Medical Grade Oxygen and Cylinder Rental Services (Various Locations, Alberta)

Trade Agreement: CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Medical Grade Oxygen and Cylinder Rental Services (Various Locations, Alberta)

5A240-202681/C
Grewal, Kae
Telephone No. - (780) 231-4719 
Fax No. - (418) 566-6167 

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 5A240-202681/B dated 2021-06-15 with a closing of 2021-06-29 at 14:00 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

1. TITLE

Medical Grade Oxygen and Cylinder Rental Services (Various Locations, Alberta)

2. 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. 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.

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. 

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

3. REQUIREMENT

The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has a requirement for the supply and delivery of medical grade oxygen as well as cylinder rental services on an "as and when required" basis to the following remote First Nation communities in Northern Alberta: Hay Lakes Assumption Nursing Station (Chateh), John D’Or Prairie Health Centre, Fox Lake Nursing Station, Garden River Health Station.

4. STATEMENT OF WORK

Statement of Work is included in Annex "A".

5. MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA

Mandatory Technical Criteria is included in Appendix I to Annex "A".

6. ESTIMATED PERIOD

The estimated period of the contract is from date of award to 2024-03-31 with up to two (2) - one (1) year option periods.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.