Accompaniment Services for High Risk OffendersThis requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific RegionTrade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreementsTendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.Competitive Procurement Strategy: Compliant bid with the lowest price per pointSet-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 of Canada has a requirement to provide transportation/accompaniment services for offenders being released from Institutions within the Pacific Region to their respective community release destinations. This contract is to provide services that enhance a seamless transition of in-custody offenders back to the community, and specifically back to a Community Residential Facility or Community Corrections Centre.Objectives:The contractor must provide transportation/accompaniment services for offenders being released from Institutions within the Pacific Region to their respective community release destinations.Deliverables:The contractor must use Government Vehicles, provided by CSC, for transportation purposes, this includes picking up the vehicle from its specified storage location at the designated Institution, picking up offender(s) from the designated Institution-Admissions and Discharge, transporting offenders and any personal belongings directly to their specified destination. The contractor must return the Government vehicle directly back to the designated institution;Expected Delivery Date: , January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (with an option to extend for two additional, one year periods to March 31, 2019) subject to the availability of fundsFile Number: 21895-15-009/BContracting Authority: Katie SimpsonAddress: 33344 King Road, PO Box 3333, Abbotsford, BC, V2S 5X7Telephone number: (604) 870-2401Facsimile number: (604) 870-2402E-mail: k••••••••@•••••••.••.caNOTE 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 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.The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE.Topics include:Ÿ Overview of the federal government contracting process;Ÿ Searching for opportunities on the Tenders minisite;Ÿ Bidding on opportunities;Ÿ Registering in supplier databases.The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).
