Basic Information

Reference Number

0000240477

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada - National Capital Region

Solicitation Type

APN - Advanced Procurement Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

APN_WA229006_79450

Title

APN_Material Testing Services,

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862519.C110603

Agreement Type

None

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Delivery Point

Ottawa, ON

Description

Advance Procurement Notice
MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES
National Capital Region (NCR) GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
(with Security Requirements)
Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential contract with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the Project and Services
The consultant will be required to provide field sampling and monitoring as well as analysis and reporting on various construction materials including concrete asphalt, and aggregate services in support of new constructions and existing infrastructures. Services may include, but are not limited to the following:

Sampling and testing of concrete, Asphalt and Aggregates
Gradation (Sieve) Analysis
Modified Proctor
Standard Proctor
Concrete Compression Test
Concrete Air and Slump Test
Concrete core analysis
Mortar or grout compressive test
Asphalt Marshall Analysis
Asphalt Cores
Super pave (full analysis)

The consultant may be required to provide professional recommendations and other specialized testing/reporting/monitoring of contractor activities during future work programs, as required.
It is anticipated that these solicitations will be initiated in the Winter/Spring 2023. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND)
Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements
In order to be eligible for award, a consultant will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the solicitation documents.
As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be:

for consultants: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS)granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC);

Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing consultants early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, consultants that are interested in submitting or participating in a proposal for this/ procurement that fall under this program and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.
Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process.
To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number 79450; and
Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the consultant to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the consultant has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the consultant based on the following timelines:
30 calendar days prior to planned solicitation closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS)
Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the consultant regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the consultant will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process.
Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:
Stephanie Tanguay
Team Leader, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
613-715-4626
stephanie.tanguay@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Disclaimer
DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a consultant will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the consultant accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.

Dates

Publication

2023/02/02 05:33:53 AM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Closing Date

2023/03/06 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Stephanie Tanguay

613-715-4626

stephanie.tanguay@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

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