Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services - Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business

E0276-130255/B Mak, Goretti M. Telephone No. - (604) 775-7649 Fax No. - (604) 775-7526 Email: Goretti.Mak@pwgsc.gc.ca

There are two (2) separate solicitation documents on MERX for this requirement: Solicitation E0276-130255/A aimed at the Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services and E0276-130255/B under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business set-aside program. Offerors that are eligible under the Aboriginal set-aside may also choose as well to make an offer for the open requirement. In this case, they must submit two (2) separate offer packages for each applicable work package.

The PWGSC Vancouver office provides procurement services to the public in English.

Requirement

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)/Environmental Services, Pacific Region, has a requirement for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services including the design and complete ecological and human health quantitative risk assessments, prepare sampling and analysis plans, conduct sampling and analysis, prepare site-specific recommendations or risk management objectives, design and complete risk management works, write or review guidance documents, tools, or guidelines (including field investigation and research to support guidelines or standard development), which may require researching new or changing industry standards, communicate ecological and/or human health risks to members of the public, First Nations, or other stakeholders as required, conduct supplementary investigations, and producing reports adhering to federal reporting requirements.

Canada intends to issue one Task Authorization Contract for a total of $200,000. The period of the Task Authorization Contract will be three years from Contract award.

The Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements of up to eleven Yukon First Nations may apply to this procurement, depending on where the services will be provided.

This procurement is set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, as detailed in Annex 9.4 Requirements for the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, of the Supply Manual.

This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web site.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender (solicitation) documents through the MERX service provider. Addenda, when issued will be available from the MERX service provider. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender (solicitation) documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid. In all cases, bidders must indicate (when requested) in the space provided on the tender form the identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.