ACCOMMODATION-CEREMONIAL GUARD

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered Competitive Procurement Strategy: Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

ACCOMMODATION-CEREMONIAL GUARD

EP076-151791/A Kolar, Susan Telephone No. - (819) 956-6386 Fax No. - (819) 956-9235

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CEREMONIAL GUARD ACCOMMODATIONS AND RATIONS

Requirement

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND), requires food services and furnished living quarters in the National Capital Region of Canada for the Ceremonial Guard (CG) for specific periods of time. The CG will also require other accommodations, e.g. laundry facilities, common lounge areas, janitorial services, social gathering facilities, athletic facilities, parking spaces, trailer sites, classrooms, lecture hall facilit ies, office spaces, band rehearsal/practice facilities, a room for weapons storage and parade grounds, bath hard and grassed surfaces, for da ily formation practice.

The proposed facilities must be located within 25 kilometers of Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Contract Period and Option Periods

The period of any resulting contract will be from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2019 inclusive.

Any resulting contract will include an irrevocable option to extend the resulting contract term by up to two additional one-year periods under the same conditions. The majority of the services are to be provided between the beginning of May and the end of August of each year.

Official Languages - Service Requirements

Communications with and services to CG members shall be in both official languages Services include, but are not limited to, the provision of food services (written and verbal communications such as menus, food allergy alerts and first line services), and the provision of accommodation services (written and verbal communications such as health/safety alerts). Written communications include documentation addressed to CG members such as information of general interest and signage.

Other information

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade.

The resulting Contract is not to be used for deliveries within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area (CLCSA). All requirements for de livery within a CLCSA are to be processed individually. 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.