Renewal of existing NMSO

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Renewal of existing NMSO

Office Ergonomic Assessment Services

E60ZQ-140001/A
Linda Harrison
Telephone No. 819-956-1074
E-mail:  linda.harrison@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

To provide federal government departments, agencies and Crown
corporations across Canada with office ergonomic assessment
services on an "if and when requested" basis.  Federal
government departments, agencies and Crown corporations must
comply with the requirements and obligations of the Canada
Labour Code (CLC), Part II and applicable legislations,
policies, directives, guidelines, statutes and regulations,
etc., as required

The Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is intended to result in
the issuance of National Master Standing Offer(s) (NMSO). 
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) contracting
officers and Identified Users are both authorized to make
call-ups.

Health and Social Services GSIN is excluded from NAFTA, CCFTA,
Canada-Columbia FTA and Canada-Peru FTA; not covered under AIT;
and is not listed under WTO-AGP.  This procurement is
conditionally limited to Canadian services.

The CLCAs are not applicable to this procurement, as Work will
not be delivered to, nor conducted within CLCAs.

Offers will be assessed against mandatory technical criteria and
as per the financial evaluation.

The period for making call-ups against the SO is from date of
issuance to March 31, 2018.  No limit will be set on the number
of SO to be issued per region/sub-region.

YEARLY REFRESH PERIODS: 

Period:                      Start / Closing Date               
   Award Date

1    Y1 (2016)       January 1 to February 28                  
April 1

2    Y2  (2017)      January 1 to February 28                  
April 1

Yearly refreshe are for:" new offeror who did not submit a
proposal at the initial RFSO, offeror who wish to re-submit
Assessment prices or follow-up rates and offeror who wish to
re-submit a proposal to provide services into additional Regions
/ Metropolitan Areas".

Security Requirement

Before issuance of a SO, the following conditions must be met:

(a)   The Offeror 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), PWGSC.

(b)  The Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive work
site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or
approved by CISD/PWGSC.

Offerors that currently do not meet the organization security
screening requirements are requested to initiate the security
clearance process immediately by requesting sponsorship from the
SO Authority by e-mail.
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.