Beauty Stylist – Vocational Training

Beauty Stylist – Vocational Training

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

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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) has a requirement to provide vocational training to offenders to aid in their safe reintegration into the community.

Objectives: The Contractor must provide a series of Beauty Stylist Certificate courses approved by the individual College Board and recognized by the Provincial Regulatory body that will apply to the beauty industries. Learning objectives can be applied throughout the region. Upon successful completion of this training, offenders must have a valid third party certificate that will allow them to work in jobs requiring a Beauty Stylist for hair, make-up and nail technologies.

Deliverables:

The Contractor must register the successful students with the appropriate authority and must ensure the delivery of all certificates to the designated Program Manager at the site where the program is delivered within 21 days of course delivery. A copy of the certificate must be provided to the Project Authority (PA) as evidence when invoicing in addition to a class roster with course results;

The Contractor must administer unit/final exams and/or competency-based assessments directly related to the skills and defined competency approved by the individual College Board and recognized by the Provincial Regulatory body for the Beauty Stylist Certificate course to determine successful completion;

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of 01-September-2018 to 31-August-2019, with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21C80-18-2818878

Contracting Authority: Sandra Wilford

Telephone number: 604-870-6130

Facsimile number: 604-870-2444

E-mail: Sandra.Wilford@csc-scc.gc.ca

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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.

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