HEALTH CANADA ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
TITLE: Dissemination of Health Canada-issued risk communication documents for health products to healthcare professionals and medical institutions by fax-out, on a 24/7 basis
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1000145191
1. The purpose and explanation of an ACAN
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows Health Canada contracting authorities to post a notice on MERX, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that a good, service or construction contract will be awarded to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.
2. Rights of suppliers
Suppliers who believe that they are fully qualified and available to provide the services or goods described in this ACAN may submit a Statement of Capabilities clearly demonstrating how they meet the advertised requirement. This Statement of Capabilities must be provided via e-mail only to the contact person identified in Section 12 of the Notice on or before the closing date and time of the Notice. If there is a reasonable level of evidence regarding capability, the requirements will be opened to electronic or traditional bidding processes.
3. Proposed Contractor
Professional Targeted Marketing
20 Torbay Road,
Markham, Ontario
L3R 1G6
4. Definition of Requirements or Expected Results
The objective of this contract is to acquire services for the delivery of Health Canada-issued risk communications related to health products to targeted audience lists of health professionals and to hospitals via fax-out on an as needed basis, with 24/7 capability.
5. Minimum requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a Statement of Capabilities that it meets the following minimum requirements:
To provide a national fax broadcast service for Notice to Hospitals (NtoH) using the most comprehensive and current healthcare fax databases. This includes typesetting of Health Canada risk communication documents to be faxed to healthcare professionals and healthcare institutions, and fax transmittal confirmation, availability of service on a 24/7 basis, and in accordance with the Statement of Work.
The average NtoH is 2 pages in length but can take up additional pages, depending on the content.
Fax documents will be in black and white ink, set on white paper.
The Contractor shall be responsible for:
- maintaining comprehensive, current and accurate national databases of contact information (fax, mailing address, email address) for Canadian healthcare professionals and healthcare institutions, including both English and French targets
- databases must include extensive range of healthcare categories including, but not limited to:
- hospitals and clinics (multiple nationwide lists including specialized categories)
- pharmacies
- healthcare professionals (specialized groups, associations, etc.)
- regulators/agencies
- providing fax broadcast service for Notice to Hospitals (on as needed basis), with fast turnaround time (typically within 24 hrs, and at MHPD’s request within 5 hours if urgent risk communication is required)
- providing direct access to a contact after hours and on weekends, should an urgent situation arise
- providing quotes for each fax broadcast job request from MHPD
- verifying and ensuring documents from MHPD are complete and in proper format for fax broadcasting
- working with MHPD to finalize documents to be fax broadcasted
- sending MHPD a proof of the final documents to be fax broadcasted
- faxing a “seed copy” of the fax documents to be distributed
- adapting format/template of risk communication documents as per MHPD specifications
- notifying MHPD when the fax broadcast is complete and providing verification/report of successful fax transmissions (pay per basis)
6. Reason for non-competitive award
For the proposed procurement, the following Government Contracts Regulations exception applies: Only One Firm is capable of performing the contract.
7. Applicable trade agreements and justification for limited tendering or the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
8. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Health Canada will own Copyright.
9. Period of the proposed contract
The period of the proposed contract is from June 17, 2013 to March 31, 2015, with options years for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017 and April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2019.
10. Estimated value of the proposed contract
The total estimated value of the proposed contract should not exceed $74,850.00, including travel and living expenses (if applicable), and all applicable taxes.
11. Closing date and time
The closing date and time for accepting Statements of Capabilities is June 20, 2013, 2 p.m. EDT.
12. Contact Person
All inquiries with regard to this Notice must be addressed by e-mail to:
Name: Randy Brown
Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer
E-Mail:r••••••••@•••••.••.ca
