Fire Chief, Waskesiu Volunteer Fire Department – Prince Albert National Park

5P420-19-0429/A

Fire Chief, Waskesiu Volunteer Fire Department – Prince Albert National Park

BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca may not be accepted.

The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-866-246-6893.

The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 6 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.

Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada Agency requires the services of a Fire Chief to lead the volunteer fire service in Prince Albert National Park. The Contractor is to provide leadership, command, administration, training and response services for the Fire Department in accordance with the Waskesiu Fire Department Operational Guidelines.

Period of Contract

The Contract is for one year, April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 inclusive, with the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year period(s) from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, and April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 inclusive under the same conditions.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There is a security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.

The Bidder must hold a valid security clearance as indicated in Part 6 – Resulting Contract Clauses of the Request for Proposal.

New personnel security clearance requests will require mandatory fingerprints to initiate the criminal record check. The validity of an existing personnel security clearance issued by the Government of Canada is not affected by the change in the criminal record check process. Applicants who require a personnel security clearance are responsible for all costs associated with fingerprinting.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at the Prince Albert Fire Hall, 1300 Montreal Drive, Waskesiu, SK, S0J 2Y0 on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The site visit will begin at 13:00 CST.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than Monday, March 2, 2020 at 2 PM MST to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.

ENQUIRIES

All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.

INFORMATION:

National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.