Dental Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Dental Services

21807-130002/A
Armstrong, Wendy
Telephone No. - (604) 775-7691 
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526

Summary
Every inmate shall be provided, in accordance with current
directives, with the essential medical and dental care that he
requires.  (Corrections and Conditional Release Act)

This contract is for the provision of essential Dental Services
to offenders incarcerated in a Federal Institution.  For
security reasons it is impractical to take each offender to a
private dental office in the community.  To meet the obligation
as stipulated in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act,
Her Majesty enters into a personal service contract for
provision of the dental service in the Health Service Centre of
the institution.

The Contractor is responsible for the provision of general
dental services to the inmates and to establish preventative
dental programs as per Annex A Statement of Work.

Dentists are required for the following institutions:
Regional Treatment Centre;  Rehabilitation Centre;  Matsqui
Institution; Kent Institution; Mountain Institution; and Mission
Institution.   (Addresses to found in Annex A) 

Multiple contracts may be issued.  Assuming a sufficient number
of bids determined to be fair value to the Crown are received,
up to six contracts may be awarded to six different suppliers
that are determined to be fair value to the Crown.  Each bidder
may bid on one institute or more than one institute.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 4 -
Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection, and Part 6A -
Standing Offer.  Offerors should consult the "Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
site;

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

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.