Audit of R&D and Demonstrations Projects Funded under the
ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII)

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to
meet qualification requirements
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
AUDIT SERVICES

Request for Proposal (RFP)
PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SUPPORT SERVICES (PASS)
SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

Buyer ID: 003ZQ
SOLICITATION NO.:		23240-130022/A
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:	Dugas, Andre
Telephone No.				(819) 956-1379
Fax No.				(819) 956-9823

This RFP is only for pre-qualified Suppliers for Stream 8:
Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit, against Professional
Audit Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement (E60ZG-060004)

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The purpose of the work is to complete a combination of desk
audits (examination of first invoice claims) and/or full audits
for a sample of projects, as required by Office of Energy R&D 
(OERD).  Guidance and feedback will be provided to the recipient
with regards to claim preparation and internal controls, and
express and audit opinion on the eligibility of costs, eligible
amounts of NRCan contribution and Total Eligible Costs in
accordance with the financial terms and conditions outlined in
the contribution agreements as it relates to amounts reported by
the recipients. An objective is to conduct a single recipient
audit within NRCan and with other departments, where feasible.

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31,
2013 inclusive and Canada will have the irrevocable option to
extend the term of the Contract by up to 3 additional 1-year
periods under the same conditions.

EVALUATION PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGY

Mandatory and rated criteria







SECURITY REQUIREMENTS


1.	The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of
the Contract, hold a valid 		Designated Organization Screening
(DOS) issued by the Canadian Industrial Security 		Directorate
(CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
	
2.	The Contractor personnel who requiring access to PROTECTED
information, assets or 		sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a
valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or 		approved by CISD/PWGSC.
	
3.	The Contractor MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or
assets from the 		identified work site(s), and the Contractor
must ensure that its personnel are made aware 		of and comply
with this restriction.
	
4.	Subcontracts, which contain security requirements, are NOT to
be awarded without the 		prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

5.  	The Contractor must comply with the provisions of:

	a)	Security Requirements Check list and security guide (if
applicable), attached at 			Annex C;
	b)	The Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).



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.