GUARD SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This Request for Proposals contains Security Requirements


 Title of Project:

Guard Services for the Immigration Holding Centre (IHC) of the
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for the Quebec Region,
particularly for Laval and Montreal. The services could be
required in other areas of the province. 


Description:

The primary role of the Immigration Holding Centre (IHC) is to
accommodate, transport and ensure the safety of detainees in
accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
(IRPA)
[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/FullText.html]. 

The IHC's objective is to support Canada Border Services Agency
(CBSA) operations by holding all detainees in custody in
compliance with departmental policies and national detention
standards. The IHC team's mandate is to ensure the safety of the
various players, namely detainees, our partners, and employees
of the Contractor and CBSA involved in CBSA enforcement
operations (detention component). The Contractor is required to
support the CBSA team in its role under this mandate. 

The CBSA currently operates a 140-bed holding centre (IHC) that
houses detainees and those accompanying them. The IHC provides
services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and accommodates
adult men and women, as well as children and infants. The
Contractor is responsible for maintaining a secure environment
while guarding and ensuring the control of all IHC detainees. 


Period of Contract:

The Contract period will be for two (2) years from Contract award


Security Measures:

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel
and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders
should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate
(CISD), Industrial and Security Program of Public Works and
Government Services Canada
(http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website" .
 

Code of Conduct and Bid Certifications:

Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related
information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003.


Former Public Servant:

For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a
lump sum payment must provide the required information as
detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.



Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).


Canadian Content:

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods
and/or services. 


Federal Contractors Program:

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment
equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5
- Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the
annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity -
Certification.  


Optional Bidders' conférence:

An optional bidders' conference will be held, refer to Part 2 of
the RFP for details


Optional Site visit:

Arrangements have been made for a site visit, refer to Part 2 of
the RFP for details
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.