Foyer de Soins de Longue

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 Canada has a requirement to assist offenders to reintegrate into the community as law-abiding citizens. In accordance with the CCRA, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) must ensure that programs, plans and supervision are in place in institutions and the community to assist in an offender’s reintegration. A Long-Term Care Placement (LTCP) promotes the successful reintegration of offenders into the community by providing a living environment for offenders. It is intended to contribute to the management of risk and promoting successful offender community reintegration by ensuring that suitable accommodation, support systems, appropriate care to meet an offender’s specific and unique needs, and monitoring are in place to assist conditionally released individuals to become law-abiding citizens. The work will involve the following:
1.1 Objectives:
To provide a home environment where the offender feels at home, is treated with respect, has the supports and services they need for health and well-being and is monitored in order to facilitate his successful reintegration into the community.
1.2 Tasks:
The Long Term Care Facility must provide twenty-four (24) hour residential services to the offender. These services include, but are not limited to, the following:

The Contractor will provide a room, equipped with all medical equipment required by the patient consistent with CSA Z8000 standards and change in accordance with his health care needs. This will include at minimum, items such as a high low hospital bed, access to a call bell, any required lifts as assessed by your OT department, over bed tables and personal storage units.;
The Contractor will provide 24 hour 7 day a week access to on-site nursing care.;
The Contractor will provide 24 hour 7 day a week access to health care staff as per Ministry of Health Guidelines for Long-Term Care and the Long Term Care Homes Act, 2007.;
The Contractor must provide the offender with nutrition care and dietary services as well as an organized program of hydration. This will include a diet in accordance with the Canada Food Guide.
The Contractor will provide the offender with a supportive living environment by offering regular activities and recreation projects at the residence.

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 Contractor agrees that its officers, servants and subcontractors must comply with all applicable laws and CSC’s Commissioner’s Directives (CDs), as applicable to the work to be completed as part of this contract. The following is a list of key relevant legislation and CSC Policy/Guidelines but should not be considered an exhaustive list:

Corrections and Conditional Release Act
Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations – Section 3
Commissioner’s Directive 060 – Code of Discipline
Commissioner’s Directive 800 – Health Services
National Essential Health Services Framework
National Formulary
Commissioner’s Directive 715-1 – Community Supervision
Commissioner’s Directive 715-2 – Post-Release Decision Making

1.5 Deliverables:
1.5.1 Provide 24-hour health care and monitoring, including meal and medication assistance.
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:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at the contractor’s place of business
b. Travel
i.  No 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
1.6.3 Security Requirements:
There are no security requirements associated to this contract.
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 adults in a Long Term Care Facility setting;
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/meals/medication/ADL holistic care to adults with complex and progressive medical needs in a residential setting.
C. Must have physician to prescribe and administer an opiate substitution therapy program.
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
The pre-identified supplier meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN.
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 contract is for a period of one (1) year, from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, with an option to extend the contract for one (1) additional seven (7) month period.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $129,875.26(GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: St. Hilda’s Towers
Address: contractor’s place of business
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 June 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM EST.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Dave Barltrop
A/District Officer, Contracting and Material Management
443 Union St., PO Box 1174, Kingston, ON, K7L 4Y8
Telephone: 613-545-8266
Facsimile: 613-536-4571
E-mail: D••••••••@•••••••.••.CA