Standing Offer for Refrigeration and HVAC Services at the Pacific…

1.2        Summary

1.2.1        The Pacific Biological Station(PBS) of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) locate in Nanaimo B.C. has requirement to establish multiple Standing Offers (SO) with qualified Offerors for the provision of all labour, material, tools, supervision, travel and equipment to provide refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair services. The Standing Offers duration will be for five (5) years starting from Standing Offer issuance until September 30,2030.

The Pacific Biological Station is renowned centre for scientific research encompassing several facilities including laboratories, aquaculture facilities, cold rooms, computer networks, ammonia chiller plant for chilled process services, warehouse spaces, and wharfs. The complex is situated on a 5.7 hectare site with 1828 m2 primary offices in a four storey building and 935 m2 three storey building. The site also consists of a four storey 5714 m2 laboratory wing and 650 m2 single storey aquaculture building. Subsidiary buildings include a salt water pump house supplying research sea water at flows up to 2.3 m3 per minute, an ammonia chiller plant building, and out buildings of approximately 13,234 m2 total area. Refrigeration facilities include an industrial 816kW ammonia chiller plant, walk-in freezer storage rooms, cold rooms, ultra-cold freezers, and commercial refrigerators. Air conditioning units are primarily air source heat pumps and multiple roof top units.

Standing offers are not a guarantee of business and Fisheries and Oceans Canada is not obligated to use these services.

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

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