Psychological services

Psychological services for Port-Cartier Institution and Kapatakan CRC.

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Port-Cartier Institution and Kapatakan CRC

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 includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

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

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychologist for Port-Cartier Institution and Kapatakan CRC.

The psychologist will provide psychological assessment and/or treatment services to offenders and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health services team that includes, but is not limited to nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and other allied healthcare professionals. Collaboration with the case management team is also essential and in community sites, the treatment/supervision team also includes the Parole Officer Supervisor, Parole Officer, and the CSC staff psychologist and/or the Project Authority.

Port-Cartier Institution Is a maximum security institution...located at 1, Chemin de l’Aéroport, Port Cartier (Québec). The population is about 224 inmates.

The Kapatakan CRC is located at 60 Innut, Mani-Utenam (QC) G4R 4K2

CSC has a legal obligation, under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA), to “provide every offender with essential health care and reasonable access to non essential mental health care”.

The mission of Health Services is to provide offenders with efficient and effective health services that encourage individual responsibility, promote healthy reintegration and contribute to safe communities.

Objectives: Provide essential and non-essential mental health and/or psychological assessment or psychological risk assessment services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority.

These services include, but are not limited to the following:

a. Participate in meetings as a consultant including case conferences, the Interdisciplinary Mental Health Team or the Correctional Intervention Board and other related activities as requested;

b. Participate in CSC training, including orientation to CSC and CSC’s risk assessment requirements as requested;

c. Provide consultation services for the resolution of CSC internal offender grievance and investigative processes as requested; and

d. Prepare and submit psychological assessment and other reports as requested by the Project Authority.

Term of Contract: December 19 2016 to December 18, 2017. Three years of option, one year each, will form part of the contract.

File Number: 21301-17-2460097

Contracting Authority:

Vincent Fournier

250 Montée St-François, Laval QC H7C 1S5

Phone : 450-661-9550 ext 3298

Fax : 450-664-6626

E-mail : Vincent.Fournier@csc-scc.gc.ca

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