Exploratory missions and the development of a Project Proposal for the initiative “Building National Geoscience Capacity”.

This requirement is subject to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

REQUIREMENT

By means of this RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders for exploratory missions and the development of a Project Proposal for the initiative “Building National Geoscience Capacity”.

CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

There shall be no direct payment by NRCan for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.

ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD

Approximately 40 weeks.

SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is 06 August 2014 @ 14:00 (E.S.T.).

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the bidding period. Enquiries must be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid closing date to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date.

RIGHTS OF NRCAN

NRCan reserves the right to

- Seek clarification or obtain verification of statements made in a proposal; - Reject any or all proposals received in response to this RFP;

- Enter into negotiations with one or more Bidders on any or all aspects of its proposal; - Accept any proposal in whole or in part without prior negotiation; - Cancel and/or re-issue this RFP at any time; - Verify any or all information provided by the Bidder with respect to this RFP including references; - Retain all proposals submitted in response to this RFP; - Declare a proposal non-compliant if NRCan determines during the evaluation phase, that the Bidder does not have the legal status, facilities and technical, financial and managerial capabilities to fulfill the requirements stated herein; - Discontinue the evaluation of any proposals which are determined, at any stage of the evaluation process, to be non-compliant.