Security screening and sorting of mail and packages and security screening of deliveries in the National Capital Region

The Senate of Canada invites “Bidders” to respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for off-site security screening, scanning and sorting of Senate mail and packages; as well as for all trucks delivering goods to the Senate precinct, at an off-site location. The term of any resulting contract will be for (2) two years with (3) three one-year option periods. Bidders must contact the Contract Authority at proc-appr@sen.parl.gc.ca and sign a non-disclosure form in order to receive the RFP documents. Once the signed form is sent to the Senate, security verifications will be conducted on the vendor and representative. The RFP documents will only be forwarded to the bidder if the result of this verification is to the satisfaction of Senate Corporate Security Directorate. All enquiries regarding this RFP must be received by e-mail at: proc-appr@sen.parl.gc.ca by the Contracting Authority noted below, no later than February 4, 2021 at 11h00 EST. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. All communication or inquiries must be directed ONLY to the contracting authority. Non-compliance with this condition for that reason alone will result in the disqualification of Bidder’s proposal To ensure the equality of information among Bidder, answers to enquiries which are relevant to the RFSO will be provided to all Bidders by simultaneously posting responses to Buy and Sell without revealing the sources of the inquiry.