Recruitment of Participants for Health Measures Survey

REQUIREMENT

The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) is a national survey conducted by Statistics Canada in partnership with Heath Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The purpose of the survey is to collect information regarding the general health and lifestyles of Canadians through interviews and direct physical health measures. Cycle 1 of the CHMS began in 2007, and Cycle 7 is scheduled to start in September 2022. Each Cycle takes place over a 2-year period. Respondents are randomly selected from approximately 16 sites all across Canada. The survey provides national baseline data on indicators of environmental exposures, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, fitness, and nutritional status, as well as risk factors and protective characteristics related to these areas.

The CHMS is a two-step survey. The first step involves an in-home interview, where respondents are asked a variety of questions related to their lifestyle, physical activity level, nutrition and medical background. The second step involves an appointment at the mobile examination centre (MEC). At the MEC, trained and certified health specialists take physical measurements including height, weight, and blood pressure, among others. Biospecimens such as blood, urine, and saliva are also collected.
In advance of the survey data collection at each MEC site location, the CHMS conducts ten (10) “dry-run” appointments. The purpose of the dry-run is to ensure that all equipment used for data collection is working properly and to perform various other data quality control measures. It is not meant to be a run-through of the entire survey. Participants are required to complete select physical and health measures in order to properly test all equipment before actual data is collected.

The purpose of this Contract is to obtain participants per site location who wish to partake in these “dry-run” appointments for the purpose of ensuring that all equipment used is working properly and to perform other various data control measures.

TRADE AGREEMENTS

The requirement is not subject to any trade agreements. 

LANGUAGE

The Contractor shall carry out all recruitment in English and/or French.

CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

There shall be no direct payment by Statistics Canada for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.

ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD

The period for the resulting contract will be from Contract award to August 16 2024.

OPTION TO EXTEND CONTRACT

No optional periods.

SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Interested suppliers should express their interest in the procurement to the following;

Name: Daniel Blanchard

Title: Contracting Advisor

Organization: Statistics Canada
Address: 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

Telephone: 343-998-2991

E-Mail: statcan.macsbids-smcsoumissions.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is August 2^nd 2022 @ 2:00pm EDT. Any and all bids received after this date and time will be returned unopened to the Bidder. As per Treasury Board Contracting Policy the onus is on the Bidder to ensure that all solicitation documents reach the stipulated destination before the closing date and time of the RFP.

Bids must be submitted only to:

MACS BIDS

statcan.macsbids-smcsoumissions.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

StatCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other location. Proposals not received in the Bid Receiving Unit by the closing time, will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than four (4) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. Care should be taken by Bidders to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable Canada to provide an accurate answer. Technical enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked "proprietary" at each relevant item. Items identified as “proprietary” will be treated as such except where Canada determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. Canada may edit the question(s) or may request that the Bidder do so, so that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated and the enquiry can be answered to all Bidders. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all Bidders may not be answered by Canada.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS 

There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.