Accompaniment of High Risk Offenders

Accompaniment Services for High Risk Offenders

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

Trade agreement:	 Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/Canada-Peru, Canada-Colombia and/or Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreements. 

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Compliant bid with the highest combined score of technical merit and price.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: 
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal 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 of Canada has a requirement to provide transportation/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 or Community Corrections Centre.  

Objectives:
 
The contractor must provide transportation services to any CRF/CCC site within British Columbia.  The following types of offenders will be prioritized for accompaniments:
•	Offenders who are scheduled for release on Statutory Release with Residency or at Warrant Expiry and are subject to a Long-Term Supervision Order with a Residency; and will be residing at one of the five regional Community Residential Facilities which have received additional resources through the High Risk Offender initiative (Belkin Enhanced CRF and Harbour Light CRF in Vancouver, Salvation Army CRF in Victoria, Harvey House CRF in Kelowna and Activators CRF in Prince George).
•	Offenders released from Kent or Mountain on Statutory Release with Residency to a CRF / CCC not identified above.
•	Offenders released from any other Medium or Multi-level institution on Statutory Release with Residency to a CRF/ CCC not identified above.
•	Offenders being released on Statutory Release (without a Residency condition) who may present as higher risk for going UAL (i.e. mental health needs, high profile offender etc.)   

Task:
1.)	The contractor must follow clear and detailed transportation instructions without deviation, except as per-approved by the releasing institution or TD Unit;
2.)	Use of Government Vehicles for transportation purposes, this includes picking up the vehicle from its specified storage location at the designated Institution, picking up offender(s) from the designated Institution-Admissions and Discharge, transporting offenders and any personal belongings directly to their specialized destination and return directly back to the designated Institution;
3.)	If specified "Confidential Documents" are forwarded with the transportation of the offender they must be given directly to a staff member at the CBRF/CCC;
4.)	Upon delivery of the offender to the destination, the Contractor agrees to make in-person contact with a CSC or CRF staff member thus formally completing the transportation transaction;
5.)	The Contractor will not use the Government Motor Vehicle for personal use at any time;
6.)	The Contractor agrees to have the appropriate qualifications for himself/herself and any other person used in this capacity during all times this contract is in force including: 
•	Security Clearance, 
•	Be trained in Motivational Based Interviewing Skills (MBIS)
•	Demonstrate a capacity to motivate, inform and introduce offenders to various resources
•	Have correctional experience, including knowledge of security and some case management skills
7.)	Upon request, the contractor must provide copies of: a valid driver's license, the driving record for the past five years, and current insurance for their personal vehicle;
8.)	Provide the supervising Parole Officer a verbal report as well as a written assessment of the offender's attitude, motivation and plans, acquired during the period of accompaniment;
9.)	Provide a written report on any suspicious or questionable behaviour on the part of any transported offender to the releasing institution or TD Unit;
10.)	Be available five (5) days a week, normally Monday through Friday with hours ranging from 06:00am to 2100 hrs, unless otherwise requested by the Department and agreed by the contractor. 

Deliverables:
The Contractor must maintain a data base which will be used as part of an evaluation of the Program which will include a record of all accompaniments.   Data collected on a monthly basis will be sent to the Project Authority as part of the invoice submission.  The quarterly summary of information will be submitted to the Project Authority within 20 calendar days of the end of each quarterly period.  Payment is contingent upon the receipt of all required documentation by the Project Authority.

Expected Delivery Date: October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 (with an option to extend for four additional , one year periods to March 31, 2019) subject to the availability of funds

File Number: 21895-14-0024

Contracting Authority: Liliane Matheson
#200-1945 McCallum Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 3N2
Telephone number: (604) 851-3234
Facsimile number: (604) 870-2402
E-mail: Liliane.Matheson@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: 
Bidders can obtain copies of the solicitation documents by contacting the contracting authority named in this notice.

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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

Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted.

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.