Cleaning Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Cowansville Institution – Institutional Services

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business:

This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:

This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is looking for a Contractor to provide cleaning services at Cowansville Institution, located at 400, Fordyce Avenue, Cowansville (Quebec) J2K 3N7.

It is mandatory that the Bidder or its representative visit the work site.

Arrangements have been made for the site visit, via a Bidders’ conference, which will take place on March 28, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the following address: Correctional Service of Canada, Cowansville Institution, 400, Fordyce Avenue, Cowansville (Québec) J2K 3N7.

Bidders that will attend the site visit are subject to a prior security check. The Bidder must complete the attached forms “Request to Access a Federal Institution” (Annex F) and “Mandatory Bidders’ Conference Form” (Annex G) and transmit it by fax at 450-263-8286 or by e-mail at Dany.Pouliot@csc-scc.gc.ca, no lather than March 24, 2022. When he presents himself to the site visit, the Contractor must ensure that he has a proof of identity in his possession.

This Bidders’ conference is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for vendor personnel. Attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they cannot be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, provided that accommodation and mitigation measures have been submitted to and approved by the Government of Canada.

Bidders are requested to contact the Contracting Authority prior to the conference to confirm their attendance. Bidders should provide the Contracting Authority with a written list of those who will be attending and the issues they wish to have addressed by March 24, 2022. Bidders must also complete and provide the certification attached to this notice.

Bidders that do not confirm their attendance and do not provide the name of the person attending the site visit will be denied access to the site. Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance form. No further appointments will be given to bidders who will not attend the site visit or send a representative.

Objectives: Provide the maintenance supplies and labour required to perform the cleaning services at Cowansville Institution.

Deliverables: The Contractor must provide cleaning services for the areas and at the frequency indicated in Annex A – Statement of Work. The Contractor must provide maintenance supplies and the labour required to perform the cleaning services. Cleaning equipment will be available to the Contractor and provided by CSC.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period from date of award to March 31^st, 2023 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21301-23-4032641

Contracting Authority: Manon Paulin

Telephone number: 514-235-9156

Facsimile number: 450-664-6626

E-mail: Manon.Paulin@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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