LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
TITLE:	PROVISION OF LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES

REQUIREMENT:

The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has a requirement
for the supply of Laboratory testing services for certification
listing of fireline workwear for Protective Clothing,Fireline
Workwear for Forest Firefighters, Protection Against Hydrocarbon
Flash Fire (Single Layer), and Protection Against Hydrocarbon
Flash Fire (Multi - Layer) laboratory testing services are to be
provided on an "as and when requested' basis.

PERIOD OF RESULTING CONTRACT:  

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to 3
years after the date of contract, inclusively.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA:

Eligibility of Test Facility or Facilities:

(1)        The bidder must identify in its bid the test facility
or facilities and its subcontractor(s), that will be    used in
the performance of each test, group of tests, Standard or group
of Standards. 

The Bidder must identify in its bid:

 a)   the name of test facility; 
 b)   the complete mailing address for the test facility;
 c)   a contact person and its contact information; and
 d)   the test, group of tests, standards or group of standards
to be conducted at the test facility 
                  which requirement applies to each facility.

(2)        The Bidder must demonstrate in its bid that it and
its Subcontractor(s) meet  one or                               
     more of the following requirements for each of their
respective test facilities identified:

(a)	      The Bidder and each Subcontractor must hold a valid
CGSB Laboratory Acceptance Program                    (LAP)
Listing Number to ISO 17025:2005

The Bidder must submit the CGSB Laboratory Acceptance Program
(LAP) Listing number(s) for itself and the Subcontractor(s). The
CGSB will verify and confirm the validity of the LAP Listing
Number(s).
						
OR

(b)	        The Bidder and each subcontractor(s) must be
accredited to ISO 17025:2005 by the Standards                 
Council of Canada (SCC)
OR

(c)	  The Bidder and each subcontractor must be accredited to
ISO 17025:2005 by another                                
accreditation organization with which CGSB or SCC  has a Mutual
Recognition Agreement                          (MRA). (see SCC 
website: http://www.scc.ca/en/accreditation) 

For (b) and (c) above, the Bidder must submit a copy of the its
and each Subcontractors certificate of accreditation and must
provide a copy of their complete scope of accreditation,
including the test methods for which the Bidder and the
Subcontractor (s) are accredited.  Only laboratories covered
under the scope of acceptance or accreditation will be
considered.

SELECTION METHOD:

Basis of Selection - Lowest Evaluated Aggregate Price

To be declared responsive, a bid must:

(a)	comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;  

(b)	meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria. 

Bids not meeting (a) or (b) will be declared non-responsive. For
Service Group 2, responsive bids will be ranked in ascending
order of evaluated aggregate prices; the responsive bid offering
the lowest evaluated aggregate price being ranked first. Of the
highest ranked responsive bids, up to two (2) will be
recommended for award of a contract. In the event that there are
two (2) or more responsive bids in a particular Service Group,
the second ranked responsive bid will be the one offering the
second lowest evaluated aggregate price, which must be within
25% of the evaluated aggregate price of the first ranked
responsive bid.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

Laurie D Brault 
Supply Officer

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch 
Science Procurement Directorate 
Place du Portage, Phase III, 11C1
11 Laurier Street				 
Gatineau, Quebec  
K1A 0S5

Telephone:	(819) 956-1378
Facsimile:	(819) 997-2229
E-mail address: laurie.brault@tpsgc-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.