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RFP for Inspection, Testing and Minor Repair (ITM) Services of Fire Systems

Solicitation number AR26ITM1

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/03/27 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    ***THIS AMENDS THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED NOTICE TO CHANGE THE RFAP CLOSING DATE FROM March 20, 2026 TO March 27, 2026, THE CLOSING TIME REMAINS UNCHANGED***
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    English Title:
    Request for Proposals (RFP) for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) Services of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems:
    Project No AR26ITM1, Various Sites, Atlantic, Canada

    English Description:
    Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Proposals from firms to provide the following services:
    • Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) Services of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems.
    Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFP. The objective of this RFP is to select the Proponent with the highest total score.

    Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System.

    This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).

    Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFP documents.

    Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement.  Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

    Please note that the preliminary results for this solicitation will be available on MERX.

    Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity.

    1. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for YEAR 1 (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour l'ANNÉE 1 (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 1
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    2. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for YEAR 2 (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour l'ANNÉE 2 (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 2
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    3. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for YEAR 3 (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour l'ANNÉE 3 (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 3
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    4. costAllowancePrice : 1500000.00
      description : Prime Cost Allowance for Years 1, 2 and 3 / Allocation budgétaire pour les années 1, 2 et 3
      quantity : 1

    5. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for the FIRST OPTION PERIOD (YEAR 4) (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour la PREMIÈRE PÉRIODE OPTIONNELLE (ANNÉE 4) (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 5
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    6. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for the FIRST OPTION PERIOD (YEAR 5) (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour la PREMIÈRE PÉRIODE OPTIONNELLE (ANNÉE 5) (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 6
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    7. costAllowancePrice : 1000000.00
      description : Prime Cost Allowance for Years 4 and 5 / Allocation budgétaire pour les années 4 et 5
      quantity : 1

    8. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for the SECOND OPTION PERIOD (YEAR 6) (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour la DEUXIÈME PÉRIODE OPTIONNELLE (ANNÉE 6) (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 8
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    9. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Item
      description : ITM Services for the SECOND OPTION PERIOD (YEAR 7) (as per the SOW and associated annexes) / Services d’IEE pour la DEUXIÈME PÉRIODE OPTIONNELLE (ANNÉE 7) (conformément à l’EDT et aux annexes connexes)
      partNo : 9
      quantity : 1
      unitOfMeasure : Dollar

    10. costAllowancePrice : 1000000.00
      description : Prime Cost Allowance for Years 6 and 7 / Allocation budgétaire pour les années 6 et 7
      quantity : 1

    Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 0 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/04/23.

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada
    Address
    350 Albert St,, 19th floor,
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K3
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Craig Patterson
    Phone
    613-794-5311
    Email
    Craig.Patterson@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
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    Summary information

    Language(s)
    English, French
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding

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