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Create free accountTrade 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:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
There are no security requirements for this solicitation.
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) on behalf of the Environmental Services Directorate, (ESD) PWGSC for the provision of Indoor Air Quality Laboratory Services. These services are required on an "As and When" requested basis by ESD in order to assess and analyse the presence of mould in government occupied and/or owned and/or managed properties and lands in the National Capital Area (NCA).
These Services are required for a three (3) year period from the date of award of the Standing Offer. This Standing Offer will also include two (2) additional Option Periods of 12 months each. The Offeror will provide rates as requested for these two optional periods in their Offer under the same terms and conditions and at the rates or prices specified in their Offer.
To be considered responsive, an offer must meet all of the mandatory requirements of the solicitation. Offerors not meeting all of the mandatory requirements will be given no further consideration.
(a) Bidders shall duly complete and SIGN the first page of their Proposal document, or upon request from the Contracting Authority; and
(b) Offerors shall submit a financial proposal in accordance with RFSO Article 3.1.
((c) Accreditations
Offerors must demonstrate that under this Standing Offer they hold valid accreditation by a formally recognized accreditation body, such as the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and/or the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA). Offerors must submit valid copies of SCC and/or CALA accreditation certificate(s) with their offer.
(d) Proficiency Testing
Offerors must hold proficiency in the testing of microbial agar strips and microscopic genus identification from the American Industrial Hygienists Association (AIHA) for microbial analyses.
Date of Proficiency Recognition of Offeror: ______________________
PWGSC reserves the right to verify this date with AIHA if so desired.
(e) Waste Plan
Offerors must use registered Landfill Sites (toxic vs. nontoxic) for the disposal of all waste generated as a result of the services provided for this requirement. The Offeror must submit a brief one (1) page (one-sided 8.5 X 11) summary of their waste management plan with their offer indicating that they use registered Landfill Sites for disposal in the Province or State in which the laboratory is located.
The Waste Management Plan shall refer to the applicable regulations governing their operations and how the Offeror plans to meet the requirements of these regulations, this will include;
- A current waste generator number; - Its associated waste classification(s); - Certificate of Approval must also be provided if a Hazardous Waste Management firm(s) are used.
(f) Contractor's Experience and Past Performance
The Offeror must provide evidence of its experience and past performance by referencing three (3) projects or contracts of similar scope & value satisfactorily rendered within the past three (3) years (36 months) and wherein the range of laboratory testing services provided are comparable to those described in this Request for Standing Offer (RFSO).
The evidence provided by the Offeror may be verified by the Crown. Failure by the offeror to provide the required evidence or in the event that the evidence cannot be verified shall result in the offeror being disqualified and no further consideration will be given to the offeror. If the Offeror submits references in excess of the stated requirement above, only the references up to the identified limit will be assessed.
PWGSC reserves the right to verify information for completeness and accuracy and to confirm reference satisfaction with services provided. In the event where the information cannot be verified or the service found to be unsatisfactory shall result in the proposal being considered non-responsive and no further consideration will be given to the Offeror.
PWGSC reserves the right to verify the applicability and validity of all the documents submitted at any time during the term of the Standing Offer.
All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority: Mélanie Brunet, by Fax at (819) 956-3600 or E-Mail : melanie.brunet@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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
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