Community Residential Facilities with Programs
Ontario Region
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 of Canada (CSC) intends to establish four (4) contracts for the provision of Community Residential Facility services for adult offenders on conditional release which provide accommodation, substance abuse programming, security services and offender support services in Ottawa, North Bay, Orillia and Guelph, Ontario.
Objectives:Community Residential Facilities are a bridge to the community and exist to promote the successful integration of offenders into the community, while maintaining a level of risk management considered essential for each individual. Community Residential Facilities contribute to the management of that risk by ensuring suitable accommodation, substance abuse programming, monitoring and intervention while contributing to social and economic support that assists conditionally released federal offenders to become law-abiding citizens.
1.2 Tasks:
The contractor must provide these services, but is not limited to the following:
Residential services for federal offenders on conditional release
Providing ongoing liaison services with local police forces, offenders, Correctional Service Canada and other community agencies/partners
Provision of three meals per day which follow the Canada Food Guide
Provision of security services, including staff are on-site and awake 24 hours per day; periodic check of resident activities and destinations while away from the facility;
Enhanced Program Services for High Needs Offenders
Personal Support Worker Services for Mental Health Offenders
Substance Abuse Program Component
1.3 Expected results:
Assisting conditionally released offenders to safely and successfully reintegrate into the community as law abiding citizens.
1.4 Performance standards:
The Treatment Centre and 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.
The Treatment Centre must be in compliance with all applicable territorial, provincial, municipal and local legislation and regulations. The Treatment Centre premises and equipment must conform to applicable zoning, health, safety, building and fire codes and regulations.
The Treatment Centre must have written plans for dealing with fire, medical emergencies (including pandemic situations) and natural disasters, and the staff must be trained accordingly. The Treatment Centre must provide a copy of these plans to the Project Authority.
The Treatment Centre must ensure that staff members, volunteers and students have the qualifications required and receive proper training and orientation prior to assuming responsibility for their duties. The Treatment Centre must also provide ongoing training to staff/volunteers/students essential for their assigned duties and responsibilities. The Treatment Centre must ensure that staff/volunteers/students have reached the age of majority in the province of operation.
If applicable and where required, the Hostel will provide a strategy to accommodate diverse cultures and spiritualities, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal culture and spirituality.
1.5 Deliverables:
Provision of three meals per day which follow the Canada Food Guide.Provision of security services, including the monitoring of resident activities and destinations while away from the facility.Provide assistance to residents in their reintegration efforts by providing basic referral services to community support groups and other agencies, as dictated by each resident’s individual requirements.
Provide a Substance Abuse Program ComponentProvide ongoing liaison with local police, community agencies and Correctional Service Canada
Monthly Utilization Reports indicating total utilized beds by resident's name, FPS number and gender;
Monthly Living Allowance Report by resident's name, FPS number and gender;
Incident/occurrence reports, as they occur; including monthly Resident Action Plans
Annual Audited Financial Statements;
Other reports, requested by Correctional Service Canada; including monthly Resident Action Plans
All logs or other documented information on offenders when requested by Correctional Service Canada
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:
Location of work:
The Contractor must perform the work at various locations in the Ontario Region
Travel to Federal institutions will be required to participate in institutional fairs and to assess applicants who request admission into the facility.
1.6.2 Language of Work:
The contractor must perform all work in English, to deliver the services and deliverables.
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 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. The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store PROTECTED information until the CISD/PWGSC has issued written approval. After approval has been granted or approved, these tasks may be performed at the level of PROTECTED B, including an IT Link at the level of PROTECTED B.
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 (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
(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:
A. Must have a minimum of two (2) years experience, obtained within the last five (5) years prior to the closing date of this ACAN, in working with adult offenders on conditional release;
B. Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience, obtained within the last five (5) years prior to the closing date of this ACAN, in providing accommodation to offenders in a residential setting.
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
There is a restricted number of qualified service providers in the areas specified under 1.6.1 Location of work who are willing and available to provide residential services to offenders on conditional release in order to meet CSC's offender accommodation needs in the community.
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. The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The proposed contracts are for a period of 6 months, from October 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, with an option to extend the contract for 1, 2 and 5 additional one-year periods.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
Maison Decision House - the estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is approximately
$1,241,854.70 (GST/HST extra).
North Bay Recovery Home – the estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is
Approximately $1,517,648.86 (GST/HST extra).
Seven South Street Treatment Centre – the estimated value of the contract, including option(s),
is approximately $1,670,364.69 (GST/HST extra).
Stonehenge Therapeutic Community – the estimated value of the contract, including options(s),
is approximately $1,853,692.14 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Maison Decision House
37 Irving Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1Z2
North Bay Recovery Home
393 Oak Street West
North Bay, Ontario
P1B 2T2
Seven South Street Treatment Centre
7 South Street
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 3T1
Stonehenge Therapeutic Community
60 Westwood Road,
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 7X3
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 Friday, September 30th, 2016 at 1400 hours.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Ryan McGonegal
Contracting Officer
Correctional Service Canada
Regional Headquearters (O)
443 Union Street
P.O Box 1174
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4Y8
Tel: (613) 536-4286
Fax: (613) 536-4571
Email: R••••••••@•••••••.••.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 September 30, 2016. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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