DENTAL ACCREDITATION

Trade Agreement: LCSA/AIT
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Government Objectives
Representing Best Interests/Value to Govt
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION / L'ASSOCIATION DENTAIRE CANADIENNE
1815 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1G3Y6
Nature of Requirements: 
ADVANCED CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Dental Clinic Accreditation Services for the Department of
National Defence (DND)

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community
that a department or agency intends to award a contract for
goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier,
thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in
bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no
supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the
requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date
stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed
with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
Definition of the Requirement:

DND has a requirement for the provision of accreditation of
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) dental services at different
locations across Canada. Currently, DND engages in a nationally
recognized system wide accreditation of its health care
delivery, however, the dental services are not part of this
process.
In order to ensure the highest quality and standards of dental
services provided to the members of the CAF, DND has a
requirement to provide its dental services, with a nationally
recognized dental accreditation process. The intent of this
process is to create a model that accredits individual CAF
dental treatment facilities and system.  

The Contractor must carry out an accreditation program with
accreditation standards suitable to the Canadian Forces Dental
Services (CFDS) by conducting on-site surveys, providing
training, support, and reports during the accreditation cycle. 
Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements):

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that it has conducted accreditation surveys for
dental services and meets the following requirements:
(a)	Demonstrate your organization has a nationally recognized
dental accreditation process and include the accreditation
standards used;

(b)	Demonstrate how many accreditation surveys for dental
services have been completed to date by  your organization; 

(c)	Provide the names of organizations for which you have
conducted accreditation surveys for dental services; and,

(d)	Demonstrate how the work will be conducted at various
locations across Canada. 

Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement:
The following trade agreements are applicable to this
procurement: 
·	The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s):

For this procurement, any services delivered in Yellowknife,
NWT, are subject to the Tlicho Land Claims Agreement.

Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier:

The Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) is a
subdivision of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA). Within the
dental industry in Canada, CDAC/CDA is the accrediting body of
all dental, dental specialty, dental residency, dental hygiene
and dental assisting education programs as well as dental
services within a health care system or facility.  The only
exception is in Quebec, where dental services accredited by
Ordre des Dentists du Québec are recognized by CDAC. CDAC
currently has the accreditation requirements to align with the
DND structure and to DND policies and processes currently in
place on a national basis.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s):

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under Section 6, 6 (d) only one
person or firm is capable of performing the contract.

Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons:

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under Article 506.12(b) of AIT as this requirement can
be fulfilled by only one supplier.

Ownership of Intellectual Property:

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of
the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

Security Requirement:

This requirement is subject to a security requirement as the
supplier and its employers may be required to access protected
and/or classified information or assets.

Period of the proposed contract or delivery date:

The proposed contract will be for a period of five years from
contract award with an option to extend the contract by up to
one additional five-year option period under the same
conditions. 

Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
1815 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON, K1G 3Y6

Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods, services or construction services
described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in
writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or
before the closing date of this notice. The statement of
capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the
advertised requirements.

Closing date of a submission of a statement of capabilities:

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is October 29, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST. 

Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities:

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:


Natalie Gamauf 
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Special Procurement Initiatives Directorate
Place du Portage Phase III, 12C1, Station 41
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau (Quebec) K1A 0S5

Telephone: 819-956-5898
Facsimile: 819-956-8303
E-mail: natalie.gamauf@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.