HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
5110 Creekbank Road
Suite 200
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L4W0A1
Nature of Requirements: 
The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is the sole authoritative source for
Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Suzy Bouchard, 
Contracting Authority
Suzy.bouchard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

REQUIREMENT:
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to
enter into a sole source contract with Infrastructure Health &
Safety Association (IHSA), a not-for profit association part of
Health and Safety Ontario for the delivery of the following
courses: 
Working at heights
Trenching Awareness
Traffic Control Temporary Work Zones
Hoisting and Rigging Basic Awareness
Propane in Construction
Lift Truck Certification
Training is a fundamental component of the Departmental Safety
and Health Management Program. The Canada Labour Code, Part II
and the Treasury Board Occupational Safety and Health Policy
require that Public Works and Government Services Canada provide
the necessary information, instruction, training and supervision
to ensure the safety and health of employees at work.
A systematic approach to safety and health training, structured
to meet legislated requirements, will ensure that training is
delivered using recognized and approved methods, and is provided
in an organized and timely manner.
The training programs should be accredited or recognized by
provincial associations, as per PWGSC departmental policy 073-
Occupational Health and Safety-Construction.  Participation in
recognized occupational health and safety training is mandatory
for all employees whose duties require them to manage
construction projects, manage construction contracts, prepare
project plans and specifications, or attend construction project
sites.  
The Contractor must grant to Canada a non-exclusive, perpetual,
irrevocable and royalty-free right to translate for government
use all or any part of the course manuals and any relevant
material used and supplied with the course delivered under the
Contract. 

REASONS FOR SINGLE TENDERING:

1.	The Contractor must have the ability and the capacity to
offer the required training to PWGSC employees.  The Contractor
must be able to provide at least 10 classes between Contract
award and March 31, 2014 for an approximate total of 33 course
deliveries by December 2014.
2.	All the courses offered must be recognized by Ontario and
Québec provincial associations.

Section 6 of the Government Contract Regulations is being
invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is
capable of performing the contract.

Annex 4.4 articles 506.12(a) and 506.12(b) of AIT are applicable
on the basis of limited tendering due to compatibility with
existing products, to recognize exclusive rights, such as
exclusive licenses, copyright and patent rights, or to maintain
specialized products that must be maintained by the manufacturer
or its representative, and where there is an absence of
competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can
be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or
substitute exists, respectively.

Articles 1016.2(b) and 1016.2(d) of NAFTA are applicable on the
basis of limited tendering due to reasons where, for works of
art, or for reasons connected with the protection of patents,
copyrights or other exclusive rights, or proprietary information
or where there is an absence of competition for technical
reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a
particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute
exists, for additional deliveries by the original supplier that
are intended either as replacement parts or continuing services
for existing supplies, services or installations, or as the
extension of existing supplies, services or installations, where
a change of supplier would compel the entity to procure
equipment or services not meeting requirements of inter
changeability with already existing equipment or services,
including software to the extent that the initial procurement of
the software was covered by this Chapter, respectively. 

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

From Contract Award to December 31, 2014.


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.