Temporary Help Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

FOR

REQUEST FOR STANDING OFFER (RFSO)
TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES (THS)

FOR

Public Works and Government Services Canada Identified Users 
in the National Capital Area 



PWGSC FILE NO.: E60ZN-110002/A

















Offerors interested in submitting an Offer may order the Request
for Standing Offer (RFSO) documents and follow all the
instructions within.


THIS NPP AMENDMENT IS RAISED TO EXTEND THE SOLICITATION CLOSING
DATE TO MAY 15, 2012

THIS NPP AMENDMENT IS RAISED TO CHANGE THE REGION OF DELIVERY TO
THE NCA AND TO CHANGE REFERENCE TO RFSA FROM RFSO.

Notice Of Proposed Procurement (NPP)


Temporary Help Services  (THS)
For
Public Works and Government Services Canada Identified Users 
in the National Capital Area


TITLE:

REQUEST FOR STANDING OFFERS FOR TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES

BACKGROUND:

The procurement tool of Temporary Help Services (THS) in the
National Capital Area (NCA) is made up of two methods of supply
which include a Standing Offer(SO) and a Supply Arrangement
(SA).   

The Temporary Help Services (THS) Request for Standing Offer
(RFSO) was issued May 11, 2009.  The solicitation for the THS
Request For Supply Arrangement is also presently posted on MERX,
solicitation number EN578-060502/D.

This is a solicitation to request new Standing Offers (SOs). 
This solicitation is intended to replace the Standing Offers
issued under RFSO no. EN578-060502/C. This solicitation is an
opportunity for Offerors who have a Standing Offer issued under
RFSO no. EN578-060502/C to submit a new offer to qualify to
provide services described in the Standing Offer. These offerors
will have an opportunity to qualify for classifications, streams
and/or sub-streams for which they were not qualified under RFSO
EN578-060502/C; and to qualify for additional classifications,
streams and/or sub-streams to be added to its Standing Offer. 
New Offerors are invited to submit an offer to qualify to
provide the services described in the Standing Offer.

REQUIREMENT:

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) invites
interested Offerors to respond to the Request for Standing Offer
(RFSO) for the provision of THS to be provided for the NCA. 
PWGSC intends to issue Multiple Standing Offers for THS to be
provided in the NCA as a result of this solicitation.

Temporary Help Services (THS) includes five (5) streams of
services; 

	Stream 1	Office Support
	Stream 2	Administrative Services
	Stream 3	Operational Services	
	Stream 4	Technical Services
	Stream 5	Professional Services

Individual call-ups against the Standing Offer must not exceed
the financial limitation of $400,000.00 (Travel expenses, Goods
and Services Tax or Harmonized Sales Tax, overtime and all
amendments included) and should not exceed the time limitation
of 48 consecutive weeks (including all absences, and all
subsequent amendments), whichever of the two limitations comes
first.


SECURITY REQUIREMENT:

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  For additional information, refer to Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements and Part 7 -
Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses.

SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS (APPLICABLE ONLY TO A
PORTION OF THE RFSO):

A portion of this procurement has been set aside under the
federal government's Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business
(SPAB).  In order to be considered, firms must certify that they
qualify as an Aboriginal business as defined in the SPAB and
they will comply with all requirements of the SPAB.

Where an Offeror wishes its Offer to be considered for set aside
for Aboriginal business under the federal governments Set-Aside
Program for Aboriginal Business, Offerors must complete and sign
the certification in Part 5 - Certifications of the RFSO.

LOCATION OF SERVICES:

Standing Offers will be issued to Qualified Offerors in the
National Capital Area (NCA).  The NCA boundary for PWGSC is
recognized as the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
boundary on the Ontario side and the Outaouais Regional
Community on the Quebec side.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:

The services to be provided will be delivered in one or both of
the two official languages of Canada according to the
requirements of the Identified User issuing a Call-up against
the Standing Offer.

MANDATORY CRITERIA:

Offerors must ensure that their offer provides sufficient
evidence for Canada to assess the compliance of their offer with
the mandatory requirements as indicated in the RFSO document.

SELECTION METHODOLOGY:

Offerors will be required to meet all the mandatory
requirements.  Offers failing to meet these conditions will be
considered non-compliant and will be given no further
consideration.

The Offeror selection will be conducted for each Classification.
 All Offerors who are compliant with all mandatory requirements
will be authorized for issuance of a Standing Offer and will
become Qualified Offerors.  A single Standing Offer will be
issued to Aboriginal Offerors who qualify for both Aboriginal
and Non-Aboriginal Procurements. 

No limit will be set on the number of Standing Offers to be
issued.

TECHNICAL RESPONSE TEMPLATE:

Offerors should use the modified response template listed below
in the preparation of their offer for both the hard and soft
copy.

RFSO Technical Response Template
Electronic File Name:  RFSO Technical Response Template.xls
	 
The RFSO Technical Response Template has been posted on MERX and
is available for download.

INFORMATION REGARDING RFSO:

Information regarding the RFSO can be obtained from the THS team
members listed below:

Lan Mao
Supply Specialist
Telephone: (819) 956-8465
E-mail: dgasat.acqbths@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Eric Labelle 
Intern Officer
Telephone: (819) 953-9532
E-mail: dgasat.acqbths@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


STANDING OFFER AUTHORITY:

Stephanie Riley
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Professional Services Business Initiatives Directorate
Portage III 11C1
11 Laurier Street 
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-1678
Facsimile: (819) 997-2229
E-mail address: dgasat.acqbths@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.