Ore preparation sample
Solicitation number NRCan-5000019202
Publication date
Closing date and time 2015/12/09 13:00 EST
Description
REQUIREMENT
By means of this RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders to provide services for Rare Earth Elements (REE) ore preparation.
The technical proposal (work description) must not exceed fifteen (15) pages. CVs, full project descriptions and any other supporting materials should be attached. If the technical proposal (work description) exceeds the maximum number of pages, only the first fifteen (15) pages will be considered at the proposal evaluation stage.
CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
There shall be no direct payment by NRCan for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.
ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD
Services shall be provided from the date of the contract award to January 30, 2016.
SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is December 9, 2015 @ 14:00 (E.D.S.T.).
Proposals must be directed to:
Bid Receiving Unit - Mailroom
Natural Resources Canada
Loading Dock
588 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0Y7
ATTENTION: Lucie Lepage
RFP: NRCan-5000019202
NRCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other location. Proposals not received in the Bid Receiving Unit by the closing time, will be return to the Bidder unopened.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the bidding period. Enquiries must be received no less than three (3) calendar days prior to the bid closing date to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
- Bidder must demonstrate that they possess all necessary equipment, in good working condition, for completion of crushingrequirements.
M2 Bidder must indicate that Sample Turnaround Time will be two weeks or less following receipt of sample.
M3 Bidder must provide evidence that QA/QC procedures will be utilized to eliminate or minimize sample cross-contamination.
RIGHTS OF NRCAN
NRCan reserves the right to:
- Seek clarification or obtain verification of statements made in a proposal;
- Reject any or all proposals received in response to this RFP;
- Enter into negotiations with one or more Bidders on any or all aspects of its proposal;
- Accept any proposal in whole or in part without prior negotiation;
- Cancel and/or re-issue this RFP at any time;
- Verify any or all information provided by the Bidder with respect to this RFP including references;
- Retain all proposals submitted in response to this RFP;
- Declare a proposal non-compliant if NRCan determines during the evaluation phase, that the Bidder does not have the legal status, facilities and technical, financial and managerial capabilities to fulfill the requirements stated herein;
- Discontinue the evaluation of any proposals which are determined, at any stage of the evaluation process, to be non-compliant.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Natural Resources Canada
- Address
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580 Booth StOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0E4Canada
- Contracting authority
- Lepage, Lucie
- Phone
- 343-292-8370
- Address
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580 Booth Street, 5th Floor, Room: 5-D5-5Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Natural Resources Canada
- Address
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580 Booth StOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0E4Canada
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.
Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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french_rfp_nrcan-5000019202_ore_preparation_sample.pdf | 000 |
French
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5 | |
englis_rfp_nrcan-5000019202_ore_sample_preparation.pdf | 000 |
English
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25 |
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