Water Quality Studies

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Water Quality Studies

H3224-172930/A
Leslie, Sandra
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2069

Amendment is raised to extend the closing date of Request for Proposal to  January 9, 2018.

1.REQUIREMENT 

Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), Ontario Region requires the services of licenced and accredited laboratory(ies) to perform bacteriological analysis of drinking water supplies for  First Nations in four geographic locations: Southern, Thunder Bay East, Thunder Bay West, and Sioux Lookout (please see 1.5 for a listing of communities). 

The Contractor(s) must be licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), and accredited by the Standards Council of Canada or by an Accreditation Body recognized by the MOECC, to perform the work. The testing will be conducted according to the current requirements of Ontario Regulation 170/03 under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). A copy of the act and accompanying regulations can be found on the Government of Ontario E-Laws site (http://www.e laws.gov.on.ca). 

Up to four (4) contracts may be awarded from this RFP, one for each area: 

1.Southern
2.Thunder Bay East, 
3.Thunder Bay West  
4.Sioux Lookout

Details of the Statement of Work for the locations are contained in Annex “A”.  Bidder may submit a proposal for any or all of the location, however a separate And complete proposal is required for each area.  

Period of the Contract

The period of the Contract is estimated to be from date of Contract until March 30, 2018.

Option to Extend the Contract

The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3)  additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in the Basis of Payment.

Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the Contractor at least 15 calendar days before the expiry date of the Contract. The option may only be exercised by the Contracting Authority, and will be evidenced for administrative purposes only, through a contract amendment.

2.SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
There are security requirements associated with this requirement.

3.EVALUATION AND SELECTION:

The requirement includes both Mandatory and point rated technical evaluation criteria.

Basis of Selection   - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

4.TRADE AGREEMENTS

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).


Complete requirements are detailed in the Request for Proposal document.




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.