Emergency Electrical Power Supply Systems

Period of resulting contract: The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of five (5) years.

Basis of selection

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

There is a optional site visit associated with this requirement where personnel security screening is required prior to gaining access to PROTECTED information, assets or sites. Consult Part 2 - Bidder Instructions.

This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the Canada Post Corporation’s (CPC) Connect service to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information.

Security requirements

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses.

For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at Food Production Facility, 1170 Algoma Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0S5, on December 15th, 2022. The site visit will begin at 9:30 am EDT, at the main entrance.

Personnel security screening is required prior to gaining authorized access to secure worksites. The Bidder’s Company Security Officer (CSO) must ensure that their representatives hold a valid security clearance at the required level for the site visit. Failure to comply with the security requirements will result in the representative(s) being denied access to the site.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than December 8th, 2022 at 14:00 EDT to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) and date of birth(s) of the person(s) holding a valid security clearance at the required level who will attend.

Bidders who do not confirm attendance, provide the name(s) and date of birth(s) of the person(s) who will attend or who do not have the required security screening may not be allowed access to the site.

Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance sheet. No alternative appointment will be given to bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative. Bidders who do not participate in the visit will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots/shoes for the site visit and must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of SITE ACCESS Clearance granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.

Enquiries

All enquiries regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority:

Martin Gauthier E-mail address: martin.gauthier@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.