Welding Contractor Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Title: Welding Contractor Services

Solicitation Number:  E6TOR-12RM17/A

Contracting Authority:
Dunphy, Ken
Telephone No. - (613) 545-8060
Fax No. - (613) 545-8067
E-mail - Ken.Dunphy@PWGSC.gc.ca

Requirement:
Request for Standing Offers for companies to provide labour,
tools, equipment, materials and supervision for the supply of
welding contractor services.

Companies may submit offers to provide services at all or any of
the following geographic areas in Ontario:  Trenton &
Belleville; Campbellford; Cobourg; Peterborough; Petawawa;
Kingston; Brockville; Cornwall; London; Kitchener; Niagara
Falls; Windsor; Hamilton; Toronto (GTA); Borden; Gravenhurst;
North Bay; Sault Ste. Marie; Sudbury and French River Dam
adjacent to the Dokis reserve.  PWGSC intends to issue one
Regional Master Standing Offer to the lowest compliant offeror
for each area and each manufacturer.    If an Offeror is
recommended for Standing Offers for more than one geographic
area, those applicable geographic areas will be combined into
one Standing Offer.  The term of the Standing Offers will be
from date of award to March 31, 2013 with Canada having an
option to extend the standing offers by one year.  There is a
security requirement contained in part 7A of the resulting
Regional Master Standing Offer.

There is no minimum call-up value.  Individual call-ups
including all amendments and Harmonized Sales Tax, must not
exceed $60,000 for the Department of National Defence and
$100,000 for all other identified users.  This procurement
contains MANDATORY requirements as specified in Part 4. There
are Health & Safety requirements specified in Part 5
"Certifications" which are one of the conditions precedent to
issuance of the Standing Offer.  The resulting Standing Offer
must not be used when other trades standing offers or contracts
are required to complete the project.  The General Contractor
Supply Arrangement or other procurement tools must be used in
place of this Standing Offer when multiple trades are required
to complete the project. The requirement is subject to the
provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).  The
requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian goods and/or
services.

Certifications:
There are multiple Certifications required with this requirement.

Communications From Bidders:
Bidders are requested to provide any questions, concerns and
required information, concerning the RFP, by facsimile, mail or
e-mail, if they so desire. Questions are to be faxed to (613)
545-8067 or e-mailed to Ken.Dunphy@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.