Request for Standing Offer Diving Services – Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site

5P300-20-0086/B Request for Standing Offer Diving Services – Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site OFFERS RECEIVED BY EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. OFFERS RECEIVED IN-PERSON, BY MAIL/COURIER OR BY FAX WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is pc.receptiondessoumissionsest-bidreceivingeast.pc@canada.ca. Offers submitted by email directly to the Standing Offer Authority or to any email address other than  pc.receptiondessoumissionsest-bidreceivingeast.pc@canada.ca will not be accepted. The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Offeror is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed offer due to file size. Emails with links to offer documents will not be accepted. Offers documents must be sent as email attachments. REQUIREMENT The Contractor will provide diving services and dive supervision for investigation, operation, and construction requirements of the Ontario Waterways, Trent Severn Waterway (ONW-TSW) of the Parks Canada Agency. Work in the ONW-TSW will involve pressure and non-pressure infrastructure dives including but not limited to locks, dams, bridges, and canal walls, on an “as and when requested” basis The Contractor will carry out service in accordance with CAN/CSA Z275.4-12 Competency Standard for Diving Operations; CAN/CSA Standard Z275.2-11 Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations and any other applicable Federal or Provincial regulations. Period of Contract The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than ten (10) 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. INFORMATION: National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.