W6837-175301/A - Snow/Ice Control and Grass Cutting/Lawn Maintenance, Grand Falls and Edmundston, N.B. (W6837-175301/A)

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy:

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Snow/Ice Control and Grass Cutting/Lawn Maintenance, Grand Falls Armoury, Grand Falls, N.B. and Edmundston Armoury, Edmundston, N.B.

W6837-175301/A Doucet, Gisele Telephone No. - (506) 636-4541

Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the furnishing of all labour, materials, tools and equipment required to provide Snow and Ice Control and Grass Cutting/Landscape Maintenance at the Grand Falls Armoury, Grand Falls, New Brunswick and Edmundston Armoury, Edmundston, New Brunswick.

All work is to be completed in accordance with the Specification Number L-G2-9301/236 forming part of the bid document. The Service Contract is required for the period from May 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 with an option to extend for two additional one year periods.

The estimated cost (based on the Contract plus the two option years) for this opportunity is within the following cost category: $100,001 to $250,000 (HST extra).

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications included in the solicitation documents requires attention.

Enquiries: All inquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Gisele Doucet, telephone - (506) 636-4541, facsimile -(506) 636-4376 or E-mail: gisele.doucet@pwgsc.gc.ca

Enquiries are to be made in accordance with the Bid Solicitation Document, Part 2- Bidders Instructions, Article 3. Enquiries - Bid Solicitation.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender dArrangement, or both.

All suppliers capable of meeting the requirements of this bid solicitation are invited to submit a bid for the Services containing either an offer for a Standing Offer, or an arrangement for a Supply Arrangement, or both.

The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from date of issuance for a period of 18 months.

The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement is from date of issuance for a period of 18 months.

In as much as possible, every 18 months, PWGSC may issue a bid solicitation to allow new suppliers to become pre-qualified or to replace the Standing Offers and the Supply Arrangements.

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement if it is in force.

Part of this procurement may be designated by the Identified User as set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). In these specific cases, (i) the procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses, and (ii) as per Article 1802 of the AIT, the AIT does not apply. In order to be considered as an Aboriginal Business under the PSAB, Bidders must complete and sign the certification contained in clause 1.6 under Part 5 - Certifications.

There is a security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.

For additional information, see Part 4 - Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection, Part 6A - Standing Offer and Part 7A, Supply Arrangement. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.