Consulting services - Health & Safety Training

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: 
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
5110 Creekbank Road
Suite 400
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L4W0A1
Nature of Requirements: 
REQUIREMENT:

PWGSC intends to enter into a sole source requirement with
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA), a not-for
profit provincial association part of Ontario's Health and
Safety Associations, for the delivery of the following six
construction courses.
·	Working at heights
·	Trenching Awareness
·	Traffic Control Temporary Work Zones
·	Hoisting and Rigging Basic Awareness
·	Propane in Construction
·	Lift Truck Certification

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Real
Property Branch (RPB) previously offered internal training which
met its specific requirements of construction, operation and
maintenance activities to employees and due to a change in
mandate, PWGSC RPB ceased to offer construction health and
safety training.  

Training is a fundamental component of the PWGSC Departmental
Safety and Health Management Program. The Canada Labour Code,
Part II and the Treasury Board Occupational Safety and Health
Policy require that PWGSC provide the necessary information,
instruction, training and supervision to ensure the safety and
health of employees at work.  The 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 Occupational Health Safety
Policy Suite, the Standard on Construction Occupational Health
and Safety.  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.  


REASONS FOR SINGLE TENDERING:

1.	The Contractor must be able to deliver approximately 33
courses by September 2016;
2.	The contractor must be an accredited Training Delivery Agent
by Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Ontario's Ministry of
Transportation, Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities, WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) , and
Commission de la Santé et de la sécurité au travail (CSST) in
Quebec . 
3.	The Contractor must be an approved training provider from the
Ontario Ministry of Labour to deliver the Working at Heights
with course material that meet the CSA Z1001 standard.
4.	The Contractor must provide instructors to deliver the
courses in the language specified in the Task Authorization
document (English or French).
5.	The courses must meet the Ontario Ministry of Labour and the
Commission de la Santé et de la sécurité au travail (CSST) in
Quebec provincial construction standards. 

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, and 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
interchangeability 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 September 30, 2016 with the option to
extend the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional
one-year periods.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned




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.