This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, First Aid training services for Quebec region.
Trade agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/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 contract includes security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
The Correctional Service Canada has the obligation to train part of its staff in first aid. Thus, it currently has about 50 employees who are certified Standard First Aid instructors and offer this training. They are currently certified by a training organization recognized at the provincial level. These instructors are distributed at the various responsibility centres in several regions of Quebec and at the Staff College in Laval.
Objectives and deliverables: looking for a Contractor who, Once the contract is awarded (estimated in May or June 2014), will be able to (in both official languages):
at the start of the contract, provide:
- Prior Learning Recognition for First Aid instructors already working for the CSC so that they may obtain their instructor's certification from the Contractor.
- or, if they already have this instructor certification from the Contractor, provide recertification.
Train new CSC staff members as First Aid/AED/CPR level C/health care providers instructors, to train its employees in accordance with CSC's training standards.
Provide certificates and reference materials for first responders.
- issue certificates to nursing staff and first responders who participate in a course given by an instructor certified by the Contractor.
- make available the reference material and course content, which meet the latest international standards in First Aid.
Expected Delivery Date: May or June 2014 until march 2015 plus an option year.
File Number: 21301-15-2052154
Contracting Authority: Vincent Fournier
Telephone number: 450-661-9550, x3298
Facsimile number: 450-664-6626
E-mail: V••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by ordering the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
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).
Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted.
After contract 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.
