JANITORIAL SERVICES

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

SOLICITATION NO. EP076-162355
Janitorial Services - CFS Leitrim
Requirement
To provide Janitorial Services including all labour, material and equipment for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at CFS Leitrim, 3545 Leitrim Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be provided in accordance with Statement of Work attached at Appendix "B".

Period
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of two (2) year(s) plus up to three (3) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods, under the same conditions.

Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the Contractor 60 days before the contract expiry date.  The option may only be exercised by the Contracting Authority, and will be evidenced, for administrative purposes only, through a contract amendment.

At the time option year 2 and option year 3 are 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 will 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&chropg=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
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Security Requirement
1.  The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, 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 personnel security screening at the level of SECRET, 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).

MANDATORY ITEM
Due to the nature of this requirement and in order to gain access to the sites it is MANDATORY that all interested bidders, submit the names (legal name) and birth dates of their representatives that will be attending the Mandatory Site Visit to the Contracting Authority (Joanne Ladouceur) by 7:00 am on November 15, 2016.

It is the responsibility of the Bidders to ensure thatthe Contracting Authority is in receipt of this information by the date shown.  Bidders who fail to submit the required information by 7:00am on November 15, 2016 will be denied access to the sites.

Mandatory Site Visit
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 CFS Leitrim, 3545 Leitrim Road, Ottawa, Ontario on     November 22, 2016. The site visit will begin 9:30am, at CFS Leitrim, 3545 LeitrimRoad, main gate.
Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 7:00 am November 15, 2016 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 maximum of two (2) representatives per company will be permitted to examine the site.

Mandatory requirements:
1)Attendance at the Mandatory Site Visit;
2) Security Clearance of  SECRET, at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6,  Security Requirements;  
3)  Contractor's qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid;
4) Non-Working On-site Supervisor(s) qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I:   Technical Bid;
5) 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 writingto the Contracting Authority Joanne Ladouceur at facsimile 819-956-3600 or email:  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.