PAC – Médecin psychiatre

Contract No. 21415-14-20-2018220
Contract No. 21415-14-17-2018242
Contract No. 21415-14-17-2052205

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 provide psychiatric services to federally sentenced offenders in the Ontario Region who are in need of these services and to provide assessments and treatment, when required and to prepare inmates for the eventual release of patients into the community or their transfer into the provincial health care system. The work will involve the following:

1.1 Objectives:

Correctional Service Canada (C.S.C.) intends to establish three(3) contracts for the provision of psychiatric services to offenders at Joyceville Institution, Bath Institution, Collins Bay Institution, Frontenac Institution, Regional Treatment Centre, Intermediate Mental Health Unit at Millhaven Institution and Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre/Henry Trail Community Correctional Centre.

1.2 Tasks:

To render psychiatric evaluations of offenders as referred by the institutional physician or psychologist.

The Contractor will liaise with Health Care, Mental Health Team, Case Management and Correctional Programs with regard to Correctional Service Canada policy on disclosure of offender medical information.

To advise the Chief Health Services as to case disposition.

To prescribe and administer treatment as indicated.

To provide scheduled sessions, in which referred clients/offenders would be assessed/evaluated and/or treated in accordance with the principles governing the management and delivery of health services by the Correctional Service Canada and conforming to professionally accepted standards.

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team through positive interaction with institutional staff at all levels.

To provide and submit written documentation to the medical file and psychiatric files on the assessments/evaluations and/or treatments of individual clients/offenders and to the Chief Health Services no later than five working days following the interview.

1.3 Expected Results:

Psychiatric services, including assessment, treatment and documentation will be provided for federally sentenced offenders at Joyceville Institution, Bath Institution, Collins Bay Institution, Frontenac Institution, Regional Treatment Centre, Intermediate Mental Health Unit at Millhaven Institution and Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre/Henry Trail Community Correctional Centre.

1.4 Performance Standards:

The approved formulary must be adhered to when prescribing medication. Clients will be assessed/evaluated/treated in accordance with the principles governing the management and delivery of health services by Correctional Service Canada.

1.5 Deliverables:

1.5.1 The contractor will render psychiatric evaluations of offenders as referred by the institutional physician or psychologist. The Contractor will liaise with Health Care, Mental Health Team, Case Management and Correctional Programs with regard to Correctional Service Canada policy on disclosure of offender medical information. The contractor will advise the Chief Health Services as to case disposition, and prescribe and administer treatment as indicated. The contractor will provide scheduled sessions, in which referred clients/offenders would be assessed/evaluated and/or treated in accordance with the principles governing the management and delivery of health services by the Correctional Service Canada and conforming to professionally accepted standards.

The contractor will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team through positive interaction with institutional staff at all levels. The contractor will provide and submit written documentation to the medical file and psychiatric files on the assessments/evaluations and/or treatments of individual clients/offenders and to the Chief Health Services no later than five working days following the interview.

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 Joyceville Institution, Bath Institution, Collins Bay Institution, Frontenac Institution, Regional Treatment Centre, Intermediate Mental Health Unit at Millhaven Institution and Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre/Henry Trail Community Correctional Centre.

b. Travel

Travel to the following locations will be required for performance of the work under this contract:

Bath Institution
Box 1500
5775 Bath Road
Bath, Ontario, K0H 1GO Collins Bay Institution
Regional Treatment Centre
1455 Bath Road P.O. Box 190
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4V9

Frontenac Institution
1455 Bath Road
P.O. Box 7500
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5E6
Millhaven Institution
Intermediate Mental Health Unit
5775 Bath Road
P.O. Box 280
Bath, Ontario, K0H 1G0

Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre
1455 Bath Rd.,
Box 7500
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 5E6

Henry Trail Community Correctional Centre
1453 Bath Road
Kingston, Ontario
K7M 4X2

Joyceville Institution
Highway 15
P.O.Box 880
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 4X9

1.6.2 Language of Work:

The contractor must perform all work in English.

1.6.3 Security Requirements:

This contract includes the following security requirements:

a. The Contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid reliability status granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

b. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

c. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:
Security Requirements Check List;
Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition)

2. Minimum essential requirements:

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

Experience:

The work requires extensive knowledge of medicine and psychiatry with special emphasis on forensics and criminology, experience in related areas such as suicide, aggressive behaviour, sexual pathology etc. and knowledge of the federal acts and regulations relating to the incarceration of prisoners and provincial laws which are applicable to the provision of mental health care services. These include the Ontario Mental Health Act, the Hospitals Act, the Access to Information and Privacy legislation, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms etc.

The contractor must have the ability to counsel and care for the mentally ill in the particular environment of the federal penal system, ensuring clinical compliance with the standards issued by the Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation in order to maintain professional accreditation. Certification of the College of Family Practice or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status is essential.

Sources must be able to obtain a Correctional Service Canada Security Clearance to the level of Enhanced Reliability.

Sources must have at least two years experience working as a psychiatrist in a government/institutional setting.

Academic qualifications:
The contractor must have a valid degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD).

The degree must have been obtained from a recognized Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada.

The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site.

Professional designation, accreditation and/or certification:

Certification as a specialist in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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

Numerous efforts have been made to find a contractor, without success. Forensic psychiatrists are an extreme skill shortage group. The situation is unacceptable in terms of workload and medico legal risk, relative to the number of psychiatrists available to provide services.

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 or person(s) are 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

(6.2) statutes, regulations, or prior obligations of the Crown to a third party or parties preclude Contractor ownership of the Foreground;

10. The period of the proposed contract(s) or the delivery date(s)

Contract No. 21415-14-20-2018220

The proposed contract is for a period of two (2) years, from 2014-06-01 to 2016-05-31; with an option to extend the contract for two (2) additional two (2) year periods.

Contract No. 21415-14-17-2018242

The proposed contract is for a period of one (1) year, from 2014-06-01 to 2015-05-31; with an option to extend the contract for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

Contract No. 21415-14-17-2052205

The proposed contract is for a period of one (1) year, from 2014-06-01 to 2015-05-31; with an option to extend the contract for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract number 21415-14-20-2018220, including option (s), is $345,000.00 (GST/HST extra).

The estimated value of the contract number 21415-14-17-2018242, including option (s), is $1,853,760.00 (GST/HST extra).

The estimated value of the contract number 21415-14-17-2052205, including option (s), is $1,463,760.00 (GST/HST extra).

12. Names and addresses of the pre-identified suppliers

Contract Number 21415-14-20-2018220

Name: Dr, Irina Skladman Medicine Professional Corporation
Address: 405-1425 Ghent Avenue, Burlington ON L7A 1X5

Contract Number 21415-14-17-2018242

Name: Dr. Stephen Hucker Medicine Professional Corporation
Address: Suite 101, 427 Princess Street, Kingston, ON K7L 5S9

Contract Number 21415-14-17-2052205

Name: D. Oliver Professional Corporation
Address: 56 Kensington Avenue, Kingston, ON K7L 4B5

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 April 30, 2014 at 2:00 PM DST.

15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities

Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:

Shane Collins, Regional Contract Administrator
443 Union Street, P.O. Box 1174
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 2R8
Telephone: (613) 536-6127
Facsimile: (613) 536-4571
E-mail: S••••••••@•••••••.••.ca