Performance of Pre-employment Polygraph (PEP) Examinations – Surrey, British Columbia

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is seeking to establish Standing Offer Agreements to perform polygraph examination services on an ‘as and when required’ basis in accordance with established protocol and procedures.

This Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is intended to issue Standing Offer Agreements to the top two responsive Offerors.

The resulting Standing Offer Agreements will be from Standing Offer Agreement issue date to December 31st. 2014 with an irrevocable option to extend for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

The offers will be evaluated using mandatory and point-rated criteria.  To be considered responsive, a proposal must comply with all the requirements of the RFSO, meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria, and obtain an overall score of 70% in the point rated evaluation criteria.

The two (2) responsive offers with the highest number of points will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer, provided that the total evaluated price does not exceed the budget available for this requirement.

In the event of a tie on points, the Offeror with the lowest price will be recommended for issuance of a standing offer, provided that the total evaluated price does not exceed the budget available for this requirement.

The maximum funding available for each Standing Offer(s) resulting from this RFSO is up to $60,000.00/year for a total of up to $180,000.00 for three (3) years (Goods and Services Tax or Harmonized Sales Tax extra, as appropriate).  Offers valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive.  This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available.

The proposed resource must meet the following mandatory requirements:

•	The proposed resource must possess a valid Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists’ (CAPP) membership.
Must provide a copy of membership at time of bid submission.

•	The proposed resource must possess a certification obtained upon the successful completion of a polygraph training program provided by either the Canadian Police College Polygraph School or an Accredited Polygraph Association.
	Must provide a copy of certificate at time of bid submission.

•	The proposed resource must have demonstrated experience conducting a minimum of twenty six (26) polygraph exams as a certified polygraph examiner.

•	The proposed resource must have demonstrated experience conducting a minimum of twenty six (26) Pre-employment Polygraph (PEP) examinations using the ‘Reverse Control Technique’.


This requirement is subject to the following Trade Agreements:
•	North American Free Trade Agreement – NAFTA
•	Agreement on Internal Trade – AIT
•	World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement – WTO-AGP

The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2013-2014. For further information, please see link: 
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-fra.htm