Hospital-Based Surv lnfluenza

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/CFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
Background:

The Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID) which is part of Public Health Agency of Canada’s Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch, has a requirement for a stable and reliable data source for hospital-based surveillance of influenza severe outcomes and routine monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing severe outcomes in adults. The surveillance conducted through this Contract will provide regular, timely, standardized data to the PHAC’s FluWatch program and will assist CIRID in meeting national and international surveillance standards for seasonal and pandemic influenza preparedness.

The surveillance conducted through this contract will provide regular, timely, standardized information to the PHAC’s FluWatch program and will assist CIRID in meeting national and international surveillance standards for seasonal and pandemic influenza preparedness. 


Request for Proposal:

As part of the proposed requirement, the Contractor will be required to provide professional services in order to provide CIRID timely and consistent hospital-based surveillance data that contributes to our understanding of the incidence, epidemiology, and outcomes of influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths among Canadian adults as well as the effectiveness of the seasonal influenza vaccine in mitigating severe outcomes of influenza infection. 

Surveillance findings will be reported each week to PHAC senior management, Federal, Provincial and Territorial influenza surveillance focal points, global influenza surveillance partners in the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and to the public via several thousand subscribers to the FluWatch program’s weekly report. 

The RFP includes, but is not limited to, the contract terms and conditions, bidder preparation instructions, evaluation procedures and submission tables, the statement of work, pricing tables and insurance requirements. 

The RFP includes both mandatory and rated requirements as part of the evaluation. The winning bidder will be the bidder with the highest overall score based on 60% technical bid and 40% financial bid. Additional information of the evaluation of the bids can be found in this RFP. 

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA).

This procurement is subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in British Columbia, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. The exact service delivery locations will only be known after contract award.






Contract Period and Options:

The proposed Contract Period will be for 3 years, with irrevocable options to extend the Contract Period for up to 2 one-year periods, in addition to a 3 month transition period.

Inquiries and Submissions

Inquiries regarding this RFP are to be submitted to the contracting officer listed below.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in their official language. 
Suppliers may submit their submissions at any time after the posting date of the RFP up to the closing date of 14:00 Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) September 11, 2017 to:  

Stephane Chevrier
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Special Procurement Initiatives Directorate 
Phone Number: 819-420-2221 
Fax Number: 819-956-8303
Email: stephane.chevrier@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca  



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.