Regional Standing Offer for Environmental Site Assessment Services

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has a requirement to set up standing offer agreements for Regional Office of Environmental (ROEC) in the province of British Columbia on an “as and when” requested basis. The objective is to award up to five (5) Standing Offer Agreements (SOA) to qualified suppliers who can provide Environmental Site Assessment Services to meet the specific needs outlined in the Statement of Work. The purpose of this request is to solicit proposals for Regional Standing Offers from companies to provide technical and project management services related to the to the overall environmental site assessment of contaminated sites. The successful proponents are required to have significant regulatory experience in the federal framework as well as the BC provincial framework. Proponents will be available to help DFO staff to prepare and implement site assessment or parts thereof on an as-needed basis. BACKGROUND This standing offer is designed to provide external resources to assist with environmental site assessments including Federal Phase I, II, III and Detailed-Site-Investigation-level site assessments for DFO on an as-needed basis. Corporations are allowed to submit bids as a team; however a proposed person may only appear in one submission. The Categories of Resources Required are: Project Manager, Senior Engineer or Scientist 1, Senior Engineer or Scientist 2, Hydrogeologist, Intermediate Engineer/Scientist, Phase 1 Specialist, Field Staff 1, Field Staff 2, Intermediate Biologist or Scientist (CEAA Specialist), Intermediate Biologist or Scientist (CEAA Specialist), Draftsperson and GIS Analyst. PERIOD OF STANDING OFFER The services are to be performed on an “as and when required” basis during the period from date of award until 31 July, 2028. SECURITY There is no security requirement for this contract. The Company working under this Standing Offer Agreement must not be given access to sensitive information or assets, and must be escorted at all times while on DFO premises. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, on the following grounds: where material developed or produced consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of computer software and all documentation pertaining to that software. TRADE AGREEMENTS The requirement is subject to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the mandatory evaluation criteria as detailed herein. Bidders’ Proposals must clearly demonstrate that they meet all Mandatory Requirements for the proposal to be considered for further evaluation. Proposals not meeting the mandatory criteria will be excluded from further consideration. Mandatory Criteria M1 The bidder must propose one (1) Contaminated Sites Approved Professional. The bidder must provide a copy of the resources’ certification through the Society of Contaminated Sites Professionals of British Columbia with their bid. COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENTS The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish Regional Standing Offers for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users in the Pacific Region, excluding locations within the Yukon that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within the Yukon will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.