This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), National Headquarters (NHQ) – Health Services.
Trade agreement: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/Canada-Peru, Canada-Colombia and/or Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreements.
Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid.
Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business:
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
Security Requirements:
This procurement does not include security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide every inmate with essential health care, and reasonable access to non-essential mental health care that will contribute to the inmate’s rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community, in accordance with professionally-accepted standards (Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Section 86). The following two expert advisory committees were created to promote high quality and consistency in health services across the country, allowing CSC to make decisions based on monitoring and analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of essential health services:
Stream 1: National Advisory Committee on Essential Health Services (NACEHS)
Stream 2: National Pharmacy and Therapeutics (NP&T) Committee
Objectives:
CSC requires an external roster of experts with clinical expertise, pharmaceutical and therapeutic expertise for both committees.
Tasks and Deliverables
Stream 1 - National Advisory Committee on Essential Health Services (NACEHS)
As a member of the Committee, the Contractor must:
Prepare for, and participate in meetings convened by the Chair;
Provide written and/or verbal input to Committee recommendations with respect to essential health services taking into consideration that health care procedures/equipment must be therapeutically effective, safe, cost effective and appropriate within the CSC environment;
Identify emerging issues to the committee for consideration;
Participate in teleconferences and/or videoconferences between meetings when requested by the Committee Chair; and
Provide verbal and/or written comments and feedback from stakeholders (other physicians and practitioners) within CSC at the request of the Committee Chair.
Stream 2 - National Pharmacy and Therapeutics (NP&T) Committee
As a member of the Committee, the Contractor must:
Bring forward any perspectives/concerns raised by other physicians regarding pharmaceuticals, as well as identifying any circumstances unique to institutions that would affect medication recommendations;
Prepare for, and participating in meetings convened by the Chair;
Provide input to the work of the committee;
Identify emerging issues to the committee for consideration;
Consult with other NP&T members to achieve consensus in decision-making, where possible; and
Update other physicians regarding committee meetings decisions and work.
Expected Delivery Date: 31-March-2017
File Number: 21120-16-2253798
Contracting Authority: Guillaume Gagnon
340 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0P9
Telephone number: 613-992-7988
Facsimile number: 613-992-1217
E-mail: g••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
NOTE TO BIDDERS:
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FOR QUESTIONS: All questions must be submitted by emailto g••••••••@•••••••.••.ca, a••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
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