Inmate paid CATV ServiceThis requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Stony Mountain Institution (SMI)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 bidSet-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 does not include security requirements.Nature of Requirements: The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has a requirement to provide inmate paid Cable Television Network at Stony Mountain Institution (SMI)Objectives: To provide a viable and balanced CATV signal or equivalent throughout Stony Mountain Institution to up to 700 CATV outlets Maximum, Medium and Minimum level units. Deliverables: Stony Mountain Institution has 700 cable drops. CSC requires that all drops be active at all times. At a minimum CSC agrees to commit to 635 units billed for the services at all times. CSC may add services to additional units or remove services to specific units (subject to the minimum requirement) by providing thirty (30) days notice to the Contractor.The Contractor must provide at a minimum 150 channels for the inmates to choose from. The channels must include Movie, Sport and News specific channels.Contractor will respond to reports of cable issues within 3 hours and have it repaired in a reasonable amount of time. If it is determined that issues with company owned equipment such as amplifiers, head units or coax cable are the cause of the cable TV outage or issue, it is the responsibility of the Company and will not be billed to the institution. Cable TV issues caused by the user, such as physical damage to equipment or lines, will be billed to the institution.Term of ContractPeriod of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026.File Number: 51000-21-3742233Contracting Authority: Jill PelrineTelephone number: (306) 659-9492E-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.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:? 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).
