Environmental services - Environmental assessment and receiving environment

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

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Title
Environmental services, Environmental assessment and receiving environment

Description of Requirement
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is seeking specialized firms that are able to provide, upon request, various environmental services for different locations across Quebec. These services are required throughout the Quebec Region and will assist PWGSC’s Environmental Services (ES). 

As part of their mandate to provide services to Canadians, federal departments and agencies regularly call upon PWGSC’s ES for mandates to be fulfilled on their properties. These mandates pertain to property management and the environmental compliance of their operational activities. These projects must be carried out so as to meet the objectives of PWGSC’s clients and in accordance with applicable acts and regulations. It is within this context that PWGSC makes use of specialized firms to obtain various environmental services, including studies, environmental projects or other environmental responses planned in various environments.

PWGSC’s ES team would like to establish standing offers in order to make use of professional environmental services. To that effect, the services in question are divided into two stream and associated with consultant services in environmental assessment and for the receiving environment.
 
Identified Users
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)

Period of the Standing Offer
2 firm year and 2 one-year option periods

Canadian Content
The requirement is limited to Canadian services.
Set-aside for Aboriginal Business
This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

Trade Agreements
This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.
Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement

Funding
Part of the requirement could be issued to the Aboriginal business with the responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price. 5% of the Limitation of Expenditure could be allocated for the Aboriginal market.

Security Requirements
No security requirement is required for the work.

Debriefings
Offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers process. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the request for standing offers process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

Please take note that another request for standing offer for the same requirement(EE517-220492/A) is posted concurrently on Buy and Sell and is not related to an aboriginal set-aside as part of the PSAB.

Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au public dans les deux langues officielles. / This PWGSC office provide procurement services in French and English.

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.