Request for Standing Offer 01B46-22-123Electrical Services Research and Development CentreOffers for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted by EMAIL ONLY at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below:A••••••••@•••.••.caScope of Work:The purpose of this Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is to have one (1), Electrical Contracting firm to supply skilled labour, electric motor repair services, and consumable materials required to overhaul and maintain electrical power distribution systems, control systems and electrical machines located in the laboratory building, power plant, out buildings and greenhouse structures of the Harrow Research and Development Centre.The purpose of this Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is to issue a Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO) in order to obtain the services described in Annex A - Statement of Work.The period of the Standing Offer is for one (1) basic year, starting January 19, 2023 to January 18, 2024 with the possibility to extend it for two(2) additional two (2) year periods, under the same conditions.The total estimated budget for the SOs will be $75 000.00 per year for a total of $375 000.00 (Goods and Services tax or Harmonized sales tax not included) including optional years.Site Visit:It is recommended that firms intending to submit an offer for this project visit the work site. A site visit will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 9:30 am (EST) at the Harrow Research and Development Centre, 2585 County Road 20, Harrow, Ontario, N0R 1G0. Participants to the visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time. Please refer to article 2.6 of the RFSO for more information.Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on BuyandSell.gc.caTender Period Closing Date and Time: December 12, 2022 at 02:00 pm (EST).Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, BY EMAIL, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider platform.AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposalsreceived.AAFC Contract Officer:Claudia LauzierContracts OfficerAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada2001 Robert-Bourassa, Room 671-TEN,Montréal, Qc H3A 3N2Tel.: 438-455-2392E-mail: c••••••••@•••.••.ca
