Cleaning Services – Fallowfield Lab, Ottawa

To provide Janitorial Services including all labour, material and equipment for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fallowfield Laboratory, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

This procurement has been conditionally set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). The procurement is open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses. However, if two or more Indigenous businesses submit a bid, then the procurement is set aside under PSIB. In order to be considered under PSIB, a supplier must certify that it qualifies as an Indigenous business as defined under PSIB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSIB.

For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual."

If the procurement is set aside the following applies

This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.

Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

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 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Main Entrance, Bldg. 201, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 27, 2023. The site visit will begin at 10:00 EDT.

The contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, Standing Offer or Supply Arrangement, maintain a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS) issued by Public Services and Procurement Canada – Industrial Security Program. The contractor and/or its employees must EACH maintain a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, issued by Public Services and Procurement Canada – Industrial Security Program and approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.