Pharmaceutical Grade Walk-In Refrigerators & Freezers

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for two (2) pharmaceutical grade walk-in refrigerators and two (2) pharmaceutical grade walk-in freezers to be delivered and installed at the Central Medical Equipment Depot (CMED) in Petawawa, ON. There is also a requirement for Operator Training and Technical Service Training for DND HVAC personnel. The Department of National Defence (DND) will be responsible for the removal and disposal of the existing commercial food grade refrigerator and freezer. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website. There is an optional site visit associated with this requirement. Consult Part 2 – Bidder Instructions. Canada retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. NOTE TO BIDDERS: The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE. Topics include: Overview of the federal government contracting process; Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders Website; Bidding on opportunities; Registering in supplier databases. The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).