Water & Sewage Analysis

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
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: 
Water & Sewage Analysis

W0105-15E046/A

For the provision of Laboratory services for Water and Sewage
Analysis for the Department of National Defence, 5th Canadian
Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, New Brunswick, for
the period from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, with the option
to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

The work under this contract includes the provision of all
following testing and analysis in a timely manner:

Potable water testing and analysis for Total Coliforms including
E. Coli, Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC), Organic and Inorganic
parameters as per Annex A, Pseudomonas, General Chemistry, and
Trihalomethanes(THM).
	
Sewage water testing and analysis for Digestor Nutrient,
Digestor Metals, Fecal Coliforms, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene
and Xylene (BTEX), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Suspended
Substance (SS), Total Kjeidahl Nitrogen (TKN), Total Phosphorus
(TP), Ammonia (NH3), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total
Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Glycol, Metals in any liquid or a
solid sewage sludge, Phenols and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).
	
Storm water testing and analysis for BTEX, TPH, Total Suspended
Solids (TSS), General Chemistry and Metals.

Qualifications:

The contractor's laboratory must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:
2005 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and
Calibration Laboratories) by an Accrediting Body that is
Signatory to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of the
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
Accreditation by any other body must be approved by the Engineer
prior to award of this Service Contract.
	
Proof of accreditation with a copy of the laboratory's and any
and all sub-contracted laboratories Scopes of Accreditation must
be provided to the Engineer prior to award of this Service
Contract. These Scopes of Accreditation must include all
parameters oulined in Annex A and in 1.4.1.
	
Prior to award of this Service Contract, the Contractor shall
provide proof of liability insurance coverage of no less than
two million dollars, ($2,000,000).
	
Contractor must be registered with the Workplace Health, Safety
and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of New Brunswick 
(WorkSafeNB) or if contractor is from outside New Brunswick,
that province's equivalent is acceptable.  Proof of registration
is required prior to award of this Service Contract.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.
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.