médecin dirigeant SCC

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 meets 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:
1.1 Background
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has a requirement to provide every inmate with essential health care, and reasonable access to non-essential mental health care that will contribute to the inmate’s rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community, in accordance with professionally accepted standards (Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Section 86).
In 2017, CSC through the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Health Services (ACHS) established a National Medical Advisory Committee (NMAC). The NMAC is a collaborative and constructive partnership with CSC Physicians, Psychiatrists, and Nurse Practitioners for the advancement of quality health services in CSC and consists of primary care physicians and psychiatrists from each region along with representation from, nurse practitioners, and senior administrative staff. Regional physician leads (primary care physicians and psychiatrists) must also lead a Regional Medical Advisory Committee (RMAC) for the purpose of coordinating and addressing medical practice and policy issues specific to their region and forwarding issues with national significance to the NMAC.
1.2 Objectives:
The Regional Physician Lead must:

Provide oversight and leadership for medical practice within their region. The Regional Physician Lead must work in conjunction with the Regional & National Administrative Leadership and other members of the Healthcare Team to advance the healthcare of inmates;
Participate as a member of the National Medical Advisory Committee; and
Lead or co-lead (primary care physician and psychiatrist lead) the RMAC.

Time Commitment:
Recognizing the size and complexity of the region the Regional Physician Lead must spend up to 2.5 days on average per month or a total of 225 hours per year, as agreed to at the time of contract award and adjusted, as necessary, at the request of the Regional Director, Health Services, through the term of the contract to fulfill the assigned roles and responsibilities.
1.3 Tasks:
The Regional Physician Lead must:

Assist the Regional Director, Health Services by reviewing and advising on the qualifications and training of all proposed physicians seeking to become practitioners within CSC;
Advance the quality of medical and psychiatric care and treatment provided across their region by:Facilitating physician involvement in quality of care reviews in collaboration with the Chief of Health Services, and Chief of Institutional Mental Health when requested by the Regional Director Health Services and/or National Medical Advisor/ National Senior Psychiatrist;

Coordinating concerns and suggestions from the regional contract institutional physicians (primary care physicians, psychiatrist);
Engaging physicians within the region on the goals and priorities of CSC Health Services, and
Seeking the input of physicians (primary care physicians, psychiatrist); on new and revised CSC policies and procedures as part of the consultation process and provide this feedback to the National Medical Advisory Committee.

Coordinate bi-lateral discussions with physicians (primary care physicians, psychiatrists); within their region on a biannual basis;
Meet with each physician (primary care physicians, psychiatrist) in person or via teleconference/videoconference, on an annual basis, or more frequently when needed to resolve an urgent matter;
Identify issues of regional concern that may have national relevance;
Participate as a member of the National CSC Medical Advisory Committee;
Participate as a member of the National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee;
Work collaboratively with the National Medical Advisor and/or the National Senior Psychiatrist to establish national physician (primary care physicians, psychiatrist) initiatives, as appropriate, in clinical care and education;
At a minimum, a teleconference with the Regional Director, Health Services (RDHS) and Director General, Clinical Services and Public Health (DGCSPH), the National Medical Advisor, or in the case of Mental Health with the Executive Director, Regional Treatment Centre and the Director General, Mental Health and the National Psychiatry Advisor must be scheduled once every quarter to provide an update on any institutional/regional specific issues. The frequency can be revised on mutual consent of the parties.

1.4 Deliverables:
The Contractor must provide:

Assistance to the Regional Director, Health Services by reviewing and advising on the qualifications and training of all proposed physicians seeking to become practitioners within CSC; and
Assistance in the advancement of the quality medical care and treatment provided across their Region.

 Location of work:
The Contractor must perform the work at CSC National or Regional Headquarters, or at a CSC penitentiary facility or designated site.
b. Travel
Travel to the following locations will be required for performance of the work under this contract:
a. Within their Region;
b. National Headquarters; and
c. Designated location
1.6 Language of Work:
The contractor must perform all work in:
English and French (Bilingual) for the Atlantic Region
English and French (Bilingual) for the Quebec Region
English for the Ontario Region
English for the Prairies Region
English for the Pacific Region
1.7 Correctional Service Canada to provide:
Administrative Support: The Regional Physician Lead must be provided administrative support from Correctional Service of Canada to enable efficient and effective functioning of the position by providing access to:

required documentation; and
individuals.

Leadership Development:
CSC will provide orientation and resources to support the leadership development of the Regional Physician Lead.
1.8 Meetings:
Meetings may be scheduled regionally, nationally or at any CSC site or designated location as required.
1.9 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).
1.10 Security Requirements:
This contract includes the following security requirements:
The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.
Subcontracts, which contain security requirements, are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
2. Criteria for assessing the statement of capabilities (minimum essential requirements):
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
The Regional Physician Leader is a Medical Doctor fully registered with their Provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons. The physician must have clinical practice and leadership experience in CSC Institutions. Refer to details below.
The requirement is for two (2) Psychiatrists and five (5) Primary Care Physicians. The location of these positions are listed below.
Atlantic Region 1 Psychiatrist and 1 Primary Care Physician
Québec Region 1 Psychiatrist and 1 Primary Care Physician
Ontario Region 1 Primary Care Physician
Prairie Region 1 Primary Care Physician
Pacific Region 1 Primary Care Physician
Experience:
Where the word experience is listed below, it must be qualified as a minimum of two (2) years.

