Urinalysis Sample Collection Services

Urinalysis Sample Collection Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, in the province of 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 standing offer 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 for urinalysis sample collection services, on an as and when requested basis, for male and female offenders released on community supervision, which is a requirement under the Correctional and Conditional Release Act (CCRA). Samples collected are forwarded for lab testing for substance/alcohol use. Collection for subsequent testing allows CSC to ensure cases with special conditions to abstain can have their abstinence conditions monitored.

Objectives: to ensure offenders released with special conditions to abstain can have their abstinence conditions monitored.

Deliverables:

• The Contractor must collect urinalysis samples from offenders, on a referral basis, for the analysis of substance usage.

  IMPORTANT: Collection of urine samples must be conducted by a male collector for male offenders, and a female collector for female offenders.

• The Contractor must prepare and submit information on relevant CSC forms and documents with respect to drug testing procedures, including, but not limited to the Chain of Custody form (CSC 1065). CSC will provide a copy of the forms.
• The Contractor must ensure surveillance and inspection of a secured area for the purpose of collecting the sample. The Contractor must ensure that urine collection is done under Direct Observation. "Direct Observation" means a manner by which offenders must supply a urine sample in open view, allowing the container, as well as the urine sample entering the container, to be seen at all times by the collector.
• The Contractor must schedule appointments for the purpose of collecting urine samples as per referral. If the Contractor is unable to contact, or find the subject, or both, he must contact the offender’s Parole Officer immediately or by the next work day.
• The Contractor must notify CSC by telephone immediately or by the next work day at the latest in the event an offender fails to show, refuses to test, or fails to provide a urine sample, followed with written notice via sending an e-mail message, or by faxing a message to the attention of the offender’s Parole Officer or the Parole Officer Supervisor at the site where testing is required

• The Contractor must arrange shipping of the samples obtained by Courier. The testing agent prepays shipping. CSC will provide a contact number to the Contractor for ordering the prepaid shipping forms.
• The Contractor must complete a monthly roll-up report, which must be attached to the monthly invoice, and submit to CSC. CSC will provide the report format.

Term of Standing Offer

Period of the Standing Offer: The Work is to be performed during the period of October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21280-22-3821042

Contracting Authority: Annette Martin

Telephone number: (506) 851-6507

Facsimile number: (506) 851-3305

E-mail: Annette.L.Martin@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading 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).

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).