FITNESS EQUIPMENT CLEANING

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SOLICITATION NO. EJ196-150921/A

FITNESS EQUIPMENT CLEANING, 
VARIOUS DND LOCATIONS (21), OTTAWA, ONTARIO AND GATINEAU, QUEBEC

Security
This notice is to advise ALL interested bidders that in order to
be awarded a contract which contains a security requirement, all
bidders MUST hold a valid Security Clearance granted or approved
by PWGSC Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) at the
level indicated in this solicitation document. Should the bidder
not currently hold a valid Security Clearance or require the
level to be upgraded, PWGSC will sponsor the bidder. Please
submit your written request with the following information to
Joanne Ladouceur by facsimile 819-956-3600 or by e-mail to
Joanne.Ladouceur@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Legal Company Name
Mailing address
Surname and given name of contact person
Telephone number of contact person
Title of contact person
Facsimile number
E-mail address of contact person
Procurement Business Number
Preferred Language of correspondence
Level of Security Required

Additional information on PWGSC security can be found on the
following web site:
http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca or by dialing 1-866-368-4646
(Toll free).

SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:  
	1.     The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the
performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid
Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian
Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and
Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2.      The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to
sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY
STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

3.  	Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to
be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

4.  	The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of
the:

	(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable),;
	(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Requirement
To provide all labour, materials, tools, equipment and
transportation required to perform fitness equipment cleaning
for the Department of Public Works and Government Services
Canada at twenty-one (21) Department of National Defence (DND)
locations in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.  The services
must be provided in accordance with Specification No.
EJ196-150921, attached at Appendix `B`.

Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract shall be for a period of
one (1) year with four (4) options to extend the contract each
for an additional consecutive twelve (12) month period.

At the time option year 3 and option year 4 are each exercised
the rates in the Basis of Payment  will be increased or
decreased by multiplying the rates by the percentage change in
"The Consumer Price Index", major components, selected
sub-groups and special aggregates, provinces, Whitehorse and
Yellowknife, not seasonally adjusted" ("CPI" ) for the
appropriate province for the 12 month period ending two months
before the expiration date of the current period of the contract
("period").  The CPI which shall be used is published in
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62-001-X, tables 9-1 to 9-12,
for the appropriate province all-items CPI of the period as
described above.

Consumer Price Index for Canada is published by Statistics
Canada and is available at:

http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=62-001-X&ch
ropg=1&lang=eng; or
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/cpi-ipc/cpi-ipc-eng.htm
; or
http://cansim2.statcan.ca , Table 326-0020

Mandatory Site Visit
Personnel security screening is required prior to gaining
authorized access to the site.  Bidders must communicate with
the Contracting Authority no later than February 25, 2015 to
confirm attendance and provide the name(s) and dates of birth of
the person(s) who will attend. Failure to comply with the
security requirements will result in the representative(s) being
denied access to the site.  
It is MANDATORY that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the
site visit to be held at 455 Boul. De la Carrière, Gatineau,
Quebec on March 3, 2015. The site visit will begin at 9:00 am
EST at the main entrance.
Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later
than February 25, 2015 to confirm attendance and provide the
name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be
required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in
their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do
not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a
representative will not be given an alternative appointment and
their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or
changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit
will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.  A
maximium of two (2) representatives per company will be
permitted to examine the site.

Mandatory Requirements
Contractor's Experience and Past Performance in accordance with
Part 3, Section I, Technical 	Bid;
Supervisor's Expertise and Experience in accordance with Part 3,
Section I, 	Technical Bid;
Submission of a Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all the
items listed in the RFP, Part 3, 		Section II, Financial Bid;

All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Authority Joanne Ladouceur at  facsimile (819) 956-3600 or
E-Mail:  Joanne.Ladouceur@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
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.