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What is "Protection and security services"?

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**PURPOSE & SCOPE:**
- **What is being procured/granted?**: The Privy Council Office (PCO) is soliciting offers for specialized physical security and protection services for senior public officials and high-profile individuals across Canada.
- **Project scope and objectives**: The services include providing physical security on an "as and when requested" basis across various regions in Canada. Up to five contracts, one for each specified region, will be established.
- **Contract type and estimated value**: The contract duration will be one year from the date of award with an option to extend for up to two additional one-year periods. Estimated contract value details are not provided.

**BUYER INFORMATION:**
- **Issuing organization**: Privy Council Office – Procurement and Contracting Services
- **Contact details**: Kristin Bisch, Email: kristin.bisch@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Phone: 343-549-0657
- **Important dates**: 
  - Posted: December 30, 2025
  - Due: January 30, 2026, at 02:00 PM Eastern 
  - Anticipated start date: March 1, 2026

**MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:**
- **Required certifications/registrations**: Minimum Corporate Security Required: SECRET; Minimum Resource Security Required: RELIABILITY/SECRET. Offerors must meet security requirements as per the Government’s Contract Security Program.
- **Mandatory qualifications**: Offerors must be capable of delivering services across selected regions.
- **Set-aside requirements**: A minimum of 5% of the total value of contracts must be held by Indigenous businesses (encouragement noted; specific mandatory designation not provided).
- **Geographic restrictions or location requirements**: Services are required across specified regions: 
  - Region 1: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia 
  - Region 2: Quebec 
  - Region 3: Ontario 
  - Region 4: Manitoba, Saskatchewan 
  - Region 5: Alberta, British Columbia

**TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:**
- **Key technical capabilities needed**: Expertise in physical security and protection services for high-profile individuals.
- **Specific technologies, methodologies, or approaches required**: No specific technologies or methodologies detailed.
- **Deliverables and performance standards**: Performance standards are not explicitly outlined; compliance with security requirements is emphasized.
- **Evaluation criteria**: Not specified in detail, but the proposal should be comprehensive and detailed, enabling effective evaluation.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
- **Nice-to-have certifications or experience**: Experience with similar government contracts or high-profile security projects may be beneficial but is not specified.
- **Preferred qualifications**: Familiarity with security protocols and requirement handling for high-risk individuals could enhance competitiveness.
- **Additional evaluation factors that give competitive advantage**: Prior successful engagements with government entities may strengthen an offer.

**KEY EVALUATION FACTORS:**
- **How proposals will be evaluated**: Offers will be considered based on the completeness and clarity of the proposal as per the solicitation criteria.
- **Weighting of different criteria**: Not explicitly mentioned.
- **Past performance requirements**: Relevant past experience in providing similar services will likely be a consideration.

This summary prioritizes key matching criteria essential for assessing fit against the PCO's requirements for protection and security services.

Question 2

When is the proposal submission deadline?

Accepted Answer

The proposal submission deadline is January 30, 2026 (13 days left).

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