General Construction QRT Source List

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is inviting contractors to apply to be placed on QRT source list(s) for work required by the Department of National Defence, at 22 Wing North Bay, Ontario. The source list will be in place until August 6, 2029.

Applications will be accepted for the following category of service(s)

General Contractors

DCC may utilize QRTs for projects with an estimated value between $100,000 and $500,000.

Contractors that want to join a QRT source list, must submit their application by e-mail using the Source List application form. Attention: Rowana Brown Email address:  NBContracting@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Application forms sent by fax or mail will not be accepted. 

Interested contractors may request to join the SL at any time, subject to the SL terms and conditions. Upon receipt of a request, an administrative processing time of approximately 10 days is required to be included in this SL. However, DCC is requesting that interested contractors submit a request to join the SL as soon as possible, preferably by August 6, 2026.

The language selected by the applicant for a QRT Source List will be the only language used for the tender documents, the contract documents and communication for all future tenders and during the execution of any resulting contract. The language selected will apply for the duration of the QRT Source List.

This procurement is in accordance with the tendering procedures found in Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement. Although a security clearance is not required to be added to a source list, contractors are advised that tenders and contracts under the QRT source list(s) may contain organization and personnel security requirements. Typically, the organization security requirement will be Designated Organization

Screening (DOS) and reliability status for personnel. However more stringent requirement may apply such as Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the level of SECRET with approved Document Safeguarding (DSC) with secret clearance for personnel. See the enclosed QRT Source List Terms and Conditions for additional information.

Contracts put in place by DCC include measurable performance standards and requirements as detailed in form DCL81-Performance Evaluation Guidelines which is available at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/forms. A contractor that receives an unacceptable or failing score may be removed from this Source List and received no further invitations under the SL.

Contractors requiring more information are advised to contact the DCC site office by email at NBContracting@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.