Urinalysis Collection Services

Urinalysis Collection Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Hamilton, Brantford and St. Catharines Area Parole.

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 to provide Urinalysis Collection Services to both male and female parolees in Hamilton, Brantford and St. Catharines area.

Objectives: Consistent with the Mission Statement and Strategic Objectives of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), a Urinalysis Collection Program is required for the Hamilton, Brantford and St. Catharines area. The program must be in compliance with the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations, and Guidelines and Policy under the Act.

Deliverables: The Contractor must:

Upon referral, collect urine samples from federally released offenders. These collections may occur in the Parole Office, Reporting Centre, Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF), the offender’s private residence, or in an area designated by CSC.

• The collector must be of the same gender as the offender providing the sample.

• Ensure the integrity of the sample by confirming required security seals are in place on the container, signatures have been obtained on the container, and prepare the container for shipment to the specified laboratory for testing.

• Ship the samples with a bill of lading to the approved laboratory for testing.

• Ensure samples are collected in compliance with Section 66(1) of the CCRA regulations, and CD 566/566-11; or updated policy with the maintenance of privacy, confidentiality and non-disclosure as to the identity of the donor. Cost of the protective gloves is the responsibility of the contractor (collector).

• Present the offender with form 1064-1 (Community Notification to Provide a Urine Sample) prior to each test, and obtain a signature, complete the Chain of Custody Form and distribute copies of the form as indicated.

• Complete the urinalysis log sheets monthly and/or a detailed invoice and forward to the respective office responsible for the supervision of the offender.

• Attend court hearings, meetings with auditors, or meet with CSC managers as required. The collector must complete the CSC Urinalysis Collectors Training Program (at the contractor’s expense) prior to commencing services.

• Ensure all cases assessed by CSC to meet the tandem supervision policy requires tandem partner accompaniment whenever a urine sample is collected in the offender’s private residence or isolated community location (CD 715).

• The CSC supervising parole office must be immediately notified in the event of an offender’s refusal or inability to provide a sample, and or any suspicious behaviour is noted. If this occurs outside the established working schedule, the National Monitoring Centre protocol must be followed.

• Normally, collections must occur during regular working hours, Monday to Friday, between 0700 hours and 1800 hours.

• There may be a requirement to collect, from time to time, on weekends and after normal working hours. There may be a requirement to collect on an emergency basis, in which a 3 to 4 hour response time is required.

• The contractor must normally provide non-scheduled collection upon 24 hours notice.

• The collector must provide at least 24 hours notice where possible for cancellation of collections. This notice must be provided to the Area Director or Office Urinalysis Coordinator.
• The Contractor must provide a back-up for urinalysis collection, in case of illness, vacation, leave or the inability to provide urinalysis collection services for a given period. The subcontractor must be approved by the Department Representative/Project Authority and have completed the CSC Urinalysis Collectors Training Program (at the subcontractor’s expense) prior to the collector commencing any urinalysis collection services.
• Correctional Service Canada will provide the required paperwork, sample containers, courier bags, courier bill of lading, cooler to store the collections and appropriate security storage container for paperwork/referrals.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021.

File Number: 21480-22-3147269

Contracting Authority: Jason Scott

Telephone number: 613-530-3001

Facsimile number: 613-536-4571

E-mail: Jason.Scott@csc-scc.gc.ca

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