Alternate Services - Great Lakes

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Québec Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority. 

Suppliers are required to submit bids electronically using the Canada Post epost Connect application for the subject bid solicitation. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level.

Faxed and hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) bids will not be accepted for the subject bid solicitation.

Given current circumstances and network limitations, some active procurements may be delayed. To stay up to date on the status of specific procurements, please consult Buysandsell.gc.ca.

Supply arrangement - Marine Navigation Services

ON-GOING OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFICATION

This notice is issued in accordance with the process set out below to allow new suppliers to qualify. The already qualified suppliers that were awarded a supply arrangement will not have to submit a new arrangement.

F2586-170002/B
Jennifer Kirouac
Telephone No. (418) 953-4110 
Email: jennifer.kirouac@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Central Region would like to set up supply arrangements for temporary and punctual specific marine navigation services in accordance with the Statement of Requirement (SoR) - Annex "A".   The targeted services are: 

(a) Icebreaking and Ice Navigation
(b) Removing ice from buoys 
(c) Icebreaking and vessel assistance
(d) Stabilizing vessels in distress
(e) Towing
(f) Assistance in the event of fire aboard a vessel

This RFSA will establish a list of qualified Suppliers having one or all of the required capacities and competencies.

The Supply Arrangements will have no defined end-date and will remain valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to use them.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free-Trade Agreement (CFTA).

The requirement covered by the bid solicitation of any resulting supply arrangement may be subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services or may be limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

The Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) is to establish supply arrangements for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSA to the Identified Users in the following intervention regions in the Province of Ontario. No activities will be completed in areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs).

a) Thunder Bay - Superior Lake
b) Sault Ste. Marie
c) Sarnia - Huron Lake
d) Windsor - Saint Clair Lake
e) Port Colborne - Erie Lake 
f) Burlington - Ontario Lake

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.

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.