Crime Prevention in Canada – Documenting Implementation Challenges and Strategies to Address Them

1.	TITLE

Crime Prevention in Canada – Documenting Implementation Challenges and Strategies to Address Them


2.	BACKGROUND

In 2008-09, the NCPC began providing, through a grants and contributions agreement program, multi-year funding for model, promising and innovative crime prevention projects focused on addressing known risk factors for populations at high risk of becoming or staying involved in criminal behaviours. 

As part of the funding agreements, all projects are required to report on their activities and outputs through performance monitoring and process evaluation. The specific reporting requirements of the funding agreement consists of the systematic and continuous monitoring of indicators of selected aspects of program implementation (performance monitoring) and the extent to which the program has been implemented as planned (process evaluation). 

In addition, some selected projects are also undergoing impact evaluation. Process and impact evaluations primarily examine the extent to which the target group has been reached, whether the projects were implemented as planned and what impacts can be attributed to the program. 

Finally, at the end of their funding agreement with Public Safety Canada, all NCPC projects are required to deliver a final activity report. 


3.	OBJECTIVES

The goal of this contract is to have an analysis of the issues related to the implementation of evidence-based crime prevention projects in local communities. This work is part of the NCPC mandate to build and share the Canadian base of knowledge on effective crime prevention. The main objectives are to: 

3.1	To conduct a review of 80 projects to document common challenges, examine whether the common challenges differ based upon certain aspects of the project and, when possible, identify facilitators of successful implementation. 
4.2	Develop a coding guide and a repository to collect information about implementation challenges.
4.3	Of the 80 projects, write 50 project summaries.
4.4	Conduct a separate analysis of 12 selected projects that have both process and impact evaluation.


4.	PERIOD OF WORK

The period of the Contract is from date of contract award to March 31, 2015.


5.	BASIS OF SELECTION

Highest combined score of technical points (70%) and financial points (30%).


6.	CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

Rachel Hull
Contracting and Procurement Section
Public Safety Canada
340 Laurier Avenue West, 1st Floor Mailroom
Ottawa ON  K1A 0P9

Tel:  613-949-1048
Fax: 613-954-1871
contracting@ps-sp.gc.ca 

The Contracting Authority is responsible for all matters of a contractual nature. 


7.	ENQUIRIES - SOLICITATION STAGE

All enquiries or issues concerning this procurement must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority named in Part 1, item 5 as early as possible within the bidding period.

Enquiries and issues must be received by the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) business days prior to the bid closing date specified on the cover page or this RFP document to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries or issues received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date. To ensure consistency and quality of information provided to Bidders, the Contracting Authority will provide, simultaneously to all bidders to which this solicitation has been sent, any information with respect to significant enquiries received and the replies to such enquiries without revealing the sources of the enquiries.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to obtain clarification of the requirements contained herein, if necessary, prior to submitting a bid.

A request for a time extension to the bid closing date will be considered provided it is received in writing by the PS Contracting Authority at least five (5) working days before the closing date shown on page 1 of this RFP document. The request, if granted, will be communicated by www.BuyandSell.gc.ca at least two (2) working days before the closing, showing the revised closing date.  The request, if rejected, will be directed to the originator at least three (3) working days before the closing date by the PS Contracting Authority.


8.	SECURITY

There is no security requirement identified.