RFP - Facilities Maintenance and Support Services, CFB Halifax

***The closing date has been changed from March 29, 2023 to April 13, 2023.*** Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for proposals from firms to provide facilities maintenance and support services to the Department of National Defence (DND) for installations located in CFB Halifax, Shearwater and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (NS). The Contractor will be required to provide maintenance and support services for all identified buildings and their associated infrastructure within the defined property limits in a manner and to a standard that will not cause the buildings to deteriorate beyond normal wear and tear throughout the Contract term. This procurement contains set-asides for the benefit of Indigenous Businesses pursuant to applicable trade agreement provisions. See item 1.9 (Indigenous Benefits Plan) of this RFP for more information. Following contract award, the Contractor will be required to progressively mobilize and be ready to commence providing the Services by the Service Commencement date in the Contract.    The initial Period of Service will be from Service Commencement Date to March 2026.  If mutually agreeable between the Contractor and DCC, the Period of Service may be extended for up to two (2) additional two (2) year period followed by an additional extension of two (2) year period, for a possible total of approximately seven (7) years. Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the Request for Proposals (RFP).   *** Proponents are advised that two (2) additional non-mandatory site visits will be offered during this solicitation. The sites visits are scheduled for: March 10, 2023, at 9:00AM, F&BTC (Building SH330) located at 371 Magnificent Avenue, CFB Halifax, Shearwater, Nova Scotia, NS; and March 10, 2023, at 1:00PM, DRDC (Building DA26) located at 9 Grove Street, CFB Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, NS. To register for the site visits, contact Jim Payne by email at jim.payne@dcc-cdc.gc.ca  NO LATER than 10h00 AM local time March 9, 2023. Contractors who do not pre-register will not be permitted access to the site(s). Provide the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and security certificate/number (if applicable) of the representatives attending the site visit. *** Proponents are advised that two (2) Non-Mandatory Site Visits will be held at the following dates, times, and locations: First Site Visit Details Date: March 7, 2023 Time: 9:00AM Atlantic Standard Time (AST) Location:  Fumerton & Bing Training Centre located at 371 Magnificent Avenue, CFB Halifax, Shearwater, NS Second Site Visit Details Date: March 7, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM Atlantic Standard Time (AST) Location:  Defense Research Development Canada at 9 Grove Street, CFB Halifax, Dartmouth, NS *** To register for the site visits, contact Jim Payne by email at jim.payne@dcc-cdc.gc.ca  NO LATER than 10:00AM local time March 3, 2023. Contractors who do not pre-register will not be permitted access to the site(s). Provide the names, email addresses and phone numbers of the representatives attending the site visit.*** The estimated contract value of HX316341 over the possible total duration of the Period of Service is in the order of $6 000,000.00 including optional periods, the Prime Cost Allowances and one-time mobilization payment. This opportunity follows procurement procedures in accordance with all internal and international free trade agreements that Canada has entered into. The Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFP Documents. Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC Website at http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/documents/reports/ContractAwards.pdfcode : 1costAllowancePrice : 56,000.00description : Lump Sum Amount for Mobilization including the two (2) locations (F&BTC and DRDC) (i.e. the period between Contract Award and Service Commencement date). Refer to GC5.5.3quantity : 1code : 2description : Amount for the Initial Period of Services - from Service Commencement Date to March 31, 2024 (see section 2.4.2.1 of the RFP)quantity : 1unitOfMeasure : Eachcode : 2description : Annual Amount for the Initial Period of Services - additional two (2) years (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026) (see section 2.4.2.2 of the RFP)quantity : 2unitOfMeasure : Yearcode : 3description : Annual Amount for the 1st Optional Extension - years 4 and 5 (see section 2.4.2.3 of the RFP)quantity : 2unitOfMeasure : Yearcode : 4description : Annual Amount for the 2nd Optional Extension - years 6 and 7 (see section 2.4.2.3 of the RFP)quantity : 2unitOfMeasure : Yearcode : 6costAllowancePrice : 500,000.00description : Prime Cost Allowance for Additional Work Requests for the initial Period of Service in accordance with section 1.7 of the RFP.quantity : 1Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.