Consultant Services in Support of a Public-Private Partnership (P3) Contract

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for abbreviated proposals from consulting firms to award a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) to provide “as and when required” professional services in support of a P3 contract at Ottawa, Ontario. Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFAP. The objective of this RFAP is to select the proponent with the highest total score. The SOA will be for a period of two (2) years with a maximum estimated value of $ 800,000.00. If mutually agreeable between the Consultant and DCC, the SOA may be extended for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods and increased in the order of $800,000.00 at any time during the term of the SOA, and at DCC’s sole discretion. Call-ups under the SOA are expected to be valued between $ 5,000.00 and $ 100,000.00; there is no maximum Call-up limit. Refer to the RFAP document for additional information. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Abbreviated Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. The selected consultant will be required to hold a valid Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the level of Secret, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).  Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFAP documents. This project has a National Security Exception. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement.  Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC Website at Contract Activity - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca)description : Project Manager Gestionnaire de projetunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Architect Architecte principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Architect Architecte séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Structural Engineer Ingénieur de strucutres principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Structural Engineer Ingénieur de structures séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur mécanique principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur mécanique séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Electrical Engineer Ingénieur électrique principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Electrical Engineer Ingénieur électrique séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Telecom and Security Specialist Spécialiste en télécommunications et sécurité séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Telecom and Security Specialist Spécialiste en télécommunications et sécurité intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Technical Support (all disciplines) Soutien technique sénior (toutes les disciplines)unitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Technical Support (all disciplines) Soutien technique intermédiaire (toutes les disciplines)unitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Total Classification Rate Taux horaire pondéré totalunitOfMeasure : Hourly RateBidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.