Community Residential Facilities
(Hostel)
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 Two (2) contracts for the provision of Community Hostel services for adult offenders on conditional release which provides accommodation, security services and offender support services in Peterborough and Sudbury, Ontario.
1.1 Objectives:
Community Hostel 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 Hostel Facilities contribute to the management of that risk by ensuring suitable accommodation, 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:
Hostel 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;
1.3 Expected results:
Assisting conditionally released offenders to safely and successfully reintegrate into the community as law abiding citizens
1.4 Performance standards:
Hostel 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;
1.5 Deliverables:
1.5.1 Two (2) Hostel beds for federal offenders on conditional release in Peterborough, Ontario and Six (6) Hostel beds for federal offenders on conditional release in Sudbury, Ontario.
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 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:
1.6.1 Location of work:
The Contractor must perform the work at residential facilities in Peterborough and Sudbury Ontario, Canada.
TravelNo 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, 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.
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.
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
Peterborough Community Chaplaincy operates a well -established supportive residence for transition needs of offenders. The current 10 bed facility offers a unique service for hard to place offenders requiring transition support, by providing stable housing, with monitoring and support built into the program, a volunteer support base to assist residents in meeting reintegration and personal needs, and close ties to the chaplaincy community both in the community and in the institutions (prisons). Current contractual arrangements are in place for only two beds, leaving room for expansion. The strong community church base provides an opportunity for expansion to a PHP for appropriate offenders as a further transition.
Salvation Army Sudbury New Life Centre has been a partner with CSC for a number of years by providing accommodation, meals, assistance, counselling, structure, supervision and programs to offenders. This facility has a credible history in the provision of this type of service and has gained community acceptance in working with federal offenders. The Salvation Army Addiction and Rehabilitation Services has the support of the City of Greater Sudbury and is recognized as one of a number of volunteer supported Non-Governmental Organizations who have partnered historically with Correctional Service Canada to provide community hostel services to facilitate the safe reintegration of offenders into the community. Furthermore, this agency has an existing facility in the City of Sudbury to accommodate six (6) hostel beds.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection:
Section 6d of the Government Contracts Regulations (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 through March 31, 2017 with an option to extend the contract for 5 additional one-year periods.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
Peterborough Community Chaplaincy - The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $197,488.80 (GST/HST extra).
Salvation Army Sudbury New Life Centre - The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is approximately $1,455,425.64 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Peterborough Community Chaplaincy
953 Clonsilla Avenue
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 6Y8
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada
Salvation Army Sudbury New Life Centre
146 Larch Street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3B 1C2
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 Headquarters (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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