Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) wishes to provide an inmate targeted education program, including library services and a vocational component at Springhill Institution. This education program will be designed to address identified criminogenicfactors for inmates housed in this Institution. The program must be suited to the learning needs of an adult, male population and make the best possible use of the opportunities for learning, which exist within the Institution.
The correctional educator will be working in a less than ideal educational environment and will be required to teach some inmates with limited commitment, cognitive ability and a history of failure during their public school experience. It will be the role of the correctionaleducator to create the environment that will enable his/her inmate students to meet educational goals identified within their Correctional Plans.
The objective of the education program is to consistently work with the inmate student and ensure every possible avenue is used to have him participate and be successful in the program designed to reduce risk and assist him in re-entering society as a productive and law abiding citizen.
Having regard for the special characteristics and educational needsof inmates, the contractor agrees to provide the necessary personnel, back-up personnel, and support staff, as well as special expertise to carry out the services.
The Contractor will provide fully qualified and provincially certified teachers.
The Contractor will provide the following staff:
a. Teachers (4) - Academic Upgrading
b. Teacher (bilingual) (1) - Academic Upgrading
c. Library Technician (1)
d. Teacher (1) - Vocational Training
Teaching services are required for two hundred twenty-one (221) days in the Academic Upgrading program per calendar year for a total of 35 hours per week per teacher. The Contractor may be required to provide previously approved substitute teachers during absences of regular teaching staff.
LibraryServices are required for 221 days per calendar year with a total of 30 hours per week. The 30 hours per week is divided over 5 days per week.
The period of the contract is anticipated to be April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. There are 4 additional option periods of 1 year each.
There are security requirements associated with this requirement.
At the time of bid closing, the following conditions must be met:
(a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
(b) the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirements as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;
(c) the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites;
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times 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. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
3. The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.
4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
5. For additional information on security requirements, Bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
This Public Works and Government Services Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
