Fire Alarm, DowsLake, Mil&Cartier

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Maintenance Services for Fire Alarm, Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems EJ196-130762/A

Requirement To provide preventive maintenance services on the Fire Alarm, Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, including all necessary tools, equipment and services, consumable materials, labour for all inspections, testing, cleaning and maintenance services in accordance with the Statement of Work attached herein as Annex A.

Mandatory Response Time As per Annex A, Statement of Work EJ196-130762, 1.4.3 Emergency Calls, it is a mandatory requirement of the contract that:

(a) The Contractor must provide twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week emergency call back service for the duration of the contract at no extra labour cost to Canada.

NOTE: This Statement of Work includes a total of twelve (12) emergency calls per year at no extra cost to Canada. Any additional emergency calls will be at extra cost to Canada.

(b) The Contractor must respond within thirty (30) minutes and be on site ready to work within two (2) hours. All work for emergency service must be executed by a qualified service personnel named in the Contract and such work must proceed continuously until the system is returned to safe operating condition.

Mandatory Site Visit It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on April 17, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Bidders are to meet at the main entrance of the Military Stores Building, 4 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Ottawa, ON.

It is mandatory that Bidders sign an Attendance Form. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots for the site visit. Bidders who do not comply will not be permitted to attend the site visit. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

Period of the Contract The period of any resulting Contract will be for five (5) years.

Security Requirement 1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

4. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the

(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex B; (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Basis of Selection A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

Enquiries

All enquiries regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority:

Gisèle Lessard Tel. No.: 819-956-2352 Fax No.: 819-956-3600 E-mail: gisele.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.