Economic Impacts of Domestic Marine Transportation Services

The objective of this Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) process is to notify potential Bidders interested in this project to apply to participate in a future request for proposal (RFP) process. Given the sensitive nature of this project, parties interested in this RFP will be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. The RFP and Statement of Work shall be provided only to Bidders after receipt of their signed Confidentiality Agreement. Requests for the RFP and Statement of Work will not be accepted without it. Request for proposal documents will be e-mailed directly from the contracting officer to the qualified Bidders. Note: Bidders are advised that BuyandSell.gc.ca is not responsible for the distribution of the solicitation documents. Response Submission Date The response submission date to this NPP in order to receive the RFP package and to be granted the full bidding period of 35 calendar days, is September 8, 2020. Bidders requesting the RFP after that date may be eligible to receive the RFP, however, they will need to submit their proposal responses by the bid closing date identified in the original RFP sent to Bidders who responded prior to September 8, 2020. Security Requirement Before award of a contract resulting from this RFP, the Contractor and Sub-Contractors assigned to the performance of work will need to be security cleared at the Reliability level. For additional information on security requirements, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.