DETENTION GUARD SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

TITLE: DETENTION GUARD SERVICES

Requirement

Provision of Detention Guard services for RCMP detachments in Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory and Nunavut Territory).

Scope

Canada has a requirement for the provision of approximately 1.2 million hours of detention guard services per year under a series of Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISOs). These services are provided throughout Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory and Nunavut Territory) on an "as-and-when-requested basis" to RCMP Detachments.

Standing offers will be authorized for the Regions described as Pacific (British Columbia and Yukon Territory), Alberta (Alberta and Northwest and Nunavut Territories) and Prairie (Saskatchewan and Manitoba). One standing offer will be authorized for each Region.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement

The requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and services.

Period

The proposed Standing Offer period is three years from 01 July 2012 to 31 March 2015 with the possibility of three - one year extensions to 31 March 2018 at the Crown's discretion.

Contracting Officer

David Pyett Telephone: (819 )956-8500 Facsimile: (819) 956-2675 E-mail address: David.Pyett@tpsgc-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.