Cleaning and Disinfecting Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Atlantic Region

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

CSC may award up to three (3) standing offers as a result of this request for standing offer, one for each group listed in Annex B – Proposed Basis of payment.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract does not include security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to establish up to three (3) Standing Offer Agreements to provide, as and when requested, enhanced cleaning and disinfection services for CSC’s institutions in response to suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Some of the facilities targeted by this Standing Offer have housed or are currently housing individuals who tested positive for COVID-19. Other facilities have not housed any COVID-19 positive individuals and require cleaning and disinfection services as a preventive measure.

Objectives and Deliverables:

The Contractor must provide cleaning and disinfecting services for CSC facilities in compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, territorial or municipal laws and regulations, and in accordance with Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada and other Canadian health and safety authorities’ standards and recommendations.

CSC will provide a description of the specific aspects of a site in each call-up issued to the Contractor.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Standing Offer: The Work is to be performed from Standing Offer award to March 21, 2022.

File Number: 21201-21-3710864

Contracting Authority: Lise Bourque

Telephone number: 506-851-6977

Facsimile number: 506-851-6327

E-mail: Lise.Bourque@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimilel will not be accepted.

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

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