CLEANING SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Cowansville Institution

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is looking for a Contractor to provide cleaning services at Cowansville Institution, located at 400, Fordyce Avenue, Cowansville (Quebec) J2K 3N7.

It is mandatory that the Bidder or its representative visits the work site.

Arrangements have been made for the site visit, which will take place on March 5^th. 2019 at 9:30 at the following address : Correctional Service of Canada, Cowansville Institution, 400, Fordyce avenue, Cowansville (Quebec) J2K 3N7.

Bidders that will attend the site visit are subject to a prior security check. The Bidder must complete the attached form “Request to Access a Federal Institution” and transmit it by fax at (450) 263-8286, or by e-mail at Dany.Pouliot@csc-scc.gc.ca, no lather than February 27^th, 2019. When he present himself to the site visit, the Contractor must ensure that he has a proof of identity in his possession.

Bidders that do not confirm their attendance and do not provide the name(s) of the person(s) attending the site visit will be denied access to the site. Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance form. No further appointments will be given to bidders who will not attend the site visit or send a representative.

Objectives: Provide the maintenance supplies and labour required to perform the cleaning services at Cowansville Institution.

Deliverables: The Contractor must provide cleaning services for the areas and at the frequency indicated in Annex A – Statement of Work. The Contractor must provide maintenance supplies and the labour required to perform the cleaning services. Cleaning equipment will be available to the Contractor and provided by CSC.

Term of Contract: The period of the Contract is from April 1^st, 2019 until March 31^st, 2020 inclusively, with a possibility of two (2) additional twelve (12)-months periods.

File Number: 21301-20-3108252

Contracting Authority: Gabrielle St-Hilaire Castonguay

Telephone number: (450) 661-9550, ext. 3916

Facsimile number: (450) 664-6626

E-mail: Gabrielle.St-Hilaire.Castonguay@csc-scc.gc.ca

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The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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