Supplemental Site Management and Support Services

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 September 15 2022 by 2:00 p.m. EDT. All bids submitted after 2:00 p.m. EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. To participate in this Request for Proposals (RFP), please consult the following SAP Ariba link: http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13765097The 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 accountFor technical support with SAP Ariba, please contact the CanadaBuys Service Desk agents: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/contact-supportWhere 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.Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has a requirement for supplemental Site Management and Support Services of temporary accommodations where current service providers are unable to manage increasing volumes or do not have the capacity to set up new temporary accommodation sites on an ‘as and when requested’ basis”.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is seeking a Contractor to provide the following services on an “as and when requested” basis:centralized on-site management of temporary accommodations for asymptomatic unvaccinated asylum claimants as well as accompanying support services ;Surge support which will support IRCC and its service providers in the arrival of and temporary provision of services to asymptomatic asylum seekers entering Canada who do not have a suitable quarantine plan in place;services required to augment services in existing quarantine sites or to set up and manage new quarantine sites in the event of a significant increase in asylum claimants or humanitarian arrivals.The Period of any resulting contract will be from Contract Award date to December 31, 2022 inclusive and will include 4 irrevocable 6 month option periods to extend the terms and conditions of each contract.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.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.