Fairness Monitoring Services

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Fairness Monitoring Services

This bid solicitation is a tender for bids to satisfy Public Works and Government Services Canada’s (PWGSC) requirement for the provision of Fairness Monitoring Services to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (the "Services"). Fairness Monitors observe all or part of departmental activities in order to provide independent assurance to the department, its clients, industry, Parliament and Canadians that these activities are conducted with integrity, accountability, and in a fair, open and transparent manner. The Services of independent third-party fairness monitors allow PWGSC to protect the interests of its clients and Canadians by identifying and resolving fairness issues in real time, thus averting fairness deficiencies and avoiding possible costly after-the-fact resolutions.

The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from March 8, 2017 to March 7, 2019.

The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement is from March 8, 2017 to March 7, 2019.

It is intended that this bid solicitation is to allow new suppliers to become pre-qualified. An ?Existing Offeror/Supplier? is an offeror or a supplier who has been pre-qualified: holds a Standing Offer and/or Supply Arrangement at the submission date, and is in good standing.

Existing Offerors must submit a financial bid and should provide the certifications required under Part 5, in order tocontinue to provide the Services under its resulting Standing Offer.

Existing Suppliers, who has been issued a supply arrangement, should provide the certifications required under Part 5 and will not be required to submit a new arrangement.

If an Existing Offeror/Supplier holds a Standing Offer and a Supply Arrangement, only one hard copy of the certifications needs to be completed and submitted.

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru FreeTrade Agreement, the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement if it is in force.

There is a security requirement associated with this bid solicitation. For additional information, see Part 4 - Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection, Part 6A - Standing Offer and Part 7A, Supply Arrangement. 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.