NG280 - BRUSH CLEARING SERVICES FOR THE NCC IN OTTAWA ON, GATINEAU QC (NG280)

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking to establish a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) for a period of two years from date of award for the services of a contractor on an “as and when needed” basis for miscellaneous brush clearing and/or brush removal in the National Capital Region (Quebec and Ontario lands) The goal of this project is to accomplish minor landscaping work, vegetation management or vista and brush clearing based on pre-arranged hourly rates for equipment and crews.

More than one Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) may be awarded as a result of this request for proposals. The resulting SOA(s) will be for a period of two (2) years from the date of award.

To be considered, your tender must be received no later than 3 p.m. Ottawa time on January 21, 2015 at the National Capital Commission, 3rd Floor Service Centre, 40 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, K1P 1C7, with a reference to tender file #NG280. Tenders can faxed at fax number 613-239-5012 only.

Email or late submissions will not be accepted.

Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the following: Senior Contract Officer, Nicole Galipeau, telephone number 613 239 5678 ext. 5191, facsimile number 613 239 5007 or e-mail address nicole.galipeau@ncc-ccn.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to all Proponents, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this proposal sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal.

Note that amounts quoted in this RFP are in Canadica/index-eng.html) website.

Controlled Goods :

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The

Defence production Act

defines Canadian Controlled Goods as certain goods listed in Canada’s Export Control List, a regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

Location of Work :

Region: National Capital Region

Specific Location: 110 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario

BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority:

Name: Capt Nicky Sapera

Email: Nicky.Sapera@forces.gc.ca

The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Amendment 001 was raised to answer the first round of questions from invited suppliers.