Professional Services in Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecological Services

BACKGROUNDThe National Capital Commission (NCC) is a federal Crown corporation created by Canada’s Parliament in 1959 under the National Capital Act. Building on more than a century of experience, the NCC provides unique value in the Capital Region by fulfilling three specific roles: long-term planner of federal lands, principal steward of nationally significant public places, and creative partner committed to excellence in development and conservation.INTENTThe NCC will retain the services of consulting firms to provide Professional Services in Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecological Services on an "as and when requested" basis under a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA). Projects completed under the SOA will be at various locations on NCC lands located within the National Capital Region in Ontario and Québec. All successful consultants must enter into a formal NCC SOA. Once awarded, these SOAs will serve as the instrument against which individual call-ups can be made (on a project by project basis). The NCC will award a maximum of eight SOAs. The SOAs will be active either for four years (from the date of award) or until total expenditure level is attained, whichever comes first. The SOA holder grants the NCC the irrevocable option to extend the term of the SOA by two (2) additional one-year period(s) at the same terms and conditions.ENQUIRIESEnquiries regarding this Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) must be submitted in writing by e-mail to Sr. Contract Officer Emilie Scheckman – emilie.scheckman@ncc-ccn.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than fourteen (14) 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 Sr. Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether 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 Sr. Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal.RETURN TONational Capital Commission, by email: Bids-soumissions@ncc-ccn.caRefer to NCC tender file no. ES022There is no public opening scheduled.The procurement process is subject to trade agreements listed above.The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is Tender opportunities | CanadaBuys . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.