A & E Consulting Services for Northwest Territories

REQUIREMENT: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is inviting consulting firms with General Architectural Consulting Services/Structural Engineering/Electrical and Mechanical Engineering expertise to submit proposals for Standing Offers. Proponents shall be licensed or be eligible to be licensed to practice in the Northwest Territories. Firms should be able to demonstrate successful delivery of these services for a broad variety of projects over the last five (5) years.

TERM OF STANDING OFFERS: It is the RCMP's intention to authorize up to four (4) Standing Offers, each for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuing the Standing Offers, with an option to extend the term of the Standing Offer for up to two (2) consecutive additional one (1) year term.

COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT(S):

This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s):

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement

Sahtu Dene and Metis Final Agreement

Tlicho Land Claim Agreement

SECURITY REQUIREMENT: There is a security requirement associated with the requirement.

INQUIRIES: All enquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature, are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Sandra E. Robinson, by email at sandra.robinson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca .

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than ten (10) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS). Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

BID RECEIVING: Ensure that the Bidder's name, return address, the bid solicitation number, and bid solicitation closing date and time are clearly visible on the envelope or the parcel(s) containing the bid, send the bid, in English or French, to:

Bid Receiving/Réception des sousmissions

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Procurement & Contracting Services

Bid Receiving Unit,

5th Floor, 10065 Jasper Avenue NW

Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1

RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by PWGSC. As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. For further information please see link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ci-if/politique-policy-eng.html

The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19. For further information please see link: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/rcmp-national-procurement-plan