This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Edmonton Parole Office and surrounding area.Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous 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.Consistent with the Mission Statement and Strategic Objectives of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), CSC requires Urinalysis Collection Program for the Edmonton, Alberta area. The program must be in compliance with the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations, and Guidelines and Policy under the Act.Objectives: To collect, store, and ship urine samples. The contractor must forward the samples collected for lab testing for substance and alcohol use.Deliverables: Collector must collect urine samples from offenders and inmates who have been referred by the Project Authority. The contractor must perform these collections only in the Edmonton Area Parole Office designated for Sample Collections.Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: none.Estimated quantity of commodity: see solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.Duration of Contract and Time Frame for Delivery:Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of July 3, 2023 to June 30, 2028.File Number: 57101-23-4306379Contracting Authority: Teri FraserTelephone number: 403-821-1749E-mail: 5••••••••@•••••••.••.caNOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading 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).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.Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE.Topics include:? Overview of the federal government contracting process;? Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders website;? Bidding on opportunities;? 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).
