Détenu payé Cablevision Service

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 meets 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 a viable and balanced CATV signal to each of the facilities located in the Pacific Region.
The work will involve the following:
1.1 Objectives:
To provide Cablevision services to various Federal Correctional facilities located in the lower mainland and Vancouver Island.
1.2 Tasks:
The Contractor agrees to provide a viable and balanced CATV signal of the headend of each of the Institutions located in the Pacific Region.
The service must be able to be provided using the current installed CATV coaxial or fibre infrastructure.
All equipment supplied by the Contractor must be serviced, maintained and remain the sole responsibility of the Contractor during the term of the contract.
Maintenance of all coaxial cable wiring connections throughout the institution will be the responsibility of the respective institutions, not the Contractor.
Canada’s liability under this contract shall be limited to that which arises from the Cable Services provided. Service interruptions caused by an act or omission of Canada past the Contractors equipment shall not affect or suspend Canada’s obligations to pay the rates set out in the contract.
The outlets will be adjusted annually, in September of each year, based on the annual average population count. The number of outlets will remain constant unless the inmate population fluctuates by 10% or more.
Shared Accommodation cells will be considered as one outlet for the purpose of this agreement. A shared accommodation cell is defined as a cell that is designed to house two inmates.
The number of outlets is subject to increase (additions) or decrease (deletions) at each of the Institutions. The Correctional Service of Canada will provide a written notice to the Contractor of the increase or decrease. The additions and/or deletions must be effective the 1st day of the following month.
The Contractor agrees to a 10% discount on the number of outlets, per site.
The Contract may be amended from time to time through a formal contract amendment to reflect any changes in the number of outlets (upward or downward).
The Contractor must provide Option 4: the Classic Cable + Movie package.
The channel line-up can be changed in September of each year.
The Contractor must provide a minimum of sixty-four (64) channels.
The Contractor will notify The Correctional Service of Canada of any channel re-branding, in writing. Suitable alternatives will be offered to the channel line-up.
Response to service calls, initiated by The Correctional Service of Canada Technical Authority, must be no more than one (1) hour from the time of the telephone call. Arrival of the Contractor’s service personnel on site must be no more than four (4) hours for a full-scale outage, and twenty-four (24) hours outside of a full-scale outage, from the time of the request unless otherwise agreed upon.
The Contractor will test the Vecima system and signal strength two (2) times a year. Recommendations will be made to The Correctional Service of Canada on how the sites can increase signal strength issues, beyond the Contractors control.
The Contractor agrees that, in the period leading up to the end of the Contract Period, it will make all reasonable efforts to assist Canada in the transition from the Contract to a new contract with another supplier. The Contractor agrees that there will be no charge for these services.
1.3 Expected results:
A quality cable connection using existing infrastructure.
All Vecima equipment will be provided by Shaw as required.
There will not be any possibility of accessing the internet with any of the equipment installed.
1.4 Deliverables:
1.4.1 Provide a viable and balanced CATV signal to the headend locations within the Pacific Region.
1.4.2 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).
1.5 Constraints:
1.5.1 Location of work:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at various Federal correctional facilities located in the lower mainland and Vancouver Island.
b. Travel
ii. No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract.
1.5.2 Language of Work:
The contractor must perform all work in English.
1.5.3 Institutional Access Requirements
Contractor personnel will be escorted at all times by Correctional Service Canada personnel or those authorized by CSC on its behalf. Contractor personnel must adhere to institutional requirements for the conduct of searches by Correctional Service Canada prior to admittance to the institution/site. Correctional Service Canada reserves the right to deny access to any institution/site or part thereof of any Contractor personnel, at any time.
2. Criteria for assessing the statement of capabilities (minimum essential requirements):
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
Must be able to use current infrastructure to set up the service.
Must provide sixty-four (64) channels, including premium movies.
Must use the current installed CATV coaxial or fibre infrastructure.
Must provide 24 hour technician service.
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
Shaw Cablesystems is the only source capable of successfully performing the work as they possess the capability to provide the essential requirements for CSC – Pacific Region.
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:
6 (d) only one person is capable of performing the contract.
8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
9. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any foreground intellectual property arising out of the proposed contract will vest with the Contractor.
10. Period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The proposed contract is for a period of 3 years, from November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2021.
11. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $1,699,427.76 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: Shaw Cablesystems
Address: contractor’s place of business
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. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
14. Closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM PST.
15. Inquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Elise Salter – Inmate Cablevision Services
33991 Gladys Ave, Abbotsford, BC
Telephone: 604-870-2603
Facsimile: 604-870-2444
E-mail: E••••••••@•••••••.••.ca