Professional Services for Quality assurance (QA) consultant clinical trial material facility (CTMF)

Solicitation number 23-58170

Publication date

Closing date and time 2024/01/15 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    2. BACKGROUND

    The NRC is building a new permanent, GMP-compliant clinical trial material facility (CTMF) at its Royalmount Avenue site in Montréal. When complete, this facility will be used to manufacture vaccine and other biologic materials for clinical trials, to support vaccine development at the clinical trial stage.

    As a member of the multidisciplinary project teams, the consultants specialized in Quality Assurance, actively participates in all stages of the implementation, validation and operationalization of the CTMF in compliance with applicable Health Canada, European and FDA regulations, internal policies and procedures.

    3. OBJECTIVE(S)

    The consultants will provide quality assurance support during the implementation, validation and operationalization of the CTMF
    4. DESCRIPTION AND STATEMENT OF WORK, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES

    Review and approve documents generated for the following processes:

    1. Equipment and facility validation
    2. Product tech transfer
    3. GMP processes for facility operationalization and start-up such as:

    3.1. Access Management
    3.2. Alarm Management
    3.3. Analytical Method validation
    3.4. Batch Record
    3.5. Batch release
    3.6. Buffer/media prep
    3.7. Clean Utilities
    3.8. Material Cleaning (manual and part washer)
    3.9. DSP (Downstream processes)
    3.10. Filtration Validation
    3.11. Incoming material release
    3.12. Pest control
    3.13. Preventive Maintenance / Calibration Program
    3.14. QMS (Deviation, change control, CAPA)
    3.15. Room classification (gowning/material/EM)
    3.16. Room Cleaning & Sanitation
    3.17. Sampling
    3.18. Sterilization Validation
    3.19. Supplier Management
    3.20. Training
    3.21. USP (upstream processes)
    3.22. Warehouse

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 5 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2024/01/29.

    Trade agreements

    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

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    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    National Research Council Canada
    Address

    6100 avenue Royalmount

    Montreal, QC, H4P 2R2
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Cindy A Romain
    Phone
    (613) 299-2748
    Email
    Cindy.romain@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
    Address

    1200 Montreal Rd M58

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1J 7L1
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001
    English
    31
    001
    French
    15

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    5 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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