Repair, maintenance inspection and removal of communication towers in New Brunswick

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for Repair and Maintenance inspection of three (3) communication towers in Grand Manan, Moncton and Sussex NB., a maintenance inspection at one (1) communication tower in Blackville, NB and the removal and disposal of one (1) communication tower in Bouctouche, NB. FILE NUMBER: 201700897 ORGANIZATION NAME: Royal Canadian Mounted Police NOTICE DESCRIPTION: Repair, maintenance inspection and removal of communication towers in New Brunswick COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT STRATEGY: Lowest priced, compliant proposal AGREEMENTS: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGO) NATURE OF THE REQUIREMENT: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement for Repair and Maintenance inspection of three (3) communication towers in Grand Manan, Moncton and Sussex NB., a maintenance inspection at one (1) communication tower in Blackville, NB and the removal and disposal of one (1) communication tower in Bouctouche, NB.  Bidders must be able to provide the required services for all five (5) sites as per the SOW. This requirement is open only to those invited Supply Arrangement Holders under supply arrangement 201304568/B/XXX qualified under stream 2: Repair and Maintenance, and Region of Qualification: Eastern Region. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

Alpha Beta Group – 201304568/B/001 Communication Technologies Ltd. - 201304568/B/002 Tiller Engineering Inc. - 201304568/B/004 Trilinks Communication Inc. - 201304568/B/005 Arno Télécommunications Ltée - 201304568/B/009 Groupe Consertek LM Inc. - 201304568/B/010 Telecon Inc. - 201304568/B/013 West Tower Communication Inc. - 201304568/B/014 Catek - 201304568/B/016 Trylon - 201304568/B/018

SECURITY: There is no security provision associated with the requirement. EVALUATION PROCEDURE: Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the bid solicitation. A financial evaluation will be completed by the Contracting Authority. BASIS OF SELECTION: To be declared responsive, a bid must comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all the mandatory technical criteria. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price, will be recommended for contract award. DEBRIEFINGS: Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person. PROPOSED PERIOD OF CONTRACT: The estimated period of contract will be from date of contract award to November 1, 2017. INTEGRITY PROVISIONS RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by PSPC. As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. NATIONAL PROCUREMENT PLAN: The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2016-2017. For further information, please see link: The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2016/17. For further information please see link: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm La GRC a publié son Plan national d'acquisition pour 2016/17. Pour plus d'informations voir le lien: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-fra.htm The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Inquiries: Clair HintherSenior Procurement & Contracting OfficerProcurement and Contracting Branch73 Leikin DriveOttawa, ON, K1A 0R2E-mail: Clair.Hinther@rcmp-grc.gc.ca NOTE: The “Maintenance and Repair of Communication Towers” Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) is currently posted on www.buyandsell.gc.ca (Solicitation # 201304568/B. Interested vendors should download the full document and submit a bid to the Supply Arrangement Authority as per instructions contained within the document.