Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services at the Institute of Oceans Sciences – Sidney, BC

Solicitation number 30007289

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/02/17 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    NOTE TO BIDDERS: This solicitation includes a mandatory site visit.

    1.
    Background
    The Institute of Ocean Sciences is a Federal Government Fisheries Research Facility located on Pat Bay. The property has 112 acres of grounds and over 300k square feet of buildings consisting of offices, laboratories, workshops, boardrooms, cafeteria and open floor spaces. The complex itself consists of two buildings. The main complex, houses the majority of the offices, laboratories, including large common areas, the cafeteria and auditorium. The Workshop building is predominantly trades shops and their offices. The main complex has four floors, accessed by stairs and elevators. This building is uniquely designed so that each of the four floors has ground level access. The Institute employs approximately 500 persons.
    There is approximately 9,075 square meters of carpeted flooring throughout the Institute. The carpeting ranges from brand new installations to 20 years old, all of which are to be cleaned as part of this contract. We are requiring separate per unit pricing quotes for majority of our upholstered furniture cleaning and per square foot pricing for our fabric workstations.
    2.
    Objective
    The Institute of Ocean Sciences requires the services of an Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration – Certified (IICRC-Certified) Contractor to provide comprehensive carpet and upholstery cleaning services that meet industry standards and environmental compliance.
    3.
    Scope of Work
    The Contractor shall supply all labor, supervision, materials, equipment and transportation required to provide comprehensive carpet and upholstery cleaning services as per IICRC S100 that meet compliance with CRI and EcoLogo standard.
    The comprehensive carpet and upholstery cleaning services includes but is not limited to :
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    Interim Maintenance on 50% of all accessible carpeting and all matting.
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    Extraction cleaning of 100% of all accessible carpeting and all matting
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    Extraction cleaning of four (4) fabric chairs in the 24hr. Guard House
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    Fabric Protector- the application of a fabric protector

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 47 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/03/01.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
    Address

    200 Kent St.

    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Joshua Bereza
    Phone
    (343) 576-8144
    Email
    joshua.bereza@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
    Address

    200 Kent St.

    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
    Caption
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN 10 2026/02/02
    001 FR 2 2026/02/02
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    ,
    British Columbia
    ,
    Sidney
    Region of opportunity
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Contract duration
    47 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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