Contractor to provide all labour, materials, equipment, transportation and daily site supervision necessary to provide janitorial services in accordance with the Request for Proposal and Annex “A” - Janitorial Services, for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Fairview, Alberta, during the period of the contract.

The period of the Contract is for twenty-four (24) months with an irrevocable option to renew for two (2) additional twelve (12) month periods.

Routine cleaning is required 3 times a week. Hours to work of the cleaning staff will be determined by the Contractor and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) prior to contract being awarded.

Security: The contractor is required to have all personnel working on site to be security cleared at the level of Reliability Status Security Clearance as verified by the Personnel Security Unit (PSU) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The contractor SHALL NOT remove or make copies of any DESIGNATED or CLASSIFIED information or assets from the identified work site.

Basis of selection: A bid must comply with all requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory financial evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

There is an optional site visit associated with this requirement. Site visit will be by appointment only.

Tenders must be submitted to the RCMP Bid Receiving Unit as per page one of the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

The RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada. As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation.

Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) at http://www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party.