Crime Prevention in Indigenous Communities- Culturally-Relevant Programming and Culturally-Competent Evaluation

1. Requirement Summary

Public Safety Canada has a requirement for professional services, for a firm lot price, a comprehensive report on the use of culturally-relevant activities and culturally-competent evaluation for crime prevention programming in the Indigenous context as identified in Annex A – Statement of Work.

1.2 Set-aside for Aboriginal Business

This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.”

Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

2 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor must provide:

A revised work plan and a draft outline of literature review

A draft report and research brief

A final report and research brief

On-going status reports

A full statement of work is detailed in the RFP.

3. Period of Work

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to August 31st, 2019

4. Evaluation Process and Selection Methodology

Basis of selection – Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit 70% and Price 30 %

Detailed in the RFP, Part 4

5. Contracting Authority

Denise Desserud

Senior Acquisition Advisor

Public Safety Canada

269 Laurier Avenue West, 13th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9

Tel: 613-990-2614

Fax: 613-954-1871

Email: ps.contractunit-unitedecontrats.sp@canada.ca

The Contracting Authority is responsible for all matters of a contractual nature.

Enquiries - solicitation stage

All enquiries or issues concerning this procurement must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority named as early as possible within the bidding period.

Enquiries and issues must be received by the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) business days prior to the bid closing date specified on the cover page or this RFP document to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries or issues received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date. To ensure consistency and quality of information provided to Bidders, the Contracting Authority will provide, simultaneously to all bidders to which this solicitation has been sent, any information with respect to significant enquiries received and the replies to such enquiries without revealing the sources of the enquiries.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to obtain clarification of the requirements contained herein, if necessary, prior to submitting a bid.

6 Intellectual Property

Shall vest with the Public Safety Canada

7. Security

There is no security requirement identified.