HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Support Services (New Brunswick)

Solicitation number 21201-17-5694/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2017/01/16 13:00 EST


    Description

    HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention and Support Services (New Brunswick)

    This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Atlantic Region (New Brunswick)

    Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

    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: This contract does not include security requirements.

    Nature of Requirements:

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

    The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education, prevention and support services to federal inmates.

    Objectives: The objective is to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education, prevention and support services to federal inmates in New Brunswick, as a result inmates will be better able to make informed decisions and adopt health seeking behaviors. The services will be delivered directly to inmates while working in collaboration with the Health Care Teams.

    Deliverables: The program delivery and curriculum development, for each institution, shall consist of the following:

    1. Visit and provide supportive and promotional materials for the annual AIDS Walk in federal institutions in New Brunswick. The contractor will provide two staff and/or volunteers to attend and assist with AIDS Walk Day activities with inmates.
    1. Deliver a one-half-day HIV/AIDS related workshop, and provide awareness resources such as posters/brochures. Contents of workshops will provide an overview of HIV in New Brunswick, Canada, and the world. These workshops may be for the purposes of delivery of the Peer Education and Counseling Training program modules as well as ongoing education of Peer Education Counselors and volunteers. The Peer Education and Counseling course is a program developed by CSC which will be available to the contractor for program delivery. One-half-day workshop consists of 3 hours.
    1. Deliver two separate one-half-day workshops on HIV Prevention to inmates. Contents of workshops will provide an overview of the low and high risk factors for contraction of HIV, how to prevent transmission of the virus, and testing information. One-half-day workshop consists of 3 hours.
    1. Provide two separate one-on-one individual support meetings to the HIV positive inmates at each of the institutions. Duration of these sessions will be three hours and will accommodate up to three inmates per session. Every attempt shall be made to utilize these support sessions; however, if there are no HIV positive offenders who request support, these sessions may be used for educational/awareness purposes.
    1. At the request of the Project Authority, participate in activities and committees related to quality improvement, patient safety, and accreditation within the Institution(s), Regional Headquarters.
    1.  Provide the resource materials for each session that are innovative and interactive to educate and engage all participants with various learning abilities and styles in collaboration with the Project Authority to ensure that all material is appropriate to the correctional environment and meets security requirements.
    1. With each invoice, provide a written report of each session detailing the following:
    1. Date of each session/workshop delivery
    2. The number of participants
    3. A summary of activities and subjects covered

    With the final invoice, the following additional information must be included:

    1. Feedback including positives and areas of improvements
    2. Recommendations for future program deliveries
    3. A final report summarizing the entire project

    Expected Delivery Date: April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020

    File Number: 21201-17-5694

    Contracting Authority:

    Andrea Nugent

    Regional Contract Officer

    Correctional Service Canada

    1045 Main Street, 2nd Floor

    Moncton, NB E1C 1H1

    Telephone number: 506-851-6977

    Facsimile number: 506-851-6327

    E-mail: andrea.nugent@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.

    The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE.

    Topics include:

    Ÿ Overview of the federal government contracting process;

    Ÿ Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders website;

    Ÿ Bidding on opportunities;

    Ÿ Registering in supplier databases.

    The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    Partner with another business

    The functionality to add your company name to the list of interested businesses is temporarily unavailable.

    This list does not replace or affect the tendering procedures for this procurement process. Businesses are still required to respond to bid solicitations, and to compete based on the set criteria. For more information please read the Terms of use.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Correctional Service of Canada
    Address
    340 Laurier Ave W
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1P0P9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Nugent, Andrea
    Phone
    506-851-6977
    Address
    1045 Main Street, 2nd Floor
    Moncton, NB, E1C 1H1
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Correctional Service of Canada
    Address
    340 Laurier Ave W
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1P0P9
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    000
    French
    1
    000
    English
    6

    Access the Getting started page for details on how to bid, and more.

    Eligibility and terms and conditions

    Government of Canada tender and awards notices, solicitation documents, and other attachments are fully accessible and available free of charge and without having to register on CanadaBuys.

    Information may be available on another source prior to being available on CanadaBuys. You may have received this information through a third-party distributor. The Government of Canada is not responsible for any tender notices and/or related documents and attachments not accessed directly from CanadaBuys.canada.ca.

    Government of Canada tender or award notices carry an OpenGovernment License - Canada that governs its use. Related solicitation documents and/or tender attachments are copyright protected. Please refer to our terms and conditions page for more information.

    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    New Brunswick
    Region of opportunity
    New Brunswick
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Commodity - GSIN
    Click the links below to see a list of notices associated with the GSIN codes.

    Support for small and medium businesses

    If you have questions about this tender opportunity, please contact the contracting officer, whose information is found in the Contact information tab. 

    Refer to our Support page if you need help or have questions about the government procurement process, including how to bid or how to register in SAP Ariba. You can also contact Procurement Assistance Canada, which has offices across Canada.

     

    Date modified: