TRANSPORTATION BEDDING - CORCAN QUEBEC REGION

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Quebec Region – CORCAN.

Trade agreement:	This procurement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid, compliant bid with the lowest price per point, 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 does not include security requirements.

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

1. Background

CORCAN in Laval is seeking a contractor who is specialized in picking up and delivering, on an as-needed basis, clean and soiled laundry, in order to serve a clientele of about thirty-four (34) hospital centres in the Greater Montreal area. 

CORCAN is a rehabilitation program of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). CORCAN contributes to safe communities by providing offenders with employment and employability skills training while they are incarcerated in federal penitentiaries and for brief periods of time after they are released into the community.   CORCAN's work supports the social policy of the Government of Canada to safely integrate offenders into society in a way that promotes their success as Canadian citizens. 

2. Objective

•	Provide clean and soiled laundry pickup and delivery service safely and in compliance with standards to satisfy the needs of the clientele, and as CORCAN's needs arise. 

•	   Ensure efficient service within the prescribed time limits and according to the predetermined schedules.

3. Deliverables

The contractor's employees must, on an as-needed basis, fulfill the service requirements five (5) days a week, and, exceptionally, on the two (2) legal holidays Christmas Day and New Year's Day. If these two (2) legal holidays fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday), the service required by this request shall be delivered on the weekend, and the Distribution Centre official shall inform the contractor of the delivery arrangements, depending on the needs described in the table below.

The contractor must at all times ensure the provision, on an as-needed basis, of the minimum number of trucks and drivers, so as to adequately meet the needs described below.
 

TABLE OF NEEDS (AS THEY ARISE)

Monday	Minimum of 3 trucks with drivers & equipment
Tuesday	Minimum of 2 trucks with drivers & equipment
Wednesday	Minimum of 3 trucks with drivers & equipment
Thursday	Minimum of 2 trucks with drivers & equipment
Friday	Minimum of 5 trucks with drivers & equipment
LEGAL HOLIDAYS / WEEKEND
Saturday	According to needs 
Sunday	According to needs

Please note that the requirements could vary by more or less one (1) truck per day depending on the needs in the table. The average weekly number of kilometres travelled by the delivery truck is based on approximately 150 km per day.

The loading or unloading time is between ten (10) and forty-five (45) minutes at the hospital institutions.

Expected Delivery Date: October 1st, 2014 to September 30th, 2015 more possibility of two (2) of a year options.

File Number: 21C30-143414

Contracting Authority: 	Martine Pilon
								250, Montée St-François, Laval (Québec) H7C 1S5

Telephone number: 450-661-9550 ext. 3299

Facsimile number: 450-664-6626

E-mail: martine.A.pilon@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by ordering the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

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.