High Risk Offender Accompaniment

High Risk Offender Accompaniment

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific Region

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 Indigenous Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous 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 transportation or accompaniment services for offenders being released from Institutions within the Pacific Region to their respective community release destinations. This contract is to provide services that enhance a seamless transition of in-custody offenders back to the community, and specifically back to a Community Residential Facility (CRF) or Community Corrections Centre (CCC) The Contractor must provide transportation services from the institution where the offender is being released, to any CRF or CCC site within British Columbia.

Objectives:

The Contractor must provide transportation or accompaniment services for offenders being released from Institutions within the Pacific Region to their respective community release destinations

Deliverables:

The Contractor must maintain a record of all accompaniments using the template the Project Authority provides. The Contractor must enter the required data only in hand written form. The data must only include the offender’s surname with no Fingerprint Service (FPS) number, as the security requirements of the contract do not allow for the processing of protected information.

The Contractor must provide the supervising Parole Officer with a verbal report of the offender's behavior, attitude, motivation and plans, noted during the period of accompaniment.

The Contractor must send data collected on a monthly basis to the Project Authority as part of the invoice submission.

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: none.

Estimated quantity of commodity: see solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.

Duration of Contract and Time Frame for Delivery:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of September 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21883-23-0051/A

Contracting Authority: Katie Simpson
Telephone number: 604-870-2401
E-mail: 801BidSubmissions@csc-scc.gc.ca

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

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