NOTICE FOR FACILITIES PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
REQUEST FOR SUPPLIER QUALIFICATION (RFSQ) #2022-409

Please note this is not an RFSQ. No RFSQ is attached.
OECM, a collaborative sourcing organization, has issued a non-binding RFSQ, as noted above on the Ontario Tenders Portal (OTP).

There are numerous benefits for doing business with OECM. Refer to our website at https://oecm.ca/suppliers for more information.
The objective of the RFSQ is to award master agreements, one (1) or more qualified suppliers for the provision of Facilities Project Management Services on an as-and-when required basis for OECM customers

Proposals will be evaluated in five (5) stages, as detailed in Part 3 of the RFSQ.

The term of the resulting master agreements is intended to be for five (5) years, with an option to extend the term of the master agreement, on the same terms and conditions for up to three (3) years.

The master agreements will be available to organization such as educational entities (e.g. school boards or authorities, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch with the Ontario Ministry of Education, colleges, and universities, and may also include Private Schools and Private Career Colleges), Crown corporations, First Nations federal agencies, health and social service entities, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, provincially funded organizations (“PFO”), shared service organizations, utilities and local boards, any other Ontario Public Sector and Broader Public Sector agencies, boards or commissions or similar entities not mentioned here.

OECM makes no guarantee of the value or volume of work to be assigned from the award of any master agreements resulting from this procurement.

The following is the RFSQ timetable (i.e. local times in Toronto, Ontario, Canada):

RFSQ Timetable
Event Date/Time
OECM’s Issue Date of RFSQ: October 5, 2022
Proponent’s Information and OTP Demonstration Session: 2:00 pm on October 12, 2022
Proponent’s Deadline to Submit Questions: 5:00 pm on October 18, 2022
OECM’s Deadline for Issuing Answers: October 21, 2022
Proponent’s Deadline to Submit Questions Related to Addenda & Question and Answer Documents: 5:00 pm on October 26, 2022
OECM’s Deadline for Issuing Final Documents: October 31, 2022
Closing Date: 2:00:00 pm on November 4, 2022
Anticipated Master Agreement Start Date: January 2023

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this notice and the RFSQ, the RFSQ shall prevail.

This RFSQ is open to all organizations, and is ONLY available on OTP at https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/esop/nac-host/public/web/login.html.

Contact OTP customer support if it experiences technical difficulties or to seek support about the use of OTP via:

• Email at etenderhelp_CA@jaggaer.com;
• By phone at 866-722-7390; or,
• Accessing website information at https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/esop/nac-host/public/attach/eTendering_responding_to_tender_guide.pdf.

The below instructions explain how to access this opportunity on OTP.

Proponents are advised that there will not be a public opening of this RFSQ. OECM will open proposals at a time subsequent to the closing date indicated in the RFSQ timetable above, in the RFSQ itself, and on OTP.

OECM will not post the RFSQ documents or any amendments associated with this RFSQ, outside of this notice, on MERX™, Biddingo and Bids and Tenders. All communication will occur directly through OTP.

This procurement is subject to Chapter Five – Government Procurement of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and Chapter Nineteen of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).