Janitorial- 14 Wing Greenwood Health Centre, Greenwood, NS

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Janitorial- 14 Wing Greenwood Health Centre, Greenwood, 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 14 Wing medical clinic (26 CFHSC - Bldg 266)  , Greenwood, Nova Soctia.

Optional Site Visit
 It is recommended 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 Building 266 14 Wing Greenwood on 24 Nov 20.The site visit will begin at 11:00am, outside front door of the 26 CFHSC (Hospital).   
Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 1500h on 20 Nov 20 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

 
Bidders must follow hospital guidelines:
-All visitors will register at the entrance and will be issued a pass. 
-The wearing of non-medical masks is required.
-6 feet spacing is required.


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.

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. 

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 (4459.20m².), which is 2,229.60 m².

Bidders can provide more projects and contracts to demonstrate two (2) years. Please provide the information in the format shown below and submit a separate table for each Project.

 
Period of this Request for Proposal will be three years (3)  plus an additional two (2),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 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: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.