Janitorial Services - Defense Research & Development Canada, Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS

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

Janitorial Services - Defense Research & Development Canada, Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of the Department of National Defence has a requirement for the furnishings of all labour, tools, transportation, equipment’s and supervision  required to provide a complete and satisfactory janitorial service to various buildings located at Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic, 9 Grove Street, Dartmouth , NS B3A 3C9. 

Security Requirements: There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses.

The bidder must have a minimum of four (4) Level II (SECRET) cleared cleaning staff personnel precedent to contract award, with a minimum of ten (10) Level II (SECRET) cleared personnel at end of Contract Year One (1). Site-specific clearances, if granted, will count towards the total of ten (10) personnel. 

Bidders are not required but encouraged to provide the names of the four proposed cleaning staff personnel with their bid at bid closing. 


To be considered responsive, a bid must meet all of the  mandatory evaluation criteria in PART 4-Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection of the Request for Proposal . Bidders not meeting all of the mandatory requirements will be given no further consideration. Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this procurement.


The bidder must provide evidence of its experience and past performance by referencing projects or contracts satisfactorily rendered for a minimum of two (2) consecutive years within the past five (5) years, wherein the range of janitorial services provided are comparable to those described in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The bidder’s start and completion date for all referenced projects or contracts must total two years. The start and completion dates for each project must be completed by each bidder. For evaluation purposes, Projects on or after January 01, 2013 constitutes past five (5) years.

A space that is a minimum of 50% of the size (5,475 m².), which is 2,737.5 m².

Bidders can provide more projects and contracts to demonstrate two (2) years.
 
Period of this Request for Proposal will be Two years (2)  plus an additional three (3),12 month option periods, if required.

INQUIRIES: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Chukwudi Chinye, telephone (902) 401-7604, facsimile: (902) 496-5016, and email- chukwudi.chinye@pwgsc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Security
This notice is to advise ALL interested 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 Chukwudi Chinye by facsimile 902-496-5016 or by e-mail to Chukwudi.Chinye@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).
Delivery Date: 24/01/2018

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.