Title: Enhanced LTBI Screening Initiative for Migrants
Solicitation Number: 1000220150
1. The Purpose and Explanation of an ACAN
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows the Public Health Agency of Canada to post a notice for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that a goods, services or construction contract will be awarded to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the minimum requirements identified in the ACAN, the Contracting Authority may then proceed to award a contract to the pre-identified contractor.
2. Rights of Suppliers
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services or goods described in this ACAN may submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating how they meet the advertised requirement. This Statement of Capabilities must be provided via e-mail only to the contact person identified in Section 12 of the Notice on or before the closing date and time of the Notice. If the Bidder can clearly demonstrate they possess the required capabilities, the requirement will be opened to electronic or traditional bidding processes.
3. Proposed Contractor
University Of Alberta, 8333A, 3rd floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3
4. Definition of Requirements or Expected Results
The Enhanced Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LBTI) Screening Initiative for Migrants requires collaboration between Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and a Supplier to carry out project activities in the province of Alberta. This project aims to enhance screening of LTBI in high-risk migrant populations (based on five specific high-risk conditions). The results of this initiative will allow for the assessment of the effectiveness of current migrant TB screening and detection practices with respect to the LTBI cascade of care post landing.
Project objectives include:
1) Assess and describe the enhancement of pre-migration LTBI screening of a high TB-risk population and the post-arrival public health program regarding LTBI cascade of care
2) Describe the LTBI cascade of care with respect to sociodemographic, economic, immigrant, medical and interprovincial characteristics
3) Increase the detection, provincial referral, linkage to care including medical evaluation, treatment initiation and completion of LTBI treatment in higher TB risk migrants to Canada
4) Assess the impact of LTBI care uptake linked to immigration and assess the efficiency, feasibility of LTBI screening and incremental impact beyond current practice.
The Supplier must undertake data collection and reporting with aggregate data reports being sent to PHAC. New LTBI screening requirements for migrants coming to Canada began May 6, 2019 – whereby the province of Alberta will be responsible for providing data semi-annually until all cohort participants have completed a 2 year follow up period (May 2023).
Data to be collected, as indicated within the Cascade of Care within the project plan, includes:
Attended surveillance appointment (including date)
Completed LTBI assessment (including date)
LTBI drug treatment offered (including date)
LTBI treatment initiated (including date)
LTBI treatment (i.e. type of LTBI drug treatment)
LTBI treatment completion (including date)
Reason for incomplete cascade of care (when applicable)
Active TB diagnosis (including date)
5. Minimum Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a Statement of Capabilities that it meets the following minimum requirements:
a) Access to current, up to date Alberta Tuberculosis data
b) Recent* and extensive** experience reporting from the combined iPHIS and Connect Care databases
c) Extensive** experience within the last ten years interpreting the specific data elements of the Cascade of Care to be reported with the added ability to ‘clean’ the data as it is collected
*in the past two years
**minimum of two years
6. Reason for Non-Competitive Award
6d) Only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract
7. Applicable trade Agreements and Justification for Limited Tendering or the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
8. Ownership of Intellectual Property
The ownership of intellectual property will rest with the Contractor.
9. Period of the Proposed Contract
The contract period shall be from date of contract award until March 31, 2024.
10. Estimated Value of the Proposed Contract
The total estimated value of the proposed contract should not exceed $52,499.96, including travel and living expenses (if applicable), and all applicable taxes.
11. Closing Date and Time
The Closing Date and Time for accepting Statements of Capabilities is October 19, 2020, 2 p.m. EST.
12. Contact Person
All enquiries must be addressed by e-mail to:
Name: Drew JohnsonE-Mail: d••••••••@••••••.ca
