DNA Identification Program

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENTThe Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement on an “as and when requested basis” for the DNA analysis and accompanying genetic genealogy research to support the Canadian Armed Forces’ Casualty Identification Program to identify the remains of Canada’s war dead from the First and Second World Wars, and the conflict in Korea, so they may be buried with a name, by their unit, and in the presence of their family.The period of any resulting contract will be from date of Contract award to one (1) year later, with an irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4) additional (1) year periods under the same conditions.There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.A related Letter of Interest (LOI) W6369-20-A015 can be found at the link below: https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-19-00887407The Crown 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).