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 of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services from a Recreational Therapist with qualifications and experience in Leadership and Training and Human Trauma Development. The contractor is also required to have additional expertise in working with severe personality disordered individuals in a custodial setting, particularly as specialized services to high needs, complex mental health women. These services will also include support and training to staff in their efforts to strengthen policy and engage staff with complicated challenges to manage this and other complex cases.
1.1 Objectives:
Provide and coordinate essential and non-essential mental health and/or Recreational Therapist services to inmates at Fraser Valley Institution.
1.2 Tasks:
Provide 1:1 therapy for women offenders with complex mental health
Provide formal training to staff in the following areas:
Human development with a focus on developmental trauma
De-escalation techniques specifically for severe behaviorally disturbed adults
Motivation for behavioral change
Resilience for staff
To promote health and wellness with staff and offenders
Help develop coping skills for the offender and staff.
Provide continuous coaching and leadership to increase the understanding of treatments, interactions and management strategies.
Expected results:
Decrease use of restrictive measures for women who engage in self injury
Decrease frequency of self injury
Decrease frequency of verbal and physical assaults towards other inmates and staff
Improve consistency and structure in the living environment to support development of adaptive skills
Decrease staff burnout
1.4 Performance standards:
1.4.1 The Contractor must also take into account gender, cultural, religious and linguistic differences and be responsive to the special needs of women and Aboriginal People.
1.5 Deliverables:
Provide a comprehensive written clinical report on the identified offender(s) that includes a case formulation and recommendations. Reports required on quarterly basis.
Provide a treatment service designed to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person's level of functioning in a culturally sensitive manner and using a women centered approach .
Develop intervention plans and evaluate a client's progress in relation to the intervention plan within the operational framework of a maximum security unit in a correctional facility for women.
Work within a multi-disciplinary team and report on progress to senior managers within the Women Offender sector.
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 Fraser Valley Insitution, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
b. Travel
i. 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:
SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:
PWGSC FILE # 21807-16-0122
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. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
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:
Experience:
The individual must have a minimum of six (6) months experience practicing as a Recreational Therapist in the last two (2) years.
At least 5 years of experience in the last ten years working with female clients with mental health and complex trauma issues for best risk management for within a custodial setting
At least 5 years of experience in the last ten years in specialized training with Dialectal Behavioral Therapy and complex trauma counseling
At least 2 years of experience in the last 4 years working with various cultures to address developmental and inter-generational trauma
Academic qualifications:
Individuals who are currently practicing Therapeutic Recreation and have graduated with a diploma/baccalaureate degree in therapeutic recreation/recreation therapy from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Degree in Leadership and Training
The degree must have been obtained from a recognized Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada.
The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site.
Professional designation, accreditation and/or certification:
Individuals who are registered and in good standing with Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
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
Limited number of qualified therapists who are willing/able to provide therapy to women with complex developmental trauma AND provide leadership and training to staff.
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 five (5) months, from November 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 with an option to extend the contract for six (6) additional six (6) months periods.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $ 328,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: Alison Granger- Brown
Address: contractor’s place of business
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 October 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM PST.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Willow Bruyninckx, Contracting and Procurement Specialist
Correctional Service Canada
Regional Headquarters – Pacific
Po Box 4500
Unit #100
33991 Gladys Avenue
Telephone: 604-851-3233
Facsimile: 604-870-2444
E-mail: w••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
