Staff Safety System – Work Alone Protection services (WAPS)

Staff Safety System – Work Alone Protection services (WAPS).

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North West Ontario Parole District.

Trade agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/Canada-Peru, Canada-Colombia and/or Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreements.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: compliant bid with the lowest price per point.

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 (CSC) has a requirement to have an effective automated system in place to monitor District staff when conducting community visits federally supervised offenders and/or their families, employers, friends and acquaintances. The lone worker monitoring system is required to allow CSC employees to register community visits and safety information including a customized time the system is to respond if staff safety is not verified. The service requires escalating phases of alarm if a community visit is not verified as completed safely within the specified time period.

Objectives:

The MB/SK/NW Ontario Parole District requires a Work Alone Protection Service (WAPS) for approximately 100 employees of Correctional Service Canada (CSC) who conduct community visits with federally supervised offenders and/or their families, employers, friends, acquaintances. The WAPS service is required on a 24 hour per day, 7 days per week basis.

Deliverables:

• Provide 24 hours per day, 7 days per week lone worker monitoring system to allow CSC employees to register community visits and safety information including a customized time the system is to respond if staff safety is not verified. The service requires escalating phases of alarm if a community visit is not verified as completed safely within the specified time period.

• The contractor will provide training and instructional materials to CSC employees as required for use of the system.
• The contractor system will record all system events, contacts, and telephone calls and provide a copy of same upon request from the Project Authority or delegate. Data must be available for period of 5 years after the event.
• The contractor will provide to CSC system usage reports itemized by employee at a frequency as determined in conjunction with the Project Authority.

Expected Delivery Date: November 1, 2016 to October 30, 2020.

File Number: 55107-16-2285767

Contracting Authority:

Claudette Chabot

3247 Faithfull Avenue

Saskatoon SK, S7K 8H6

Telephone number: 306-659-9255

Facsimile number: 306-659-9317

E-mail: 501Contracts@csc-scc.gc.ca

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