INTRODUCTIONOne method of supply used by the NCC to satisfy the requirements of identified internal users is to arrange a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) to provide goods, services or both to the NCC during a specified period. The identified internal users to be served may then be a delegated purchasing authority and may access the source of supply directly, as and when requested, by issuing purchase orders detailing the exact quantities of goods or services they wish to order from the Offeror at a particular time during the effective period of the Offeror’s offer and in accordance with the predetermined conditions. This method of supply is particularly useful in acquiring frequently ordered commercially and non-commercially available goods or services when the total volume or value of goods or level of services that may be required by one or more identified users can be estimated beforehand, but it is not possible at the outset to identify the exact requirements for any given user at a specific time in the future.The NCC foresees a potential need to retain the services of firms to provide PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN DESIGNATED SUBSTANCE ASSESSMENT AND WASTE AUDITS, as more particularly stated herein and in the attached; you are hereby invited to provide to the NCC a Standing Offer. If you wish to submit an offer you are required to do so, on the enclosed forms and format. Please be advised that the quantity of goods and/or services and the estimated expenditure specified in the attached are only an approximation of requirements given in good faith. The making of a standing offer by the Offeror shall not constitute an agreement by the NCC to order any or all of the said goods and\or services. The NCC may make one or several purchase orders against a Standing Offer, each such purchase orders constituting an acceptance of said Standing Offer for the part of the said goods or services described in the purchase order. A request does not commit the NCC to authorize the utilization of a Standing Offer or to pay any cost incurred in the submission of offers, or cost incurred in making necessary studies for the preparation thereof, or to procure or contract for any goods or services. The NCC reserves the right to reject or authorize for utilization any offer in whole or in part, with or without further discussion or negotiation.GENERAL PROVISIONSThe Offeror acknowledges that a Standing Offer is not a contract. The Offeror offers to sell or provide and deliver to the NCC, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set out, the goods and/or services detailed herein and at the prices listed herein or on the pricing basis set out herein, AS AND WHEN REQUESTED by authorized NCC users such goods and/or services the authorized user orders, in accordance with the following provisions.It is understood and agreed that:a purchase order against a Standing Offer shall form a contract only for those goods or services, or both, which have been ordered, provided always that such a purchase order is made in accordance with the provisions of the Standing Offer;the issue and distribution of the authorization to use any resulting Standing Offer does not oblige the NCC to authorize or order all or any of the goods and/or services described in the Standing Offer;The NCC’s liability shall be limited to that which arises from purchase orders against any resulting Standing Offer made within the period specified herein;The NCC reserves the right to procure the specified goods and/or services by means of contracts, standing offers, or by other contracting methods.The Offeror agrees that prices quoted herein are firm and must be valid for acceptance for 90 days from the closing date of this Request for Standing Offer (RFSO). Enquiries regarding this RFSO must be submitted in writing by e-mail to Sr. Contract Officer Stacy Semé – s••••••••@•••••••.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to all Proponents, the Sr. Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this proposal sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Sr. Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal.BID DEADLINE: August 9, 2022 at 3:00 pm EDTRETURN TO: National Capital Commission, Bid email B••••••••@•••••••.caRefer to NCC tender file no. ES020There is no public opening scheduled.The procurement process of this RFSO is subject to trade agreements listed above.The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.
