Barbering Services- Springhill Institution

Barbering Services – Springhill Institution

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Springhill Institution.

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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:

COVID-19 vaccination requirement

This requirement is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel.

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide haircutting services to CSC inmates at Springhill Institution.

Objectives: To provide haircutting services to general population inmates as well as provide supervision and basic training to offender workers in a closed shop. 

The Contractor must:

• Provide basic hairstyling services, including shampooing, cutting, drying and assisting inmate barbers in basic haircutting techniques;
• Notify Chief Institutional Services when unable to provide the barbering services, report to duty, or both;
• Securely store barbering equipment, scissors and reporting any tool deficiencies to the Chief Institutional Services and Security;
• Complete contraband searches within the shop and report any findings to the Chief Institutional Services.
• Employ and supervise a maximum of 2 offenders identified by the project authority, who will be added to the waitlist by his parole officer and hired through the Correctional Intervention Board (CIB);
• Train offender workers in proper haircutting procedures when necessary;
• Complete Program Performance Assessments on offenders employed in the Barbershop;

  Deliverables:

  The Contractor must produce:

• Basic reports regarding attendance, performance of inmate workers, search logs, observation reports. Contractor must provide all reports to the Chief Institutional Services.
• Coordinate and maintain an inmate pass list on a daily basis;

  Term of Contract:

  Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of July 1^st, 2022 to June 30^th, 2023.

  File Number: 21210-22-4088402

  Contracting Authority:

  Matthew Couture

  1045 Main Street, 2^nd Floor

  Moncton NB E1C 1H1

  Telephone number: 506-378-8730

  E-mail: matthew.couture@csc-scc.gc.ca

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