DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES - CFHS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
This amendment number two (2) is raised to amend both cover page
of the Notice of Proposed Procurement and Request for Proposal
and to add Annex B - Questions and Answers in the Request for
Proposal.

On both cover page under "Closing Date" - "Date has changed from
March 16, 2012 to March 23, 2012."

Pharmacists employed by the Department of National Defence (DND)
fulfill three major functions which include:

providing pharmaceutical care directly to patients at base
pharmacies; 
developing policies which govern the use of medications within
DND facilities; and 
evaluating drug and medical supply use throughout the Canadian
Forces health care system.

The Contractor must provide DND pharmacists with reliable and
unbiased drug information in both official languages to DND
pharmacists working at 31 sites across Canada. 

Estimated demand based on historical usage of the Drug
Information Service:

i) Number of questions per month: 35-50
ii) Number of minutes per month spent responding to questions
(exclusive of delivery of response, i.e. drafting email
response.): 720 - 1050
iii) Percentage of questions that are of a patient care nature:
95%
iv) Percentage of questions that are of a policy related nature:
5%

In addition, the Contractor will have to publish quarterly
bulletins in both official languages and develop and provide
training session to a maximum of one (1) DND Pharmacist per
training session.

Contractor to Own Intellectual Property Rights in Foreground
Information

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

Mandatory Requirements

1. The Bidder must have a minimum of twenty-four (24) months
experience in publishing written drug information publications
in both official languages.

2. The Bidder must have a minimum of twelve (12) months
experience obtained within the last five (5) years in providing
Drug Information Training.

3. The Bidder must have a minimum of twelve (12) months of
cumulative experience obtained within the last five (5) years in
the provision of drug information related to direct patient
care, policy development and development of research protocols.

4. The Bidder must have a minimum of twenty-four (24) months
experience in the application of the principles of
evidence-based medicine review using meta-analysis, evaluation
cohort studies, pharmo-economics, or cost-effectiveness analysis
for submission to a drug review committee comprised of health
professionals who provide medical and pharmaceutical advice in
an impartial and practical manner, using an evidence-based
approach with the aim to develop program policy and make
decisions on medication status within a drug formulary.

5. The Bidder must propose individual(s) who will fulfill the
service requirements of the Statement of Work in Annex "A".  All
such individual(s) proposed must:
	
(a) currently be a licensed or registered Pharmacist in any
province or territory in Canada; and 
(b) have postgraduate training in drug information services or
possess at least one (1) month of work experience in provision
of drug information services.

6. At least one (1) of the individual(s) proposed in Mandatory
Technical Criteria 5 must possess a minimum of twelve (12)
cumulative months of drug information services training or
possess twenty-four (24) months experience in providing drug
information services.

Selection of the successful bidder will be based on the lowest
priced responsive proposal

Period of Contract: from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015 with an
option to extend the contract by two additional one-year periods 

Electronic bids will not be accepted.
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.