Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
SOLICITATION NO. EJ196-182556/A
JANITORIAL SERVICES - MESS - OTTAWA, ONTARIO CANADA
Requirement
To provide Janitorial Services for 2 messes including all labour, material and equipment for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at Army Officer’s Mess, 149 Somerset Avenue and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 158 Gloucester Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work,
Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of two (2) year(s) plus up to three (3) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods, under the same conditions.
Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the
Contractor 60 days before the contract expiry date. The option may only be exercised
by the Contracting Authority, and will be evidenced, for administrative purposes only,
through a contract amendment.
At the time option year 2 and option year 3 are exercised, the rates in the Basis of Payment will be increased or decreased by multiplying the rates by the percentage change in ?The Consumer Price Index?, major components, selected sub-groups and special aggregates, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, not seasonally adjusted (?CPI?) for the appropriate province for the 12 month period ending two months before the expiration date of the current period of the contract (?period?). The CPI which will be used is published in Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62-001-X, tables 9-1 to 9-12, for the appropriate province all-items CPI of the period as described above.
Consumer Price Index for Canada is published by Statistics Canada and is available at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dai-quo/ind1-eng.htm
Security Requirements
The following security requirements (SRCL and related clauses provided by ISP) apply and form part of the Contract.
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
4. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
a) Security Requirements Check List
b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
Mandatory Security Clearance
1. Before award of a contract, the security requirements as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting
Contract Clauses must be met, in addition to the following conditions must be met:
(a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance at the RELIABLITY
level;
(b) the Bidder’s proposed Non-Working On-Site Supervisor requiring access to
protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must hold a valid
RELIABLITY clearance;
(c) Individuals proposed requiring access to protected information, assets or
sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY clearance, at the
two (2) mess halls
(d) the Bidder must provide the name and date of birth of all individuals who will require access to protected information, assets or sensitive work sites.
2. Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security clearance promptly. Any delay in the
award of contract to allow the successful Bidder to obtain the required clearance will be
at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.
3. For additional information on security requirements, Bidders should refer to the Contract
Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-
pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html)) website.
Mandatory Site Visit
It is MANDATORY that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at 158 Gloucester Street, Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Thursday April 26, 2018. The site visit will begin at 9:30 am EST.
Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than two days before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. A maximum of two (2) representatives per company will be permitted to examine the site.
Note: The meeting will begin exactly at the time specified above. It is best that bidders should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the mandatory site visit, as anyone arriving after the meeting has begun will not be allowed to participate in the mandatory site visit.
Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.
Mandatory requirements:
1) Attendance at the Mandatory Site Visit;
2) Security Clearance of RELIABILITY, before the award of a contract, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements;
3) Contractor's qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid;
4) Non-Working On-site Supervisor(s) qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid;
5) Submission of a Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all the items listed in the RFP, Part 3, Section II, Financial Bid;
All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority Bushra Mirza at facsimile 819-956-5227 or e-mail b••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
