Physicians

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: 
Physicians

21801-140104/A
Armstrong, Wendy
Telephone No. - (604) 775-7691 
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526

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

This Contract is for the provision of essential medical services
to inmates incarcerated in a Federal Institution.  For security
reasons it is impractical to take each inmate to a private
physician's 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 the
provision of medical service in the Health Service Centre of the
institution.

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

Physicians are required for the following institutions:
-	Pacific Institution (Regional Treatment Centre units -
Psychiatric Hospital and Rehabilitation Unit and Regional
Medical Hospital & Pacific Institution Units (including Regional
Reception and Assessment Center ));  Fraser Valley Institution;
Matsqui Institution; Kent Institution; Mountain Institution;
Mission Minimum Institution/Mission Medium
Institution/Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village (KWI) and William Head
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 eight contracts may be awarded to seven different
suppliers that are determined to be fair value to the Crown. 
Each bidder may bid on one institute or more than one institute.

The period of the contract is for one year plus 2 one year
option periods.

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.