Préavis d’adjudication de contrat (PAC) Programme Stride – la réintégration des femmes détenues sous responsabilité fédérale dans la communauté

Stride Program – Reintegration of federally sentenced women into the communityAn 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 pre-release preparation, volunteer support and discharge planning services to federally sentenced offenders at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario The work will involve the following:Objectives:To provide a dynamic process for reintegration support which will evolve in response to the changing needs of the women; to be established ideally prior to release following the woman into her communityTo provide federally sentenced women with skills, experiences, contacts and information essential to successful community reintegrationTo increase community awareness of women in prison and their issues of reintegration thereby helping to reduce the myths and dear leading to the on-going stigmatisation of the women in prisonTo provide the institutional base for the utilization of Community Circles of Support for women released from GVI1.2 Tasks:The contractor must provide the institutional base for the utilization of Community Circles of Support for women released from GVI1.3 Expected results:The Service will deliver the following on an annual bases for the duration of the contract:A weekly night programRecruit, train and support volunteers to assist with Activities, discharge planning and community CirclesConduct volunteer training session as requiredParticipate in CSC-GVI volunteer trainingSupport federally sentenced women through counselling while incarcerated and upon their return to the community and refer the appropriate community services as necessary1.4 Deliverables:1.4.1 The Contract will provide monthly updates on activities such a:, number of women attending activities and the number of interviews conducted for Circles of Support; volunteer training report. On an annual basis the Contract will provide any additional information that informs GVI on the number of Community Support Circles both in the Institution and the Community, number of new volunteers trained during the year as well as an evaluation of the activities being delivered weekly throughout the year.1.4.2 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).1.5 Constraints:1.5.1 Location of work:a. The Contractor must perform the work at Grand Valley Institution for Women on a weekly basis. In addition, volunteers will meet with women involved in the Circles of Support Program as necessary in order to assist in discharge planning. The contract may also perform the work from their place of business for those women eligible for temporary release in order to foster community engagement.b. TravelTravel to the following locations will be required for performance of the work under this contract: Grand Valley Institution for Women1575 Homer Watson Blvd.Kitchener OntarioN2P 2C51.5.2 Language of Work:The contractor must perform all work in English1.5.3 Security Requirements:1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all time 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).2. Until the security screening of the Contractor personnel required by this Contract has been completed satisfactorily by the CISD, PWGSC, the Contractor personnel MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS to (CLASSIFIED/PROTECTED) information or assets, and MAY NOT ENTER sites where such information or assets are kept, without an escort.3. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED B information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.4. The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offerer must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.5. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.6. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with provisions of the:(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex ;(b) 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:A minimum of five (5) years experience within the past ten (10) years delivering reintegration services to women offenders in a correctionalsetting by identifying community based services available to assist in establishing release plans and successful reintegration back into society.A minimum of three (3) years experience within the past seven (7) years delivering a volunteer based Program. The managing of the program must include recruiting, selection, training and retention of volunteers.A minimum of three (3) years experience working with communities, victims and offenders through activities that seek to repair the harm done to the relationships between offenders and victims as well as offenders and communities. A restorative philosophy, responds to crime by focusing on repairing the losses suffered by victims, holding offenders accountable for the harm they have caused and building peace within communities. They further seek to understand and address the circumstances which contributed to the crime in order to prevent recidivism once the offender is released.Academic qualifications:The proposed Program Co-ordinator shall have a degree in the area of psychology, social work or social sciences.3. Applicability of the trade agreement (s) to the procurementThis procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal BusinessThis 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 SupplierThe Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region has been delivering the Stride program at GVI and in the community and has earned a reputation with other service providers across the country as the paramount program in restorative justice and providing reintegration services to women in conflict with the law.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 ReasonsThe 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 PropertyThere 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 1 year, from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 with an option to extend the contract for 4 additional one-year periods.11. A cost estimate of the proposed contractThe estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $ 168,000.00 (GST/HST extra).12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplierCommunity Justice Initiatives of Waterloo49 Queen Street North,Kitchener, OntarioN2H 2G913. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilitiesSuppliers 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 capabilitiesThe closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is December 4, 2015 at 14:00 EST15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilitiesEnquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:Shane Collins, Regional Contract AdministratorCorrectional Service Canada, Ontario RegionP.O Box 1174, 443 Union St. WestKingston, ONK7L 2R8Telephone: 613-536-6127Facsimile: 613-536-4571Email: S••••••••@•••••••.••.ca