INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Public Service Procurement Canada (PSPC) is asking interested parties to provide information for a potential lease of space that meets the following criteria: Section A: Lease Components

a lease term of approximately Seven (7) years, commencing on or about November 1st, 2018 plus option(s) to extend the lease; approximately 306 um2 of general office and/or retail space, with preference for ground floor, and contiguous space with good exposure and visibility to the public;

visitor or street parking; within 500m of a public transportation stop the proposed space must be available approximately sixteen (16) weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space(s) may be prepared for occupancy;

the proposed space must be located in the Vernon area and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads): North: Highway 97 bounded by Anderson Way and 58th Avenue South: 25th Avenue East: 20th Street/Pleasant Valley Road/27th Street West: Highway 97 bounded by 35th Street and 43rd Avenue further clarification of boundaries can be obtained from contact listed in Section PSPC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon reasonable notice and a threat and risk assessment may be undertaken in order to assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space and to the public. Section B: Responses Interested parties are requested to submit their response to this EOI in writing to the following address: PSPC – Leasing Attention: Wylen Wong 219-800 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 0B9 or by facsimile to 604-775-6888 or by email to the contact listed below in Section F. Please indicate File No. 81000538 on all correspondence. Section C: Responses Requested by As this may be the only invitation to submit an Expression of Interest for this potential lease project, owners or their agents should provide their response by April 21, 2017. Any response received after this date may not be considered. Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents of Interested Parties Information provided by interested parties or agents of interested parties should include the file number, the location and municipal address of the building, current zoning, specific location of space within the building, measured area of space, architectural drawings identifying the proposed space with washrooms, exits and other design elements, and details addressing the criteria listed above in Section A. Agents submitting a response to this EOI must provide PSPC with a letter authorizing them to do so. Section E: Security Requirement If this EOI results in a future tender process, the building owners of the proposed spaces will have to hold a valid security clearance at the Reliability level, approved and granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of Public Service Procurement Canada (PSPC) prior to award. All parties interested in this potential lease project are advised to obtain this security clearance level in advance. Information regarding security clearance can be obtained on the website of the CISD/PSPC at http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Please contact the person listed in Section F to initiate the security clearance process.  Section F: Additional Information For more information, please contact Wylen Wong, Senior Leasing Officer by phone at (604) 366-3527 or by email to: Wylen.wong@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca Section G: List of Available Space This EOI is issued in order to invite interested parties to demonstrate their interest in providing the requirements described herein. This information may be included in a list of available space and used for potential future solicitations. Section H: Not a Solicitation Process Note that this is not a tender process, nor a request for proposal, but only an inquiry as to the availability of space to lease. PSPC will not necessarily invite offers, or lease any space, and may not post any future ads related to this request. The information provided through this EOI may be included in a source list of available space and PSPC may issue an invitation to tender for other leasing requirements based on this information, or based on any other information which may come to its attention prior to an issuance of an invitation to tender; or it may invite offers by way of public tender. PSPC reserves the right to proceed with an Invitation to Offer to Lease by inviting only parties deemed to most effectively meet specific operational, security and public safety requirements.