Independent Medical Assessment for the Indian Residential Schools Adjudications Secretariat

Independent Medical Assessments for the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat.
As a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP), DIAND intends to award one (1) contract per Stream.
Stream 1: Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)
Stream 2: Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New     Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Iqaluit)
Stream 3: Northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (except Iqaluit)
Period of the Contracts is from contract award until March 31, 2017 with three (3) additional one (1) option period.
Bidder who are currently under contract with DIAND as a result of solicitation No. A0318-120011/A will not be permitted to submit a proposal for review in response to this solicitation.
Security Requirement
Pursuant to the Policy Government Security, the nature of the services to be provided under this Contract requires a Government of Canada (GoC) Security Screening action to be completed for the Contractor, their employees and sub-contractors to be assigned to conduct project work.
Prior to the commencement of the contract, the Contractor and each of its personnel involved in the performance of the contract must each hold a valid Government of Canada (GoC) Security Screening at the level of Reliability Status.
The Contractor and their personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must each hold a valid Security Screening at the level of Reliability Status.
The Contractor MUST NOT possess or safeguard PROTECTED information/assets at their organization’s premises until appropriate document safeguarding capability is granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
STREAM 1: WESTERN CANADA (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)

M1: The Bidder MUST demonstrate that they have been in business for a minimum of 5 years
providing services as defined in the Statement of Work from the Bid Solicitation closing date.

In the case of a joint venture, at least 1 member of the joint venture must meet the minimum 5 years requirement.

The bidder must also provide one of the following document:

- A copy of the business name Registration Certificate; or
- A copy of the Provincial or Territorial Business Corporation Registration Certificate; or
- A copy of the Federal Business Incorporation Registration Certificate.

M2: The Bidder MUST have provided at least 100 medical assessments combined in Western Canada (British Columbia (BC), Alberta (AB), Saskatchewan(SK) and Manitoba (MB)) after December 2009 with the following constraints:

a)	A minimum of 10 medical assessments must have been delivered in each of the following provinces (for a total of 40 assessments): British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba;
b)	A minimum of 50 medical assessments must have been for the following fields of expertise (Medical Specialization): otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and/or  neurology; and
c)	Medical specialist must be a physician with medical license of the provinces in which the services were provided.

In order to demonstrate the experience, the Bidder must provide a list of medical assessments with at least the following information:

1-	Medical Specialization of the assessment;
2-	Medical specialist name;
3-	Province where the medical assessment was delivered; and
4-	Date of the medical assessment.

Note 1: Medical assessments must be in any of the fields of expertise listed in the Statement of
Work.

M3: The Bidder MUST demonstrate that they can provide medical specialists in the 12 fields of expertise (Medical Specialization) listed in the statement of work for Western Canada.

M4: Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement as described in the Statement of Work, claimants have the right to request medical assessments by a physician of a specific gender.

The bidder MUST demonstrate that they are able to provide male and female medical specialists in each of the provinces, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for the following Medical Specialization: otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and neurology, OR provide male and female medical specialists willing to travel across Western Canada.

STREAM 2: EASTERN CANADA (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New   Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Iqaluit.

M1: The Bidder MUST demonstrate that they have been in business for a minimum of 5 years
providing services as defined in the Statement of Work from the Bid Solicitation closing date.

In the case of a joint venture, at least 1 member of the joint venture must meet the minimum 5 years requirement.

The bidder must also provide one of the following documents:

- A copy of the business name Registration Certificate; or
- A copy of the Provincial or Territorial Business Corporation Registration Certificate; or
- A copy of the Federal Business Incorporation Registration Certificate.
 
M2: The Bidder MUST have provided at least 100 medical assessments combined in Eastern Canada after December 2009 with the following constraints:

a)	A minimum of 10 medical assessments must have been delivered in at least two (2) or more of the following provinces (for a total of 10 assessments): Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador;
b)	A minimum of 50 medical assessments must have been for the following fields of expertise (Medical Specialization): otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and/or neurology; and
c)	Medical specialist must be a physician with a medical license of the provinces in which the services were provided.

In order to demonstrate the experience, the Bidder must provide a list of medical assessments with at least the following information:

1-	Medical Specialization of the assessment;
2-	Medical specialist name;
3-	Province where the medical assessment was delivered; and
4-	Date of the medical assessment.

Note 1: Medical assessments must be in any of the fields of expertise listed in the Statement of
Work

M3: The Bidder MUST demonstrate that they can provide medical specialists in the 12 fields of expertise (Medical Specialization) listed in the statement of work for Eastern Canada.

M4: Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement as described in the Statement of Work, claimants have the right to request medical assessments by a physician of a specific gender.

The bidder MUST demonstrate that they are able to provide male and female medical specialists in each of the provinces, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Iqaluit for the following Medical Specialization: otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and /or neurology. OR provide male and female medical specialists willing to travel across Eastern Canada and the Maritimes.

M5: The bidder MUST demonstrate that they are able to provide English and French speaking medical specialists in  Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Iqaluit for the following Medical Specialization: otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and neurology.
 
STREAM 3: NORTHERN CANADA (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (except Iqaluit)

M1: The Bidder MUST demonstrate that they have been in business for a minimum of 5 years
providing services as defined in the Statement of Work from the Bid Solicitation closing date.

In the case of a joint venture, at least 1 member of the joint venture must meet the minimum 5 years requirement.

The bidder must also provide one of the following documents:

- A copy of the business name Registration Certificate; or
- A copy of the Provincial or Territorial Business Corporation Registration Certificate; or
      - A copy of the Federal Business Incorporation Registration Certificate.

M2: The Bidder MUST have provided at least 20 medical assessments combined in Northern Canada: (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) after December 2009 with the following constraints:

a)	A minimum of 5 medical assessments must have been for the following fields of expertise (Medical Specialization): otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and/or neurology; and
b)	Medical specialist must be a physician with medical license of the province or territory in which the services were provided.

In order to demonstrate the experience, the Bidder must provide a list of medical assessments with at least the following information:

1-	Medical Specialization of the assessment;
2-	Medical specialist name;
3-	Province where the medical assessment was delivered; and
4-	Date of the medical assessment.

Note 1: Medical assessments must be in any of the fields of expertise listed in the Statement of
Work

M3: The Bidder must demonstrate that they can provide medical specialists in the 12 fields of expertise (Medical Specialization) listed in the statement of work for Northern Canada.

M4: Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement as described in the Statement of Work, claimants have the right to request medical assessments by a physician of a specific gender.

The bidder MUST demonstrate that they are able to provide male and female medical specialists in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in the following Medical Specialization: otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics and/or neurology, OR provide male and female medical specialists willing to travel across Northern Canada.

Basis of Selection

Each Stream will be evaluated separately against a distinct set of Mandatory Requirements and Point-Rated Criteria.  
A separate proposal is not required to propose against each Stream, however, Bidders must clearly indicate in their Proposal against which Stream(s) they are proposing.  Bidders are also encouraged to carefully review the Criteria required for each Stream to ensure their Proposal is well structured and addresses all requirements for the Stream(s) in which they are proposing.  

Only Proposals that have met all Mandatory Requirements, and have achieved or exceeded the minimum required pass marks for the Point-Rated Criteria will be considered.  All Proposals will be rated on technical acceptability before the price is considered.

The acceptable proposal which offers the lowest total price will be deemed to represent best value to the Department.

This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement of Internal Trade (AIT).