Asbestos and mould abatement services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
This amendment is to extend the Bid Closing Date of Request for
Standing Offer (RFSO) to April 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm.



ASBESTOS AND MOULD ABATEMENT SERVICES
For Industry Canada, Communications Research Center (CRC),
Shirley's Bay, 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Solicitation No.:  U6800-128922/A

Description of Requirement:

This Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is to establish two
Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISO) to provide quality
assurance services for Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 asbestos
abatement/mould abatement and designated substance surveys as
required.  The work is to be performed in accordance with the
Statement of Work attached at Annex A.

The services specified at the Annex A - Statement of Work shall
be provided on an "as and when required" basis and shall
include, but not be limited to:
Conducting site inspections to assist in the development of the
abatement statement of work;
Reviewing and commenting on abatement statement of work prepared
by CRC;
Attending the bidders' meeting for contractors with the client;
Conducting QA inspections prior to the commencement of work, at
the completion of work, and as necessary throughout the work;
Collecting confirmatory samples at the completion of the project
and determining if the samples meet clearance levels;
Delivering a report outlining the abatement completed;
Reviewing the scope of activities proposed in the project area;
Visiting the project area to sample affected materials;
Delivering a report outlining investigation results.

The Offeror will be responsible for providing the people and
resources to fulfill the terms of this Statement of Work,
including the qualified personnel, reference documents,
equipment and supplies.


Period of Standing Offer:

The period of the standing offer is for a period of (1) one
year, plus a (4) four additional optional periods of 12 months
each to extend the standing offer.













Mandatory Requirements:

Offerors must provide:

-	Submission of Annex C - Mandatory Evaluation Criteria;
-	Submission of Annex B - Financial Offer.

It is mandatory that the documentation requested above be
submitted with the offer.  If not included with the offer, the
bid will be deemed non-responsive.

Only offers found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will be
deemed acceptable offers and will be further evaluated in
accordance with the evaluation criteria.  Offers not meeting ALL
the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive and
will be given NO further consideration.




Basis of Selection

The offers must comply with the requirements of the Request for
Standing Offers to be declared responsive.  The two responsive
offers with the lowest evaluated prices will be recommended for
issuance of a Standing Offer.


All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Standing
Offer Authority:  Hélène Ruby by Fax No. 819-956-3600.


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.