Request for Standing Offer for General Maintenance Services for Real Property Safety and Security (RPSS) Gulf Region Nova Scotia (NS) Sites.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) Solicitation #: 30004556 This requirement is for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Title: Request for Standing Offer for General Maintenance Services for Real Property Safety and Security (RPSS) Gulf Region Nova Scotia (NS) Sites. Objective: The objective of the Standing Offer is to provide general maintenance services to DFO custodial buildings located in the province of Nova Scotia, on a "as and when requested" basis, pertaining to the Civil, Structural, Plumbing, HVAC and Electrical disciplines. Background: The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Real Property Safety and Security (RPSS) provides essential maintenance services for the DFO real property assets. Many of the sites and facilities within the RPSS Gulf Region are operational sites that provide yearly or seasonal emergency or critical response services to the Canadian public; therefore a complex variety of maintenance and repair are to be considered critical to these site working environments that require continuous professional support for such maintenance services. Scope of Work: The general maintenance and repair of systems, structures and grounds includes but is not limited to: • Structural repairs inspection and maintenance, such as, interior and exterior carpentry, painting, crack filling, flooring and roofing; • Electrical repairs, maintenance and inspections, such as, repair or replacement of components, trouble shooting, measuring and recording voltage, amperage, phase rotation and other parameters, inspecting for general condition and safety; • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) maintenance and repair such as trouble shooting, component replacement, cleaning and inspection of heat pumps, air handling units and other related mechanical equipment; • Civil work such as asphalt repair, ditching, bush hogging, drainage control and application of aggregates; • Plumbing maintenance and repair, such as, water supply and sanitary equipment repair, back flow preventer inspections, interior and exterior plumbing fixture repair and replacement; • General Labour to assist physical tasks related to the task listed above. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement: The Standing Offer (SO) is for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the SO to the Identified Users The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO) for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers Ownership of Intellectual Property: N/A Security Requirement: There is no security requirement associated with this RFSO, but there are security requirements indicated in Part 7A – Standing Offer. Period of Standing offer: The period of standing offer shall be from date of award to 5 years (60 months) thereafter. Trade Agreements: The requirement is subject to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canada - Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).