Drinking Water and Waste Water Data Management System

Drinking Water and Waste Water Data Management System This requirement is for: Correctional Service Canada (CSC) institutions Nation wide. Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama/Peru, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid. Competitive Procurement Strategy: Compliant bid with the highest combined score of technical merit and price. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement. Security Requirements: This contract does not include security requirements. Nature of Requirements: The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement. CSC has 53 institutions across Canada that sample and monitor drinking water, resulting in the collection, analysis and review of over 8000 samples a year. Additionally, there are 14 institutions in Canada which treat wastewater on site resulting an annual collection, analysis and review of over 2000 wastewater samples. Objectives: CSC has a requirement to acquire the services of a data management contractor to create a bilingual, internet based data management system to monitor drinking water and waste management in CSC institutions. Deliverables: The Contractor must provide the following deliverables: 1. A fully functional waste water data management system as discussed herein. 2. A project implementation plan detailing the tasks to be undertaken, the staff responsible and the anticipated completion date. 3. Monthly quality control reviews of the electronic reporting by laboratories to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data. Review must be done on the electronic data uploaded and results of this review must be communicated to CSC via email with electronic files attached (if required). 4. A bilingual, weekday, working hour (7:00 – 19:00) email and phone based technical support services to respond to issues including data security, user access to the Service, maintenance of the Parameter Database, electronic lab report receipt, laboratory technical liaison, and all information technology operation, maintenance, and support. 5. A bilingual training program that trains appropriate CSC staff from NHQ, RHQs and the institutions on the secure internet-based data management system.  All work including services, deliverables and provision of support must be in English and French. Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed from contract award to 1 year later with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. File Number: 21120-18-2671595 Contracting Authority: Joanne Steffin Telephone number: 613 947-3430 E-mail: joanne.steffin@csc-scc.gc.ca NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French). Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted. After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person. The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE. Topics include: ? Overview of the federal government contracting process; ? Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders website; ? Bidding on opportunities; ? Registering in supplier databases. The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).