Emergency Trauma Care (ETC) Training

Request for Proposal No. 21120-15-2074706

Requirement: 
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) requires the services of an Instructor(s) on an “as and when requested basis” to deliver the Emergency Trauma Care (ETC) Training.  The training will be delivered in the following regions; Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies and Pacific

Trade agreements: 
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCOFTA), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) and Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPAFTA). 

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid

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:
NIL security screening required as there is no access to sensitive information or assets.  Contractor personnel will be escorted in specific areas of the institution / site as and where required by Correctional Service Canada personnel or those authorized by CSC to do so on its behalf.

Contractor personnel shall submit to a Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) verification of identity / information by CSC, and must adhere to institutional requirement for the conduct of searches prior to admittance to the institution / site.  CSC reserves the right to deny access to any institution / site or part thereof of any Contractor personnel, at any time.

Nature of Requirements: 
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement. 

The Learning and Development Branch requires the services of an Instructor (s) to deliver the following Emergency Trauma Care (ETC) training:
 
i.	Basic ITLS training with IV therapy module training to allow CSC nurses to obtain ITLS certification  ( up to twenty-four  (24) sessions per year  and a minimum of 7 participants up to a maximum of 12 participants); and 

ii.	Basic ITLS recertification training with IV therapy module.

The training will be delivered in the following regions; Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies and Pacific.    


Objectives:
The objective of the training will be to certify CSC nurses in basic Emergency Trauma Care according to the International Trauma Life Support (ITLS).

 
Deliverables:

a.	Hard copy of the ITLS manuals to each participant as well as any required course handouts.
b.	A list of all successful and unsuccessful participants at the end of each training session.
c.	Certificate of completion to each successful participant.

Expected Contract period: 
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2015 with an irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year period (s) under the same conditions.

File Number: 21120-15-2074706

Contracting Authority: Estelle Carrière
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9
Telephone number: 613-992-7988
Facsimile number: 613-992-1217
E-mail: estelle.carriere@csc-scc.gc.ca


NOTE TO BIDDERS: 

Please submit all questions in writing to Estelle.carriere@csc-scc.gc.ca, Alexandre.giguere@csc-scc.gc.ca  and Owen.nicholl@csc-scc.gc.ca.

Bidders can obtain copies of the solicitation documents by 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.