Medical Advisory Services

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Medical Advisory Services

51019-145028/A
Ellis-Herring , Alison PWB
Telephone No. - (506) 636-3908 
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) has a requirement for the
establishment of  three (3) service Contracts for  Medical
Consultants to conduct pension medical examinations (PMEs) for
pensioners and to provide medical consultation services and
interdisciplinary planning of health services for clients in
accordance with the Statement of Work included in Annex "A". 
These services are required for each of the following locations:
1) the Quebec City Office of VAC, 2) the Valcartier Office of
VAC and 3) the Bagotville Office of VAC.  The Service Contracts
are for the period of date of award to June 30, 2016 with
options to extend the contracts for three additional one year
periods.

Please note: Contractors have an opportunity to provide pricing
for one (1) VAC office location, two (2) VAC office locations or
for all three (3) VAC office locations. Three Service Contracts
will be awarded for this requirement.

New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications
included in the solicitation documents requires attention.
The Bidder must meet the following Mandatory Requirements:

1)
a) The proposed Doctor must possess a Degree from a recognized
school of medicine; or,
b) if the degree is from outside Canada, the bidder is
responsible for having the Canadian equivalency of the degree
evaluated by a recognized third party. The list or recognized
organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre
for Internation Credential website at " http://cicic.ca

2) The proposed Doctor must possess a valid license to practice
medicine in the province of Quebec.

3) The proposed Doctor must have clinical experience in the
examination and management of patients experiencing at least two
(2) of the five (5) following conditions within the last five
(5) years:
musculoskeletal problems
mental health problems
complex/multiple health problems
geriatric health problems
chronic pain

4) The proposed Doctor must have at least two (2)years of
experience working with the health and non-health professionals
in the delivery of health care services for clients in the past
five (5) years.

5) The proposed Doctor must have experience providing health
care for at least two (2) of the following groups of people in
the past five (5) years:

Senior Citizens
Veterans
Canadian Forces
RCMP clients


Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions
of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the
Contractual Authority: Alison Ellis-Herring, telephone - (506)
636-3908, facsimile - (506) 636-4376, e-mail -
alison.ellis-herring@pwgsc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in
writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar
days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to
respond. Enquiries are to be made in accordance with the Bid
Solicitation Document, Part 2- Bidder's Instructions, Article 3.
Enquiries - Bid Solicitation.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering
System (GETS). Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS. 
Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and
contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public
Works and Government Services and may be viewed at
buyandsell.gc.ca. 
This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.


Delivery Date: 01/07/2014

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.