REAL PROPERTY-1 (RP-1) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT DELIVERY SERVICES

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION HAS BEEN AMENDED.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR REAL PROPERTY 1 (RP-1) - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT DELIVERY SERVICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF DELIVERY (AFD)) FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA

FILE NO.: EP008-112560/B CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Lisa Wong EMAIL ADDRESS: Biensimmobiliers1.RealProperty1@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca TELEPHONE: 613-736-3058

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NATURE OF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION This is not a bid solicitation. This Request for Information (RFI) will not result in the award of any contract. As a result, potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described in this RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI. This RFI has excerpts that may or may not be used in the Request for Proposal (RFP) at a future date.

SUMMARY

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is one of the principal custodians of real property for the federal government. In 1998, the Department initiated a large-scale outsourcing of property management and project delivery services in approximately 250 office facilities across the country. This initiative was called Alternative Forms of Delivery (AFD). Based upon the success of the 1998 initiative, PWGSC repeated the exercise in 2004 and eight contracts were awarded nationally.

Since 2004 the service delivery model has evolved to the point where leveraging the private sector is now considered the norm rather than an "alternative" way of delivering services. As a result, the next service delivery contracts will be called Real Property 1 - Property Management and Project Delivery Services (RP-1). The new name better reflects the operating reality and opens the door to the possible development of additional service delivery contracts as needs dictate.

An initial RFI was posted on MERX December 20, 2010 requesting feedback from industry on 28 questions to inform of industry best practices and advice on key areas of the RP-1 such as the scope of the future RP-1 contracts, technical requirements, financial requirements, IMIT requirements and performance measurements. In February 2011, a team composed of a fairness monitor, Acquisition Branch (AB), Real Property Branch (RPB) and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) representatives held industry consultations in six cities (Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa) across Canada. From March to May 2011, industry association consultations were held. The feedback received was considered and PWGSC is now proceeding with a second RFI for RP-1.

PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The purpose of RP-1 RFI No.2 is to seek industry feedback on the RP-1 draft RFP content and provide relevant bidding information through phases (amendments) to this RFI. Respondents who wish to comment on any aspect of the draft RFP content provided and/or relevant bidding information are asked to please ensure they use specific references to the article numbers and paragraphs and address all comments directly to the Contracting Authority via email (Biensimmobiliers1.RealProperty1@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca).

PWGSC will consider all comments from industry in determining the final RFP. All comments are required by the identified phase closing dates. PWGSC anticipates the release of the RFP in late February/early March.

Please note and comment on the following: PHASE 1 Phase 1 offers industry the opportunity to provide feedback on draft RP-1 documentation, including the: Security Requirement Checklist; Transition; Statement of Work table of contents; Insurance Requirements; and the Evolution of Acquired Services Framework for RP-1, which identifies the key changes from AFD to RP-1. Phase 1 feedback is requested by: Thursday, September 6, 2012.

COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENTS

Some of the dwelling and buildings included RP-1are located within Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (CLCA) areas. The applicable CLCAs for these locations are detailed below:

Quebec: James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement - Inuit provisions: Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsujjuaq, Inukjuak

Newfoundland: Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement: Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain

Yukon: Kwanlin Dun First Nation Final Agreement: Whitehorse Ta'an Kwach'an Council Final Agreement : Whitehorse

Northwest Territories: Tlicho Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement: Yellowknife, Behchoko, Wha Ti Inuvialuit Final Agreement: Aklavik, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Holman Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement: Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort McPherson

Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement: Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita, Colville Lake

Nunavut Territory: Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

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