Chaplaincy Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is the sole authoritative source for
Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) has a requirement to obtain
Integrated Institutional Chaplaincy Services on an "as and when
requested basis" for the provision of religious and spiritual
services to federal offenders of all faiths in all CSC
institutions across Canada.

The period of the contract will be for 2 years from April 1,
2014 to March 31, 2016.

Bidders must submit a list of names, or other related
information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003.

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement
on Internal Trade (AIT).
	
There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement.  For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses.  Bidders 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 theDepartmental Standard Procurement Documents web
site.

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria and obtain the
required minimum points specified to be declared responsive.  

The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be
recommended for award of a contract.

This bid solicitation uses Portable Document Format (PDF)
technology. To access the PDF form, bidders must have a PDF
reader installed. If bidders do not already have such a reader,
there are several PDF readers available on the Internet.  It is
recommended to use the latest version of PDF reader to benefit
all features of the interactive forms.


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.