International Construction Services

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) is requesting industry feedback regarding a program to upgrade the physical security of its facilities, offices, and official residences and, in some cases, staff residences. The primary objective of the work is to assemble a team of construction resources required to carry out demolition or fit-up or renovation services within secure office spaces of approximately 50 m2 to 100 m2 at DFATD facilities abroad (outside Canada). This work typically has a value of CAD $50,000 to $800,000 and requires the contractor to be on-site for a period of up to eight (8) weeks.

The objectives of this Request for Information (RFI) are:

1. To inform industry of this forthcoming requirement;
2. To identify solutions and potential approaches to meet DFATD’s requirements;
3. To obtain industry feedback on the proposed Description of Services found in ANNEX A that contains a preliminary description of the requirement;
4. To realign DFATD’s expectations with industry capacity and experience; and
5. To provide advance notice to allow interested parties to obtain/initiate required security clearances.

This RFI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal. No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this RFI. The issuance of this RFI is not to be considered in any way as a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to potential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source lists.

This RFI is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government of Canada to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the subject matter described in this RFI.