Janitorial Services

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Title  Janitorial Services- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, M Division, Whitehorse  Requirement The RCMP “M” Division has a requirement for janitorial services for the M Division Headquarters Complex which includes the Cells, the RCMP Hanger and the Emergency Response Centre/Operational Command Centre. The qualified contractor will provide all labour, materials, equipment, transportation and daily site supervision necessary to provide janitorial services in accordance with the Request for Proposal and Annex “A” – The Statement of Work for Janitorial Services, during the period of the contract.  A bid can be submitted in both official languages.  Proposed Period of Contract  The proposed period of the contract shall be for a three (3) year period from the date of contract award and one (1) optional period for a total duration of two (2) years upon exercising the option.  Trade Agreements The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).  Security  The contractor is required to have all personnel working on site to be security cleared at the level of Site Access as verified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Departmental Security Section. Mandatory Site Visit  It is Mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visits the work site. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative to attend will not be given an alternative appointment and they will be precluded from submitting a bid.  Evaluation Bidders must be able to meet the all Mandatory Criteria outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The selection will be based on the lowest price per point.  Tender Inquiries  Bidders intending to submit tenders on this requirement should obtain the tender/solicitation documents including Addenda and/or Amendments through the Government Electronic Tendering System at www.buy and sell.gc.ca. Bidders that elect to base their bids on tender/solicitation documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intension to bid. In all cases, bidders must indicate (when requested) in the space provided on the tender form identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid.  File Number: M8026-6-0036 Contracting Authority: Irene Van Essen Telephone Number: 778-290-2781 Email: Irene.vanessen@rcmp-grc.gc.ca  RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by PSPC. As a result, the Integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation.  The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2016/17. For further information please see link; http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm