Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISOs) - Environmental
Services & CEAA Assessments - NS

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
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Nature of Requirements: 

Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISOs) - Environmental
Services & CEAA Assessments - Nova Scotia

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement to establish Regional Indivdual Standing Offers
(RISOs) for a range of Environmental Services for federally
owned properties in the province of Nova Scotia, as per the
attached Required Services.  

These Environmental Services may include any or all of the
following: Phased Environmental Site Assessments, Site
Remediation, Risk Assessments, Environmental Auditing,
Environmental Management Systems Support, and Environmental
Impact Assessments, including related permitting and scientific
studies (eg. Biology, Oceanography, Archeology).  Unlike
previous Standing Offers, this one includes Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) related work and there will not be a separate
EIA Standing Offer.  The Required Services (RS 2.1) has been
amended in order to reflect these new requirements.   

PWGSC is intending to issue four (4) RISOs in response to this
Request for Standing Offer (RFSO).  This requirement will be
evaluated in accordance with pre-set mandatory, technical and
price criteria.  Offers will be rated with regard to the:
Proposed Team Approach and Management of Services, Past
Experience of the Offeror, Senior Environmental Specialist
Expertise and Experience, and Project Personnel Expertise and
Experience, as well as the proposed price of services.  

The four (4) highest ranked offers will be recommended for
issuance of a RISO based on ideal business distribution
percentages which have been pre-established as follows: 30% of
business volume to the top ranked consultant, 27% to the second,
24% to the third, and 19% to the fourth.  Should we receive less
than four (4) resposive offers, the value of the business
distributed will be adjusted accordingly.

The total value of these RISOs is estimated to be $7,000,000.00
(HSTI).  Individual call-up amounts will vary, up to a maximum
of $150,000.00 (HSTI).  A Standing Offer is an agreement and not
a contract.  Canada does not guarantee that the full amount, or
that any amount, will be called-up on any resulting RISO.   

The term for these RISOs will be two (2) years from the date of
issuance, on an "as and when requested basis."

IMPORTANT NOTE TO OFFERORS: 

Offerors are responsible for obtaining copies of solicitation
forms, special instructions, and specifications which are now
available directly from the MERX site. Offerors will arrange to
print the documents they require at a printer of their choice or
on their own equipment.  Amendments, when issued, will be
available from the MERX service provider.  It is the
responsibility of the Offerors to ensure that all amendments
issued prior to solicitation closing have been obtained and
addressed in the submitted offer.  

Firms intending to submit offers on this project should obtain
Request for Standing Offer documents through the MERX services
provider at http://www.merx.com, referencing the solicitation
number.  The telephone number for MERX is 1-800-964-MERX (6379)
all across Canada.  Firms that elect to base their bids on
solicitation documents obtained from other sources do so at
their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the
Standing Offer Authority of their intention to submit an offer. 
 

Sealed offers will be received in English, or French, at: 
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit,
10 Barter's Hill, P.O. Box 4600, St. John's, Newfoundland and
Labrador   A1C 5T2.  This PWGSC Office provides procurement
services to the public in English, but documents may be
submitted in either official language of Canada.

GSIN: E199D
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.