RFSA Appraisal Services

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Subsequent/Follow-on Contracts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Amendment 003: This Amendment 003 is raised to answer question 1,2 and 3 received from the industry and share a copy of the presentation from the optional bidder’s conference on May 6th,2022.

*** EXISTING PRE-QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS, WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED A SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A NEW ARRANGEMENT ***


ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED WRITING BY E-MAIL TO THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

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** IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS **

1) The new email address for the Canada Post Corporation’s (CPC) Connect service for arrangements closing at the Bid Receiving Unit in the National Capital Region (NCR) is:

tpsgc.pareceptiondessoumissions-apbidreceiving.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

2) An optional bidders'teleconference will be held on May 6th, 2022 at 13:00 pm EDT in English and also on May 6th, 2022 at 10:00 am EDT in French. 

3) APPENDIX A OF ANNEX D CAN BE FOUND BY: SCROLLING DOWN TO THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION ON BUYANDSELL.GC.CA, UNDER THIS TENDER NOTICE FOR THIS SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT

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This solicitation will serve as a refresh of the RFSA in place for the provision of Appraisal Services.  It allows new suppliers to become SA Suppliers.
Existing qualified Suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new arrangement.
Suppliers interested in submitting an arrangement may access the solicitation documents and Attachments from this notice.
The purpose of this requirement is to establish a list of pre-qualified accredited or designated real estate appraisers and related professionals, to provide real estate appraisal and valuation related services for the Government of Canada across Canada. There are two (2) specific types of Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation Services required under this method of supply. The services are General Appraisal Services or Specialized Appraisal Services.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), through the Appraisal and Valuation Services (AVS) and the Office of the Chief Appraiser within Real Property Services Branch (RPS), is the Identified User on behalf of all government departments and agencies;
The Appraisal and Valuation Services with its Office of the Chief Appraiser (AVS) within RPS is mandated by the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Policies to be the common service provider and recognized centre of expertise.
The period of the SA will be in effect for five (5) years.
There is no maximum to the number of Supply Arrangements that may be awarded as a result of this RFSA.

- The requirement covered by the bid solicitation of any resulting supply arrangement may be subject to a preference for Canadian services or may be limited to Canadian services.
- The Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) is to establish supply arrangements for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSA to the Identified Users across Canada, including areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs).
- This RFSA allows suppliers to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their arrangement electronically.  Suppliers must refer to Part 2 of the RFSA entitled Supplier Instructions and Part 3 of the RFSA entitled Arrangement Preparation Instructions for further information on using this method.

On-going Opportunity for Qualification

A Notice will be posted twice a year on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) to allow new Suppliers to become qualified. Existing qualified Suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new arrangement.

Security Requirements 
1. There is a security requirement associated with the requirement of the Supply Arrangement. For additional information, see Part 6.2 - Security Requirements. For additional information on security requirements, Suppliers should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.
2. All Request for Proposal (RFP) issued against the SA will be subject to security requirement identified in the attached SRCL.  Therefore, suppliers are encouraged to obtain their organizational security clearance as well as their employees’ security clearance in a timely manner.
3. Should the successful suppliers wish to obtain a level of security, PWGSC will sponsor the successful offerors so CISD can initiate procedures for security clearance. Suppliers desiring such sponsorship should consult page 1 of the RFSA.

Canadian Content
The goods and/or services covered by the Supply Arrangement may be limited to Canadian services as defined in clause A3050T.

BASIS OF SELECTION-MANDATYORY TECHNICAL EVALUATION
An arrangement must comply with the requirements of the Request for Supply Arrangements and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.

Contact name: Meriem Nicastro 
Contact email: meriem.nicastro@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Contact phone: (343)-574-2803

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.