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 after hour pharmaceutical services. The work will involve the following:
Objectives:Fill prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, optometrist and psychiatrists.
Tasks:
Fill within 2 (two) hours, all prescriptions written by Physicians, dentists, optometrist and psychiatrists on behalf of offenders incarcerated at Grande Cache Institution (GCI) that the Regional Pharmacy cannot provide to GCI.
Deliver all prescriptions in blister pack form unless specifically advised otherwise by the Project Authority Grande Cache Institution.
Instruct institutional nurses on new techniques and new medications on the market when required.
Alert both medical doctors and nursing staff of possible adverse reaction of over medication of offenders.
Expected results:Ensure medication requirements of offenders incarcerated at Grande Cache Institution (GCI) are met in timely manner.
1.4 Performance standards:
Fill within 2 (two) hours, all prescriptions.
Deliverables:
Record and report the following statistical information to the Project Authority
Total number of prescriptions per month
Total number of prescriptions per year
Cost of prescriptions
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 Grande Cache, Alberta.
b. Travel
ii. No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract.
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:
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS) with approved Document Safeguarding at the level of PROTECTED B, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CISD/PSPC.
3. The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store PROTECTED information until the CISD/PSPC has issued written approval. After approval has been granted or approved, these tasks may be performed at the level of PROTECTED B.
4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PSPC.
5. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide
(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:
Contractor must have two (2) years experience dispensing prescriptions written by Physicians, dentists, optometrist and psychiatrists.
Contractor must be a licensed Pharmacy.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
Due to the unique geographic location of Grande Cache, only one pharmacy retailer is located in the town site. This contract is only to provide medications that the Regional Pharmacy cannot have in a reasonable time frame due to adverse weather or immediate needs of individuals arriving at the institution.
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 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
There 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 three years, from 2016-11-01 to 2019-10-31.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $75,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Fournier Drugs Ltd.
1306 Shoppers Park Mall, Box 56
Grande Cache, Alberta
T0E 0J0
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 Monday, June 13, 2016 at 1:00pm CST.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Nancy Baessler, Project Leader
Contracting and Materiel Services
3427 Faithfull Avenue
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 8H6
Telephone: 306 659 9256
Facsimile: 306 659 9317
Email: 5••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
