Basic Information

Reference Number

0000226226

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada - National Capital Region

Owner Organization

Defence Construction Canada

Solicitation Type

APN - Advanced Procurement Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

WA229001

Title

APN Security Guard Services Standing Offer, NCR

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862519.C102712

Agreement Type

None

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, National Capital Region

Delivery Point

Ottawa, ON

Description

Advance Procurement Notice
Security Guard Services Standing Offer, Ottawa ON
National Capital Region (NCR)
(With Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a potential Request For abbreviated Proposal (RFAP) to establish a Standing Offer (SO) with anticipated security requirements to provide interested contractors 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 the RFAP will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the Request for abbreviated proposal and Services
Services required under the SO consist of security guard services to provide escorts for contractors working on construction projects in the NCR. The total opportunity of the potential SO is about $200,000.00.
It is anticipated that this solicitation will be initiated in fall 2022. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Tool Establishment and Anticipated Security Requirements
In order to be eligible for the tool establishment, a contractor 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 contractors: a valid and active FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET 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 contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, contractors that are interested in participating in a proposal for this procurement 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, contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number WA229001; 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 contractor to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the contractor has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the contractor based on the following timelines:

60 calendar days prior to planned solicitation closing, for FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET.

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the contractor regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the contractor 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
Telephone Number: (613) 715-4626; or
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 contractor 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 contractor 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

2022/06/16 08:27:35 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Closing Date

2022/12/16 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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