Solar Microgrid Installation Project at 14 Wing Greenwood Military Base

The microgrid controller will respond to demand response requests from the utility as well as providing emergency power in the event of an outage.It is anticipated that the solicitation will proceed as noted in the table below.

This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed from the Department of National Defence (DND).Contract Number: GW252302_86354Title: Install Solar MicrogridApproximate Estimate: $16,610,000.00Anticipated Posting: March/April 2026Contract Award and Anticipated Security RequirementsTo 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 security clearance for this project is anticipated to be DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS).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 this procurement that fall under this program and that do not actively hold the 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 GW252302_86354; and Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.Sponsorship ProcessUpon 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); and 60 calendar days prior to planned tender closing, for FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET.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.QuestionsAny questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; orEmail address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.caAny questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:Corey McleanCoordinator, Contract ServicesDefence Construction Canada902-760-0130Corey.Mclean@dcc-cdc.gc.caDisclaimerDCC 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.

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Notice type: None Procurement method: Competitive - Open bidding Selection criteria: None Trade agreements: *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Contact: Corey McLean (Corey.McLean@dcc-cdc.gc.ca) 902-760-0130