Standing Offer – Invasive Alien Plant Control – Mountain National Parks in AB and BC

Title: Standing Offer – Invasive Alien Plant Control – Mountain National Parks in AB and BC Requirement: Invasive Alien Plants (IAP) are recognized as a serious threat to native ecological communities and biodiversity. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), invasive species are the second most significant cause of global extinction following habitat loss (2011). In Mountain National Parks IAP have been recognized as an important stressor to native biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management Plans have been developed to mitigate these impacts. The overall project consists of controlling priority IAP in the Mountain Parks. Work will be on an “as and when requested” basis as detailed in the Statement of Work at Annex “A”. Up to three Standing Offers will be issued against this requirement. The services will be required in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, Lake Louise, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks and in Banff National Park. The period for placing call-ups against the Standing Offer will be from date of issuance to30 December, 2021, inclusive. Enquiries: All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries 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 not be answered. Return Bids To: Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving Unit National Contracting Services 635 – 8 Avenue S.W., suite 1300 Calgary, AB T2P 3M3 Additional Information: Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. 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 requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.