Basic Information

Reference Number

0000280400

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada - Ontario Region

Solicitation Type

APN - Advanced Procurement Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

APN_KN25ST01_83321KN

Title

APN_KN25ST01_83321KN – Material Testing and Inspection SOA - Kingston, ON

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862537.C110439

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Kingston-Pembroke

Delivery Point

Kingston, Ontario

Purchase Type

Duration: 2 years
Option: 1 year extension

Description

Advance Procurement Notice
Material Testing and Inspection Services SOA
Kingston, Ontario
(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 consultant 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 “as and when required” materials testing and inspection services, including analysis and reporting on, but not limited to concrete, asphalt, and aggregates.

The services may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Reinforcing steel and formwork inspection;
Compaction testing;
Sampling and testing of concrete, asphalt and aggregate;
Field Reporting and Final Reporting.

This standing offer is expected to be awarded to one (1) firm for two (2) years with an optional, one (1) year extension. The total contract value is for $120,000.00 with possibility of additional $60,000.00 for the extension.

It is anticipated that this/these solicitations will be initiated in November, 2024. 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 contract 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 tender 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 bid 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, consultants are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number KN25ST01_83321KN; 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 tender 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:
Robin Entwistle
Team Leader, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
613-541-5010 ext.7388
Robin.Entwistle@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

2024/10/17 10:47:08 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2024/11/16 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Robin Entwistle

613-449-4964

KNContracting@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

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