Basic Information

Reference Number

0000102792

Issuing Organization

ONTARIO PENSION BOARD

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2018-007-COMPLkn

Title

Workplace Recovery Facilities and Related Services

Source ID

PU.OTH.ON.682763.C100252

Agreement Type

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

Duration: 2 years
Option: to extend for two (2) one (1) year terms

Description

Notice of Intended Procurement

This Notice of Intended Procurement is issued by Ontario Pension Board (“OPB”) for procurements covered by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

1. Procuring Entity’s Name and Address

Ontario Pension Board
200 King Street West, Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3X6

2. Contact Information

RFP Contact: Michelle Zhu, Senior Procurement Officer
Email: michelle.zhu@opb.ca

3. How to Obtain Relevant Documents

OPB anticipates posting the RFP on electronic Canadian public tendering systems (MERX and Biddingo) in July 2018. Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor Canadian public electronic tendering systems for the formal posting of the RFP and are asked not to contact OPB for posting information.

4. Description of Procurement

Workplace Recovery Facilities and Related Services

OPB will be inviting interested suppliers to submit a proposal for the provision of a recovery workplace for forty (40) OPB employees (inclusive of third-party service providers) should its primary work location be uninhabitable.

The supplier will be expected to have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience delivering workplace recovery services in Ontario and will provide:

a primary recovery workplace within (or close to) the Greater Toronto Area;
a secure computing infrastructure which supports timely connectivity to OPB’s recovery systems;
a telephony service to support a redirect of OPB’s calls, with automated call distribution to various queues within the recovery space;
voicemail service for afterhours calls (and overflow calls, where possible);
facsimile, print and copy services;
facilities and support services for weekend IT and business continuity testing; and
all OPB data to be maintained within Canada and the United States.

The RFP process is a non-binding RFP and it includes a presentation and supplier site evaluation.

5. Time-Frame for Delivery, Duration of Contract and Extension Options

It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be awarded in September 2018 and will be for a term of two (2) years with an option to extend on the same terms and conditions for two (2) additional terms of up to one (1) year each.

6. Language of Submissions

Unless otherwise indicated, all submissions shall be in English only.

7. Submission Deadline Date and Time

The submission deadline for this solicitation is twenty-one (21) calendar days from the posting date.

8. Location of Submission

Submission for this solicitation shall be submitted to the following location:

Ontario Pension Board
200 King Street West, Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3X6

9. Date of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting

Not Applicable

10. Details of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting

Not Applicable

11. CFTA

Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable exceptions and exclusions, this solicitation is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

Dates

Publication

2018/07/04 03:56:50 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2018/07/11 05:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Michelle Zhu

416-601-5556

michelle.zhu@opb.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

This is a Notice for Intended Procurement, no submission is required.

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