NISO - BODY MAINTENANCE AND CORROSION

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: NISO -BODY MAINTENANCE AND CORROSION

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This Revision is raised to extend the offer closing date until September 24, 2012 at 02:00 pm.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

_________________________________________________________________ __ This amendment is raised to modify the Request For a Standing Offer as follows:

1. Table of Contents - Part 5 - Certifications

Delete: 1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification

Insert: 1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Certifications Required Precedent to Contract Award

2. Part 2 - Offeror instructions, Paragraph 1 - Standard Instructions, Clauses and Conditions

Subsection 01.4 of 2006, Standard Instructions - Request for Standing Offers - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, is amended as follows:

Delete: In its entirety

Insert: Offerors should provide, with their offer or promptly thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Offeror. If such a list has not been received by the time the evaluation of offers is completed, Canada will inform the Offeror of a time frame within which to provide the information. Failure to provide such a list within the required time frame will render the offer non-responsive. Offerors must always submit the list of directors before issuance of a standing offer.

Canada may, at any time, request that a Offeror provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals named in the aforementioned list within a specified delay. Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the delay will result in the offer being declared non-responsive.

Subsection 01.5 of 2006, Standard Instructions - Request for Standing Offers - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, is amended as follows:

Delete: In its entirety

Insert: The Offeror must diligently maintain the list up-to-date by informing Canada in writing of any change occurring during the validity period of the offer, and must also provide Canada, when requested, with the corresponding Consent Forms. The Offeror will also be required to diligently maintain the list and when requested, provide Consent Forms during the period of any standing offer and any call-ups made against the Standing Offer.

3. Part 5 - Certifications

Delete: Paragraph 1 in its entirety

Insert: 1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Certifications Required Precedent to Contract Award

1.1 Offerors should provide, with their offer or promptly thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Offeror. If such a list has not been received by the time the evaluation of offers is completed, the Standing Offer Authority will inform the Offeror of a time frame within which to provide the information. Offerors must submit the list of directors before issuance of a standing offer, failure to provide such a list within the required time frame will render the offer non-responsive.

The Standing Offer Authority may, at any time, request that a Offeror provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals named in the aforementioned list within a specified delay. Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the delay will result in the offer being declared non-responsive.

4. Part 7A - Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses, Paragraph 2.1 - General Conditions

Subsection 11.4 of 2005, General Conditions - Standing Offers - Goods or Services, is amended as follows:

Delete: In its entirety

Insert: During the entire period of the Standing Offer, the Offeror must diligently update, by written notice to the Standing Offer Authority, the list of names of all individuals who are directors of the Offeror, whenever there is a change. As well, whenever requested by Canada, the Contractor must provide the corresponding Consent Forms.

5. Part 7B - Resulting Contract Clauses, Paragraph 2.1 - General Conditions

Subsection 29.4 of 2010A, General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity), is amended as follows:

Delete: In its entirety

Insert: During the entire period of the Contract, the Contractor must diligently update, by written notice to the Contracting Authority, the list of names of all individuals who are directors of the Contractor whenever there is a change. As well, whenever requested by Canada, the Contractor must provide the corresponding Consent Forms.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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The Department of National Defence has a requirement to establish three (3) National Individual Standing Offer (NISO), one for the Maritimes Region, one for the Quebec and Ontario Region and one for the West Region, to provide corrosion control and body maintenance of DND owned vehicles to all support bases across Canada. The requirement includes physical presentation, technical presentation package and compliance demonstration in accordance with Annex A - Statement of Work for Military Vehicles & Trailers - Body Maintenance and Corrosion Control.

Importante Notice

It is the Bidder's responsibility to submit by closing date and time a complete bid, including the following:

1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification 1.1 Bidders must submit with their bid, by the bid solicitation closing date:

(a) a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder;

(b) a properly completed and signed form Consent to a Criminal Record Verification (PWGSC-TPSGC 229), for each individual named in the list.

For information purposes an electronic copy of the Consent to a Criminal Record Verification can be found at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/forms/documents/229.pdf

The requirement may ultimately include both civilian and military pattern vehicles, and may include the following categories:

1. Civilian pattern Passenger Vehicles (for example: sedans, sports utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, etc.)

2. Logistics Support Vehicles (for example: heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled (HLVW), Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS), Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW), etc.)

3. Engineering Support Vehicles (for example: heavy Engineering Support Vehicle (HESV), back-hoes, bulldozers, loaders, etc.)

4. Emergency Response Vehicles (for example: ambulances, pumper fire trucks, ladder fire trucks, etc.)

5. Airport Runway Support Vehicles (for example: runway sweepers, runway ploughs, deicing vehicles, etc.)

6. Trailers (for example: 850 kg trailers, beaver tail style trailers, semi trailers, low bed style semi trailers, etc.)

The types of vehicles listed in each category above are only to be used as examples, there may be other types of vehicles in the category other than those listed.

The work under this requirement will be caried out during the period of two (2) firm years from the issuance of the NISO with an option to extend the offer by one (1) additional period of one (1) year under the same terms and conditions.

Debriefings

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.