Data Science Services on Issues Related to Criminal Justice System Involvement

Amendment 003 - Please see the Questions and Answers provided in Amendment 002 to the solicitation documents.

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Amendment 002 - Please see the Questions and Answers provided in Amendment 001 to the solicitation documents.

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Amendment 001 is being issued to add the attachments mentioned in Part 5, 5.2.2 Security Requirements – Required Documentation.

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Each Offeror must, on an as and when required basis, carry out activities that can include, but are not limited to data science services related to Statistics Canada microdata, or Canadian social or criminal justice sector microdata.

Each Offeror must provide data science services in the following competency areas:

• Data development for data science research, covering a range of data development issues including but not limited to data governance, data management, data sharing, data linkages, data integration, and data collection and acquisition.
• Research using data science techniques, including but not limited to: big data analytics, machine learning, predictive modeling and policy simulation (including microsimulation, algorithm creation).
• Data visualization that leverages data of various kinds and/or from various sources with a focus on telling the data story in a meaningful way for a general audience.
• Programming to build data science-driven applications, including but not limited to: Python, SQL, R, Tableau, Power BI, HTML, JSON, Java.
• Design, usability and function of data science-driven applications.

And in the following areas of application:

• Statistics Canada microdata
• Canadian social or criminal justice sector microdata

Up to ten (10) Standing Offers will be awarded from date of Award to June 30, 2026, with the option to extend by two (2) additional option periods of one (1) year each.

For each call-up, the Department of Justice Canada with exclusive determination, select the best-suited Offeror to complete the Work, based on the following combination of criteria:

1. the availability of Offeror’s resources;
2. the need for specific types of services and subject matter expertise, taking into consideration any previous experience of the Offeror related to a particular issue;
3. the Official Language in which the required services shall be delivered;
4. the location where the required services shall be performed and (or) delivered within Canada without having to incur any travel expenses; and
5. the estimated cost to complete the work.

There are security requirements associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security Requirements, and Part 7 - Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, offerors should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.