Accommodations and Traveller Support Services (WS2866193026 - DOC2866430876)

To participate in this Request for Proposal (RFP), please consult the following SAP Ariba link: http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/10081785 AMENDMENT TO RESPONSE DEADLINE CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted on May 31, 2021 by 2:00 p.m. EDT. All bids submitted after 2:00 p.m. EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.  The full Request for Proposal (RFP) and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile. If you do not have an SAP account, register here. If you already have an SAP account, login here.  Once you have created an account or logged in, you will need to answer a few additional questions about your business in order to view and bid on Government of Canada tender opportunities. Once completed, you can return to this posting and click “Respond to Posting” and login. You will then have access to view the RFP and on the left side of the screen you will see “Event Messages” where you can ask questions or find answers to previously asked questions.  Suppliers new to PSPC’s online procurement tool may wish to consult the CanadaBuys Getting Started page where they can find: A registration checklist to help understand what is needed before creating an account and; Step-by-step instructions on how to create an account For technical support with SAP Ariba, please contact the CanadaBuys Service Desk agents: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/contact-support Where will amendments to the RFP be posted? All amendments to this RFP will be posted in the Event Messages board in SAP Ariba.  Do you have questions about the technical requirements of this RFP? Here’s how to submit your questions:Questions specific to the technical requirements of this tender need to be sent through the Event Messages board of this RFP. The Public Health Agency of Canada has a requirement for up to five (5) Service Providers to provide Support services for travellers which include accommodation; intake and discharge; site management; transportation; meals; incidentals; cleaning and sanitation, garbage and laundry; and nursing services required for the PHAC operated Designated Quarantine Facilities (DQF) in five (5) Streams/ Regions: - Stream 1 – Pacific Region to include the DQFs in Vancouver, Kelowna; Calgary and Edmonton; - Stream 2 – Prairie and North Region to include the DQFs in Whitehorse, Regina and Winnipeg; - Stream 3 – Ontario Region to include the DQFs in Toronto and Ottawa; - Stream 4 – Quebec Region to include the DQFs in Montreal and Quebec City; and - Stream 5 – Atlantic Region to include the DQFs in Fredericton, Halifax and St-John’s.  In addition, within each of the five (5) Streams/ Regions, if required, the Contractor may have to provide associated transportation from other locations such as the Ports of Entry (POE) to one of the DQF sites in the respective Stream/ Region. In addition, on an optional basis, the Contractor may have to add or remove DQF sites in different cities in each of the Streams/ Regions as the need arises and as defined, scheduled and negotiated with PHAC Project Authority and the PSPC Contracting Authority. The Regional Operations Directorate of the Health Security and Infrastructure Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is responsible for the provision of PHAC Designated Quarantine Facilities (DQF) for travellers entering Canada who are symptomatic or who do not have a suitable place for the 14 day quarantine under the Quarantine Act. To date the services provided to the Travellers have included accommodation; intake and discharge; site management; transportation; meals; incidentals; cleaning and sanitation, garbage and laundry; and nursing. Travellers are also being housed in provincial and territorial quarantine sites. Up to 5 contracts may be awarded as a result of this bid solicitation; one contract per stream. If a Bidder has the lowest evaluated price for more than 1 stream, a contract could be recommended for award which will combine the streams. Canada reserves the right to award a contract, or multiple contracts, to more than one Bidder to address Canada’s requirement, in whole or in part, as described in the Statement of Work. The contract(s) period will be from contract award to one year later with the irrevocable option to extend the contract(s) by 2 additional 3-month options. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website. The requirement is limited to Canadian services. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 – Certifications and Additional Information, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification. The National Security exception provided for in the trade agreements have been invoked; therefore, this procurement is excluded from all of the obligations of all the trade agreements. This bid solicitation requires bidders to use the Electronic Procurement Solution (SAP Ariba) to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information. Canada has engaged the services of a Fairness Monitor (Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton) to monitor this procurement process