An advanced contract award notice (ACAN) is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date and time stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
1. Definition of requirement:
The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide Treatment Centre housing to offenders under federal jurisdiction who have been released to the community on conditional release, statutory release and those subject to Long-Term Supervision Orders.
The work will involve the following:
Objectives:
Treatment Centres provide treatment, programming, accommodation, monitoring and general support and assistance which supports the successful reintegration of offenders into the community. It is recognized that the main objective of Treatment Centres is to address the identified treatment need(s) (e.g. addictions, mental health) of the offender under their care.
Tasks:
All activities and services provided by the Contractor must comply with the requirements set forth in this document.
The Treatment Centre must provide a treatment program and twenty-four (24) hour residential services to offenders who are referred to it by CSC and accepted by the Contractor.
If applicable and where required, the Contractor will provide a strategy to accommodate diverse cultures and spiritualities, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal culture and spirituality.
If applicable and where required, the Treatment Centre must ensure that the accommodations are suitable and safe for children residing in the Treatment Centre with their legal guardian in accordance with measures outlined in CD 715-4.
The Treatment Centre must specify the conditions of eligibility for its services, admission criteria, and program availability; and provide CSC with this information in writing upon request.
Liaison Services:
The Treatment Centre must:
Liaise with local police forces to facilitate communication, to increase awareness and understanding of the Treatment Centre’s purpose and to build support, when necessary;
Communicate with offenders and staff at institutions (via video conference, telephone, letters, visits, etc.) to ensure awareness of their services/programs, and to establish necessary linkages, when necessary;
Liaise with local CSC Community Parole Officers and Managers, when necessary;
Maintain contact with community agencies and partners who provide reintegration services to assist offenders, when necessary; and,
Continue to take reasonable steps to ensure a positive relationship with the community.
Treatment Plan and Support Services
The assigned Treatment Centre staff will provide regular updates as requested by the supervising Parole Officer, to assess the offender’s progress in relation to the Treatment Plan and to determine whether the services are adequate, still necessary, or whether other services may be needed.
The Treatment Centre must provide the following support services:
a) Monitor and support resident activities against the Treatment Plan;
b) Assist residents, through ongoing support in areas such as crisis management, personal or family problems, education, literacy, employment, budgeting, life skills, recreation, spiritual and cultural activities, etc. to the extent possible within the treatment environment;
c) Assist residents to secure services suited to their needs or for public safety requirements, such as, income support, employment services, medical (including mental health) and dental services; and,
d) Provide residents a supportive group living environment through activities such as periodic house meetings.
Expected results:
To promote the successful reintegration of offenders into the community.
Treatment Centres promote the successful reintegration of offenders into the community by addressing a specific need that individual offenders may have, in a residential treatment environment. Treatment Centres contribute to the management of risk by ensuring that suitable accommodation, treatment programs, support systems, and monitoring are in place to assist conditionally released individuals become law-abiding citizens.
Performance standards:
The Treatment Centre Contractor agrees that its officers, servants and subcontractors must comply with all applicable legislation and CSC’s Commissioner’s Directives (CDs), the Standard Operating Practice on Official Languages, and other Standards as outlined in this contract.
The Treatment Centre must have a written statment of mission which must include but not limited to:
Objectives;
Programs;
Services; and,
Population to be served
Deliverables:
1.5.1 The Treatment Centre must record and incorporate pertinent information on individual residents into the resident case file.
additional reporting requirements determined by the supervising Parole Officer;
services provided to the resident by the Treatment Centre and its collaborating agencies or resources, as identified by the Treatment Centre;
names, addresses and phone numbers of persons to contact in case of an emergency, as identified by the offender to the Treatment Centre;
signed acknowledgement of Treatment Centre House Rules;
any CSC Assessment for Decision reports, relevant to current release, submitted to the National Parole Board (NPB) / Parole Board of Canada (PBC);
Treatment Centre Treatment Plan;
Treatment Centre progress reports, if available ;
CSC psychological reports;
case file recordings, including pertinent information from the duty log;
documents outlining reasons for non-voluntary termination (where applicable); and,
other documentation considered relevant to the provision of services, as determined by the Treatment Centre or CSC.
The Treatment Centre must provide CSC with the following reports:
Monthly Utilization Reports or equivalent, indicating total utilized beds by offender’s name, FPS number and gender;
Incident/occurrence reports, as they occur;
Annual Financial Statements; and
Other logs or reports, as requested by CSC.
1.5.3 Paper consumption:
a. Should printed material be required, double sided printing in black and white format is the default unless otherwise specified by the Project Authority.
b. The Contractor must ensure printed material is on paper with a minimum recycled content of 30% and/or certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest.
c. The Contractor must recycle unneeded printed documents (in accordance with Security Requirements).
1.6 Constraints:
1.6.1 Location of work:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
b. Travel
ii. No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract.
1.6.2 Language of Work:
The contractor must perform all work in English.
1.6.3 Security Requirements:
This contract includes the following security requirements:
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS) with approved Document Safeguarding at the level of PROTECTED B issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada.
2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
3. Processing of PROTECTED materiel electronically at the Contractor/Offeror's site is NOT permitted under this Contract/Standing Offer.
4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
5. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide
(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).
2. Minimum essential requirements:
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
Experience:
To fulfill the requirements of the contract, the Treatment Centre must –
Have a minimum of 24 months providing residential services as outlined in the section 1.2 Tasks, 1.4 Performance Standards and, 1.5 Deliverables, for adult offenders on conditional release at a facility which is located in Winnipeg MB.
A minimum of five years experience in working with adult offenders on conditional release in a residential setting.
Professional designation, accreditation and/or certification:
The agency that operates a Treatment Centre must be a legal entity that is either a not-for-profit agency or for profit corporation which provides a treatment program.
3. Applicability of the trade agreement (s) to the procurement
This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (s)
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
To our knowledge, there are a restricted number of sources in Winnipeg Manitoba who are qualified and have the resources needed to offer these specific services.
The pre-identified supplier meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: n/a
8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion (s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement (s) specified:
This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
9. Ownership of Intellectual Property
There are no intellectual property terms in the contract.
10. The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The proposed contract is for a period of one (1) year, from 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31, with an option to extend the contract for three (3) additional one-year periods.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $ 764,164.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Tamarack Rehab Inc.
Winnipeg Manitoba
13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date and time of this notice. This statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
14. The closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 30, 2016 at 14:00 CST.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Claudette Chabot
Correctional Service Canada
Contracting and Materiel Services
Telephone: 306-659-9255
Facsimile: 306-659-9317
E-mail: 5••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before March 30, 2016. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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