation
body, such as the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and/or the
Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA).
Offerors must submit valid copies of SCC and/or CALA
accreditation certificate(s) with their offer.
(d) Proficiency Testing
Offerors must hold proficiency in the testing of microbial agar
strips and microscopic genus identification from the American
Industrial Hygienists Association (AIHA) for microbial analyses.
Date of Proficiency Recognition of Offeror:
______________________
PWGSC reserves the right to verify this date with AIHA if so
desired.
(e) Waste Plan
Offerors must use registered Landfill Sites (toxic vs. nontoxic)
for the disposal of all waste generated as a result of the
services provided for this requirement. The Offeror must submit
a brief one (1) page (one-sided 8.5 X 11) summary of their waste
management plan with their offer indicating that they use
registered Landfill Sites for disposal in the Province or State
in which the laboratory is located.
The Waste Management Plan shall refer to the applicable
regulations governing their operations and how the Offeror plans
to meet the requirements of these regulations, this will
include;
- A current waste generator number;
- Its associated waste classification(s);
- Certificate of Approval must also be provided if a Hazardous
Waste Management firm(s) are used.
(f) Contractor's Experience and Past Performance
The Offeror must provide evidence of its experience and past
performance by referencing three (3) projects or contracts of
similar scope & value satisfactorily rendered within the past
three (3) years (36 months) and wherein the range of laboratory
testing services provided are comparable to those described in
this Request for Standing Offer (RFSO).
The evidence provided by the Offeror may be verified by the
Crown. Failure by the offeror to provide the required evidence
or in the event that the evidence cannot be verified shall
result in the offeror being disqualified and no further
consideration will be given to the offeror. If the Offeror
submits references in excess of the stated requirement above,
only the references up to the identified limit will be assessed.
PWGSC reserves the right to verify information for completeness
and accuracy and to confirm reference satisfaction with services
provided. In the event where the information cannot be verified
or the service found to be unsatisfactory shall result in the
proposal being considered non-responsive and no further
consideration will be given to the Offeror.
PWGSC reserves the right to verify the applicability and
validity of all the documents submitted at any time during the
term of the Standing Offer.
All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Authority: Mélanie Brunet, by Fax at (819) 956-3600 or E-Mail :
m••••••••@•••••.••.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.
