Requirement

Public Safety Canada (PS) has a requirement for a Contractor to provide a solution for the delivery of digital television channel services for approximately 150 televisions located in 3 buildings in downtown Ottawa, ON.

The Contractor must provide a solution that will allow a transition from analogue to digital service and includes all hardware, materials, installation services, configuration, acceptance testing and on-going maintenance and support services for the television channel services described in this Statement of Work (SOW).

Period of the Work

The date of the contract is from the date of contract award plus a period of three years and up to three, one-year option periods.

Mandatory Site Visit

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to start at 269 Laurier Avenue West on July 17. The site visit will begin at 9:30 a.m., EDT, in lobby.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than July 13, 2017, to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.

Security

This requirement does not contain a security requirement.

Enquiries

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than 5 calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

A request for a time extension to the bid closing date will be considered provided it is received in writing by the PS Contracting Authority at least five (5) working days before the closing date shown on page 1 of this RFP document. The request, if granted, will be communicated by www.BuyandSell.gc.ca at least three (3) working days before the closing, showing the revised closing date. The request, if rejected, will be directed to the originator at least three (3) working days before the closing date by the PS Contracting Authority.