Infectious Disease Specialist
This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific Region
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 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 includes security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement for the services of an Infectious Disease Specialist for several institutions within the Pacific Region. This includes Kent, Mountain, Mission (medium), Mission (minimum), Kwikwexwelhp, Matsqui, Fraser Valley, and Pacific Institutions.
Objectives:
The purpose of this contract is for the provision of essential infectious disease services (including Fibroscans) to inmates incarcerated in the various federal institutions located throughout British Columbia.
Deliverables:
1 Inmate care:
a) The Contractor must provide essential infectious disease services, as requested by the Project Authority in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework, including any amendment to this Framework issued by CSC during the contract period and any optional period if and when exercised by CSC.
b) These services include, but are not limited to the following:
Assessment of all referred inmates;
Consultation;
Treatment;
Appropriate referrals;
Urgent health services (any condition that is likely to deteriorate to an emergency or affect the inmate's ability to carry out their activities of daily living is considered to the "urgent") including referral to the appropriate community hospital for emergency medical services when required;
2 The Contractor must document health assessment, treatment, and consultations in the inmate’s health care record. This includes making entries in the electronic health file (e.g. OSCAR).
3 Recommendations for non-formulary medication and Special Authorization items:
a) The Contractor must ensure that:
Medications are prescribed according to CSC’s National Formulary;
Requests for non-formulary medications are made in accordance with CSC’s National Formulary; and
Requests for Special Authorization items that are being recommended by the Contractor are made in accordance with CSC’s Essential Health Services Framework.
Expected Delivery Date: April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020
File Number: 21807-17-0001
Contracting Authority: Willow Bruyninckx
Correctional Service Canada
Regional Headquarters – Pacific
33991 Gladys Avenue, PO Box 4500
Abbotsford BC Canada V2S 2E8
Telephone number: 604-851-3233
Facsimile number: 604-870-2444
E-mail: w••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
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