Description
This amendment is raised to make changes to MTC 1 of the Evaluation Criteria and make changes to the RFSA name from ESDC National Cabling, Dismantling, Installation and Staging Services (CDISS) - Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) to ESDC National Cabling, Dismantling, Installation, Staging and Repair Services (CDISRS) - Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA). *********************************************************************************
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is seeking to create a Supply Arrangement (SA) purchasing tool for prequalifying vendors, contractors and professionals across Canada for services including installation, dismantling, moving and packaging of office furniture, equipment, and cabling of workstations and collaborative areas. Once established, this SA will be used by ESDC’s real property teams across all provinces, territories and regions of Canada to procure services for our Service Canada Centres, Passport Canada offices and back end ESDC general office spaces. These services are being sought through a Supply Arrangement which will start April 1, 2024, and expire when ESDC determines that it is no longer advantageous.
A Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) will be issued in accordance with the process set out below to allow new Suppliers to become qualified. Existing qualified Suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new arrangement.
The initial notice (100024501/A) was posted on November 20, 2023 in order to begin the qualification
process for bidders who have submitted arrangements for the initial notice.
This notice (100024501/B) will be left continuously posted on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) to allow new Suppliers to become qualified. Qualified vendors will be added to the Supply Arrangement, as they have been deemed to qualify.
This Supply Arrangement will have a total of four work streams, which bidders may indicate their interest/capability in:
4.1 Stream one: Furniture assembly and moving Services
The SA Holder must carry out services including:
1. Removing assembled furniture items or disassembled furniture item parts from packaging and/or pallets;
2. Assembling furniture items according to manufacturer instructions and/or guidelines;
3. Moving furniture items by hand, or using tools, either assembled or in parts to designated areas;
4. Placing furniture items according to provided floor plans and Client Authority directions;
5. Leaving with all packaging waste produced and disposing of it in an ecologically respectful manner;
6. Leaving job sites in a “clean and ready to be used” state;
7. Prepare a report of all damaged, broken or non-functional furniture items.
8. The SA Holder must not unpackage, assemble or move items that were not identified in the Work Order, unless advised otherwise by the Project Authority.
9. Where elevators are to be used for moving items or equipment, the elevator cab must be lined and properly protected.
10. Doors and door openings must be protected from potential damage, when applicable. When necessary, the Contractor must remove doors from the frames and reinstall without damage at the end of the services.
4.2 Stream two: Furniture dismantling and packaging services
The SA Holder must carry out services including:
1. Dismantling and disassembling furniture items, without damaging them, according to manufacturer instructions and guidelines;
2. Sort and place furniture items and parts by types and sizes when dismantling entire floor areas;
3. Supply crates, skids, wrap shrink, labels, etc. for packaging.
4. Labelling and packaging and or crating assembled furniture items for transport on skids for transport;
5. Labelling and packaging and or crating furniture item parts on skids for transport;
6. Transport furniture items and furniture parts to storage areas according to provided floor plans and Client Authority directions;
7. Leaving with all excess packaging wa