Information Gathering Services to Support Risk Assessment of Micro-organisms on the Domestic Substances List

1. SOLICITATION #: 1000158152    

2. CLOSING DATE: May 27, 2014

3. CLOSING TIME and TIME ZONE: 3:00 p.m. EDT

This requirement is for the department of Health Canada.

4. TITLE: Information Gathering Services to Support Risk Assessment of Micro-organisms on 	   the Domestic Substances List

5. INTRODUCTION: 

The New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau (NSACB) of the Safe Environments Directorate (SED) plays a key role in identifying, assessing and managing the risks posed by micro-organisms. Under the Government of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), NSACB conducts the screening assessments of 68 micro-organisms (herein referred to as existing micro-organisms) on the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to determine whether they are harmful to human health or the environment as defined under section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). These micro-organisms were on the DSL because they were in Canadian commerce and released into the environment between 1984 and 1986. The Ministers of Health and the Environment must conduct a screening assessment of these existing micro-organisms under section 74 of CEPA 1999 and publish screening assessment reports in Canada Gazette Part I. The assessment of whether an existing micro-organism poses a risk is based on readily available information, including information gathered from scientific literature, stakeholders (including industry) and ongoing research activities.  

	
6. SECURITY REQUIREMENT: 

There is no Security associated with this requirement

 
Mandatory Requirements: 

Criteria 	

M1	Compliance 
The Bidder must provide within their proposal CV’s of all team members proposed, including any back up resources.
 
The Bidder must propose the following resources as a member of their team:

Project Team (Individuals may fulfill one or more of the following roles and/or responsibilities)

Project Manager:  
Senior Scientist
Scientist and/or Associate Scientist
Research Assisstant/Support

M2	 	Resource(s) Team

(Project Team must have the following qualifications)

1.	The Bidder must provide as a minimum one resource who holds a M.Sc. or Ph.D. in microbiology (or scientific field relevant to microbial risk assessment); a copy of the certification/diploma must be included in the Bidders proposal. 

2.	The Bidder must provide as a minimum one resource demonstrating three (3) years’ experience with microbial risk assessment within the last five (5) years from date of this RFP. Experience is to be demonstrated in months and years.

3.	The Bidder must propose as a minimum one resource demonstrating two (2) years’ experience in providing scientific/technical or regulatory advice to government agencies or organizations within the last five (5) years from the date of this RFP. Experience is to be demonstrated in months and years

4.	The Bidder must propose a Project Manager demonstrating as a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in project management; including but not limited to the following:
•	responsibility for project budget, 
•	allocation of technical personnel
•	adherence to project schedule 
•	experience with international regulatory agencies or organisations in relation to risk assessment.  

Experience must be demonstrated in months and years.

M3	The Bidder must have at least one team resource with a subscription to or access to libraries that contain the following abstract and citation databases at bid closing: Elsevier Scopus and CABI CAB Abstracts.

The Bidder must provide proof of subscription and/or proof of access to libraries that contain the above abstract and citation databases within their proposal.	
	
M4	The Bidder must provide within their proposal two references from Project Authorities (persons in charge) of previous work/projects undertaken and successfully completed by the proposed Project Manager that is similar to the work outlined within this Statement of Work. At least one of the three remaining resources proposed under the Project Team as per M1 must have worked with the Project Manager on each of the projects. 
The references must include the following information:
1.	The names of the proposed resources that provided their services under the work/projects indicated within their reference information.
2.	The name of the Client organization.
3.	A brief description of the scope and intent of project.
4.	The date(s) and duration of the project. 
5.	The extent to which the project finished on-time, on-budget and in accordance with the established project goals.
6.	Name of the Client providing the reference.
7.	Title of the Client providing the reference.
8.	Email address of the Client providing the reference.
9.	Telephone number of the Client providing the reference.

*Note:  Health Canada reserves the right to check references by contacting one or all of the references provided. Health Canada also reserves the right to reject a bidder should one or more of the references provided not be available within one week from completion of bid evaluation and if in checking references they do not confirm the resources work experience, quality of work and information provided by the bidder.
		

Address inquiries in writing to:

Donna Pettit
Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Donna.pettit@hc-sc.gc.ca