APN - PERFORMANCE & COMPLIANCE SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAMEWORK

Advance Procurement Notice

PERFORMANCE & COMPLIANCE SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAMEWORK AMENDMENT, PERFORMANCE & COMPLIANCE AUDIT AND GAP ANALYSIS

British Columbia (with Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the Project and Services The primary objective of this contract is to obtain a qualified consultant with experience applying CSA Z1000 and ISO 14001 to provide services to support the need of the Pacific Real Property Operations Unit (RPOU(P)) Performance and Compliance Program.

The consultant will be required to provide qualified personnel to perform the following

Review the current RPOU(P) Safety and Environment Management System (SEMS) and update as required to reflect the current RPOU(P) goals and objectives. This document will be provided during tender; Conduct a performance and compliance audit of all Federal Safety and Environmental Regulations for each Section and their satellite sites; and Identify where the gaps are present in the RPOU(P) P&C safety and environmental procedures, processes, and practices, and provide recommendations for corrections.

The overall contract value is estimated to be in the order of $700,000.

It is anticipated that this solicitation will be initiated in fall 2023. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements In order to be eligible for contract award, a consultant will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the solicitation/tender documents.

As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be:

for consultants: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) at the level of RELIABILITY granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC); and

Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing consultants early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, consultants that are interested in submitting or participating in a proposal/bid for this procurement and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.

Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process.

To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number 80929; and Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Sponsorship Process Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the consultant to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the consultant has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the consultant based on the following timelines:

30 calendar days prior to planned solicitation/tender closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS).

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the consultant regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the consultant will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process.

Questions Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to: Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to: Michael Morris Procurement Specialist (Operations) Defence Construction Canada Michael.morris@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Disclaimer DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a consultant will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the consultant accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.  

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