This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, CORCAN, various Atlantic institutions in the New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia region
Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
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 contract does not include security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
The Correctional Service of Canada has a requirement to provide third party certification in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Adult with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training course to groups of offenders at Federal Institutions in the New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia region.
Objectives: To provide third party certification in First Aid training to groups of offenders at various institutions in the New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia region.
Deliverables:
For each course, the Contractor must provide:
Sufficient resources (instructors) to facilitate First Aid, CPR Adult and AED for eachlocation for which the Contractor has been identified to provide services.
Training materials, written, practical exercises and testing as required for the completionof the applicable course;
All necessary materials which would include: manuals, handouts, materials, PPE andany other necessary equipment including the cleaning supplies for the equipment;
Delivery of all materials/equipment to the location prior to start of course (materials/equipment will be stored on site at the location during the course);
A list of successful participants to the Designated Manager;
Hard copy of certificates for successful participants within 21 days of course completion,delivered to the Designated Manager (can be delivered by email or mail); and,
To the Project Authority and the Contracting Authority, the dates of training, the locationof training and number of participants within 21 days of completion of each course.
The Contractor must provide services in English and French as required.
Multiple Standing Offers
Offerors may submit an offer for one or both regions. Canada may issue up to two (2) standing offers as a result of this request for standing offer process. See example below:
One (1) standing offer (SO) for Region A – New Brunswick (Dorchester Complex); and
One (1) standing offer (SO) for Region B – Nova Scotia (Springhill Institution and Nova Institution).
Bidders may submit a bid for one or both regions. However, bidders submitting a bid for both regions must be able to provide the First Aid Training to all of the institutional site(s) listed within the regions for which they are submitting a bid.
Bidders must also be able to supply sufficient resources for the required services for all regions for which they are submitting a bid.
Term of Standing Offer:
Period of the Standing Offer: The Work is to be performed from the Award date of the Standing Offer to June 30th, 2022 with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods.
File Number: 21C20-20-3278361/A
Contracting Authority: Linda Mandeville
Telephone number: 438-357-6503
E-mail: l••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
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The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).
After Standing Offer award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.
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