Performance of Pre-employment Polygraph (PEP) Examinations – Surrey, British Columbia
Solicitation number 201400396
Publication date
Closing date and time 2013/07/09 14:00 EDT
Description
Performance of Pre-employment Polygraph (PEP) Examinations – Surrey, British Columbia IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June 1, 2013 Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. The Government Electronic Tendering Service on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade agreements or subject to departmental policies that require public advertising of tenders. Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they have been following on MERX prior to June 1. Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1! 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 three responsive Offerors. The resulting Standing Offer Agreements will be from Standing Offer Agreement issue date to March 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 three (3) 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 the Standing Offer(s) resulting from the RFSO is $60,000.00/year for a total of $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 any equivalent* training program. Must provide a copy of certificate at time of bid submission. *A request for equivalency must be submitted for review to the Standing Offer Authority a minimum of ten (10) calendar days prior to closing for evaluation. Any equivalency request received after this date will not be considered. • The proposed resource must possess a minimum of twelve (12) months demonstrated experience conducting polygraph examinations as a certified polygraph examiner. • The proposed resource must possess a minimum of twelve (12) months demonstrated experience conducting Pre-employment Polygraph (PEP) examinations using the ‘Reverse Control Technique’ OR a well justifiable equivalent* PEP examination, utilizing similar techniques as the ‘Reverse Control Technique’. *A request for equivalency must be submitted for review to the Standing Offer Authority a minimum of ten (10) calendar days prior to closing for evaluation. Any equivalency request received after this date will not be considered. 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 2012-2013. 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
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Email
- diane.perkins@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
- Address
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Diane Perkins
73 Leikin Drive, M1, 4th FloorOttawa, ON, K1A 0R2Canada
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
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.
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mjnrpt1nmvjtvdawewnfnvfwvfzwvq.4467080.pdf | 001 |
English
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16 | |
mjnrpt1nmvjpvgswd1vtnvfwvfzwvg.4470923.pdf | 001 |
French
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10 |
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