Développement du programme Onkwehonwehneha

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 support Indigenous offender reintegration through targeted interventions within the Aboriginal Continuum of Care.
The work will involve the following:
Objectives:
Improve CSC’s ability to return Indigenous offenders to their home communities with Section 84 release plans through Reintegration Support in remote communities.
Increase CSC’s capacity to engage Indigenous communities in the section 84 process, and identify and coordinate community resources for offenders.
Tasks:
The contractor must:
Provide community education and information about Section 84, Section 81, and CSC’s Aboriginal Continuum of Care and interventions.
Identify resources and community contacts that may be used by CSC personnel when preparing a release plan for an offender.
Work with communities and organizations to establish a process for CSC engagement on corrections.
Provide information that will assist CSC personnel to develop a section 84 release plan. CSC personnel may include Parole Officer or Aboriginal Community Development Officer (as per CSC policy CD 712-1)
On mutual agreement, perform additional tasks as requested by the Project Authority.
Collect and report on additional information upon request of the Project Authority.
Expected results:

Increased culturally specific offender reintegration support,
Increase community awareness of section 84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA), and the interventions within the Aboriginal Continuum of Care within CSC;
Identify/develop community resources such as housing, counselling, employment, education, and other resources that can be utilized to support offenders on a conditional release plan, under section 84;
Work with CSC personnel, including Aboriginal Community Development Officers, Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers, Aboriginal Liaison Officers, and Parole Officers, among others, as well as community contacts, to assist Indigenous offenders being released to their communit(ies) or area; and
Community development activities as agreed to by the Contract Authority and contract holder to advance offender reintegration.

 Performance standards:
Service delivery will occur as required for the duration of the contract, with the contractor being available for client service delivery Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
1.5  Deliverables:
1.5.1 Prepare quarterly reports on the following activities:

contacts with CSC personnel.
community contacts, including names and contact information.
an updated resource list, including, at a minimum, reintegration support services, such as addictions services, housing, Elder supports, etc.Prepare release plans as required for inclusion in Community Assessment reports.
Activity reports will be prepared and submitted in English and submitted to the Regional Administrator, Aboriginal Initiatives, Ontario Region.

1.5.2 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).
1.6 Constraints:
1.6.1 Location of work:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at/within the contractor’s Indigenous community and related places of business.
b. Travel
i.  As part of the scope of work of this contract, the Regions will identify what travel is required within their Region. Any travel must be pre-authorized by the Project Authority and comply with the National Joint Council Travel Directive.
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:

NO SECURITY REQUIREMENT EXISTS.
Contractor/Offeror will be escorted at all times during the performance of this contract. Access to PROTECTED information or assets is not permitted.

INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
NIL security screening required as there is no access to sensitive information or assets. Contractor personnel will be escorted at all times by Correctional Service Canada personnel or those authorized by CSC on its behalf.  CSC has developed very stringent internal policies to ensure that the security of institutional operations is not compromised.
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:
The contractor will have at least 3 years of direct experience in delivering and/or providing Indigenous based support and social services to Indigenous community members.
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 set-aside for an Aboriginal Supplier in accordance with the government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) (https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032802/11001…) Therefore, only suppliers who meet the definition of an Aboriginal business, as defined in the PSAB, may submit a statement of capabilities.
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (s)
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The pre-identified supplier is the sole available Indigenous resource within the community of Akwesasne that can provide the resources and services required to fulfill this contract.
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:
 (d) only one person is capable of performing the contract.
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. Period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The proposed contract is for a period of four (4) months, from December 3, 2018 to March 31, 2019 with an option to extend the contract for one (1) additional one (1) year periods.
11. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $57,150.40 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Address: 12 Akwesasne Street
P.O. Box 90
Akwesasne, QC
H0M 1A0
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 Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST.
15. Inquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Shane Collins, Regional Contract Administrator
Correctional Service Canada, Ontario Region
445 Union Street West, P.O Box 1174,
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2R8
Telephone: 613-536-4570
Facsimile: 613-536-4571
Email: s••••••••@•••••••.••.ca