Fire Alarm, DowsLake, Mil&Cartier

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: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Maintenance Services for Fire Alarm, Fire Protection and Life
Safety Systems
EJ196-130762/A

Requirement
To provide preventive maintenance services on the Fire Alarm,
Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, including all necessary
tools, equipment and services, consumable materials, labour for
all inspections, testing, cleaning and maintenance services in
accordance with the Statement of Work attached herein as Annex
A.  

Mandatory Response Time
As per Annex A, Statement of Work EJ196-130762, 1.4.3 Emergency
Calls, it is a mandatory requirement of the contract that:

(a)	The Contractor must provide twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7)
day a week emergency call back service for the duration of the
contract at no extra labour cost to Canada. 

NOTE: This Statement of Work includes a total of twelve (12)
emergency calls per year at no extra cost to Canada. Any
additional emergency calls will be at extra cost to Canada.

(b)	The Contractor must respond within thirty (30) minutes and
be on site ready to work within two (2) hours. All work for
emergency service must be executed by a qualified service
personnel named in the Contract and such work must proceed
continuously until the system is returned to safe operating
condition.

Mandatory Site Visit
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on April 17, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.  Bidders are to
meet at the main entrance of the Military Stores Building, 4
Queen Elizabeth Drive, Ottawa, ON.

It is mandatory that Bidders sign an Attendance Form.  Bidders
who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an
alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as
non-compliant.  Any clarifications or changes to the bid
solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as
an amendment to the bid solicitation.

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots for
the site visit. Bidders who do not comply will not be permitted
to attend the site visit.  NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract will be for five (5) years.

Security Requirement 
1.	The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of
the Contract, 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 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 must comply with the provisions of the:

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



Basis of Selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared
responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price
will be recommended for award of a contract.

Enquiries

All enquiries regarding this requirement must be submitted in
writing to the Contracting Authority:

Gisèle Lessard
Tel. No.:  819-956-2352
Fax No.:  819-956-3600
E-mail:  gisele.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.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.