Horizontal Evaluation of the Implementation of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects

2021-07-13 Amendment 002

The purpose of this amendment is to modify the technical evaluation rated criterion R4. See the document AMD002 RFP NRCan-5000060201.

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2021-07-12 Amendment 001

The purpose of this amendment is to modify the technical evaluation criteria and to respond to potential bidders' questions. See the documents AMD001 RFP NRCan-5000060201 et Q&A Q&R 1-2-3.

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By means of the RFP, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking proposals from bidders for a horizontal evaluation of the implementation of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees (IAMCs) for Energy Infrastructure Projects.

Important Notice to Bidders:

Conditional Set-Aside Under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

In order to be considered, the Bidder must certify that it qualifies as an Aboriginal business as defined under PSAB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSAB. If bids from two (2) or more Aboriginal businesses are compliant with the terms of the Request for Proposal, the contracting authority will limit the competition to those Aboriginal businesses and will not consider bids from any non-Aboriginal businesses that may have been submitted.

For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.