Must be a Licensed Physician providing primary health care or psychiatrist services to correctional patients for a minimum of 10 years;
Must be a Physician with current experience (within the past 2 years) in a Leadership position, and experience providing policy advice to senior executives in a correctional setting;
Must maintain an active Continuing Medical Education Program with their respective College;
Must have current experience and a good working relationship with community hospital(s) within their region;
Must have extensive knowledge of and experience with CSC’s Protocols, Policies, Guidelines and Commissioner’s Directives and the National Drug Formulary;
Must have experience with Accreditation Canada Qmentum Program in a correctional setting;
Psychiatrists must be associated with a University and possess current knowledge and experience with the latest evidence based therapies and interventions. For example, they have experience assessing, treating and managing individuals who engage in high risk self-harming behaviours; treating refractory mental illness etc.;
General Practitioners must have expertise and experience treating infectious diseases (STBBI, HIV, HCV, Chronic Pain, age related diseases);
Must be licensed to prescribe methadone and experience with Opioid Substitution Therapy; and

Academic qualifications:
The Contractor must possess a Medical Degree obtained from a recognized Canadian university or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service.
The physician must be fully licensed to practice within Canada, have a Professional designation and accreditation. Must be able to Provide proof that he/she is licensed as a Physician in good standing with his respective provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons. The contractor must provide a copy of the license(s). If obtained outside Canada must have obtained a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (requirement to gain an independent practise license (a license to practise medicine) in Canada (LMCC).
Professional designation, accreditation and/or certification:
Must be a physician and a member in good standing with one of the following:

Provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons within Canada
The College of Family Physicians Canada (CFPC)
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

Must provide a signed declaration that there are no investigations or judgments against the proposed physician in any area of professional conduct, and that his license to practice medicine has no restrictions. If there are current investigations, judgments or restrictions registered against the proposed physician, details of them must be provided as indicated in the form. This declaration must also be provided each year before the option period is exercised. All work will be performed subject to the inspection and acceptance by the Project Authority.
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.
There are challenges practicing primary care medicine in a Canadian Federal Correctional environment, including providing care in the context of various security levels and related requirements. Primary Care Physicians in correctional settings receive more professional college complaints than practitioners in the community. The Primary Care Physicians being proposed by the organization have multiple years of experience and exposure to issues related to providing quality patient care to CSC’s inmate population. They can provide valuable expertise to senior managers within CSC and are very knowledgeable about the medical and administrative operations of CSC’s Institutions within their region, therefore have a strong understanding of CSC’s working requirements. They have experience working in teams that include Parole Officers, Correctional Officers and Elders. They have demonstrated that they have a good working relationship with physician colleagues and management at all levels within CSC.
There are challenges practicing psychiatry in a Canadian Federal Correctional environment, including providing care in the context of various security levels and requirements. Psychiatrists in correctional settings receive more college complaints than practitioners in the community. The Psychiatrists being proposed by the organization have multiple years of experience providing quality psychiatric patient care to CSC’s inmate population. They can provide valuable expertise to CSC and are very knowledgeable about the medical/psychiatric and administrative operations of CSC’s Institutions within their region, and therefore have a strong understanding of CSC’s operational/security requirements. They have experience working in teams that include Parole Officers, Correctional Officers and Elders.
They have University and Hospital affiliations and are current with the latest evidence based therapies and interventions. For example, they have experience assessing, treating and managing individuals who engage in high risk self-harming behaviours; treating refractory mental illness etc. They have demonstrated that they have a good working relationship with physician colleagues and management at all levels within CSC.
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
This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
9. Ownership of Intellectual Property
There are no intellectual property terms in the contract.
10. Period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
Atlantic Region 48 months
Atlantic Region 24 months
Quebec Region 13 months
Quebec Region 6 months
Ontario Region 26 months
Prairie Region 15 months
Pacific Region 48 months
11.Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $ 1,216,710.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: Dr. Camille Haddad, Primary Care
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. Louis Theriault, Psychiatrist
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. Michelle Roy, Psychiatrist
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. David Lesage, Primary Care
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. Allen McBride, Primary Care
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. Gregory Van Wyk, Primary Care
Address: Contractors place of business
Name: Dr. Keith Dawson, Primary Care
Address: Contractors 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. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
14. Closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is April 6, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT].
15. Inquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Joanne Steffin
340 Laurier-West, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9
Telephone: 613 947-3430
E-mail: J••••••••@•••••••.••.ca