Basic Information

Reference Number

0000219788

Issuing Organization

Defence Construction Canada - Ontario Region

Project Type

APN - Advanced Procurement Notice (Formal)

Project Number

APN_Alert_FY2022-23_DOS

Title

APN_Construction Program FY 2022-23, Alert, Nunavut (with Security Requirements)

Source ID

FD.CC.ON.862537.C96394

Agreement Type

None

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Kingston-Pembroke

Job Location

Alert, Nunavut

Description

Advance Procurement Notice
Construction Program FY22/23
Alert, Nunavut
(with Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of potential contracts with anticipated security requirements to provide interested contractors an opportunity to begin the sponsorship request process for potentially obtaining the required security clearance(s) that are anticipated. Note that there is no guarantee that these contracts will proceed or that any security clearance(s) will be granted under the sponsorship process in a timely fashion or otherwise.

Description of the program and Services
Contracts may include, but are not limited to:

Design and construction of new infrastructures, renovation and demolition of the Department of National Defence (DND) infrastructures, in support of the Canadian Armed Forces operations;
Inspection, testing and maintenance services of DND infrastructures.

It is anticipated that the following solicitations will proceed as noted in the list below. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed from DND.

Contract Number:   TRS20017_76710
Title: Incinerator Building Repair
Approximate Estimate: $330,000
Anticipated Posting Date: 5 APRIL 2022
Description: Includes the stabilization and leveling of the existing building, installation of new smoke stack and roof repair.

Contract Number:   TRS20011_76427
Title: Install Waterline
Approximate Estimate: $6,000,000
Anticipated Posting Date: 4 JULY 2022
Description:   Remove old water lines and replace with new secondary water supply and return lines c/w heat trace and insulation. Upgrade pump controls.

Contract Number:   TRS20014_77405
Title: Replace Steel Reservoir Tank
Approximate Estimate: $500,000
Anticipated Posting Date: 4 JULY 2022
Description: Demolish and remove existing welded steel water tank; supply and construct new bolted steel potable water storage tank.

Contract Number:   TRS18031_77406
Title: Thermosyphon Systems Repair.
Approximate Estimate: $1,000,000
Anticipated Posting Date: 4 JULY 2022
Description: General construction, renovation, and site work at multiple buildings; deconstruction of supply storage building.

Contract Award and Anticipated Security Requirements
In order to be eligible for contract award, a contractor will be required to, among other things, actively hold all required security clearance(s) at the time of closing, as further detailed in the tender documents.

As of the date of posting of this Advance Procurement Notice, the required security clearance(s) are anticipated to be:

for contractors: a valid and active DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC); and

Industrial Security Program (ISP) Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, contractors that are interested in submitting or participating in a bid for these procurements that fall under this program and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.

Under this program, DCC may provide preliminary assistance with the security clearance sponsorship process.

To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Contract number as referenced in the table above; and
Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the contractor to complete a sponsorship request package. Once DCC has determined that the contractor has substantially completed the sponsorship request package, DCC will forward the package to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of the contractor based on the following timelines:

30 calendar days prior to planned tender closing, for DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS)

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP, PWGSC will communicate directly with the contractor regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the contractor will need to cooperate with the CSP, PWGSC in a timely fashion to further the process.

Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:
Steven Foster
Team Leader, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
613-921-4716
steven.foster@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Disclaimer
DCC does not provide any assurances or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP, PWGSC on behalf of a contractor will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP, PWGSC, in a timely fashion. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP, PWGSC’s security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, the contractor accepts and agrees to bear any risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes.

Dates

Publication

2022/03/16 08:32:59 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2022/09/30 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Steven Foster

613-921-4716

trcontracting@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

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