H2S Safety Vocational Training for Inmates

H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide Vocational Training for inmates.

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific Region

Trade agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/Canada-Peru, Canada-Colombia and/or Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreements.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Compliant bid with the lowest price per point.

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 includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service of Canada is committed to providing programming to offenders to meet their employment needs, consistent with community standards and labour market conditions.

Objectives: Contractor will provide H2S Safety courses to groups of offenders.

Deliverables: The Contractor will provide all tools, materials and equipment relevant to the H2S Safety Course.

The Contractor will ensure that proper safety and security are maintained within the teaching environment.

Participants who have successfully completed this H2S Safety Course are thus certified to work in the petroleum industry where they could be exposed to hydrogen sulphide (H2S), also know n as sour gas.

The Contractor will administer exams and/or competency-based assessments directly related to the skills and defined competency approved by WorkSafe BC for the Traffic Control Persons Certification Course.

The Contractor will register the successful students with the appropriate authority and will ensure the delivery of all certificates to the designated Program Manager at the site where the program is delivered within 42 days of course delivery.

The Contractor will complete daily attendance recording including assessment of the following criteria: punctuality, attendance, interpersonal relationships, attitude, motivation, behaviour, effort, productivity and responsibility. The Contractor will also report any concerns immediately to the designated Operational Manager at the site where the program is delivered.

At the end of each training program, the results of the final assessments for each participant will be submitted in writing to the designated Operational Manager at the site where the program is delivered. A copy shall be provided to the Project Authority as evidence when invoicing. The contractor will also be responsible for providing feedback to institutional staff as required.

Additional information to be provided with any invoice will include date and location of training sessions, number of participants, and number of successful completions.

Expected Delivery Date: 2014-04-01 to 2017-03-31

File Number: 21801-14-0021

Contracting Authority: Jason Kwan Regional Headquarters - Pacific Correctional Service Canada 33991 Gladys Avenue, PO Box 4500 Abbotsford BC Canada V2S 2E8

Telephone number: 604-870-2512 Facsimile number: 604-870-2444 E-mail: Jason.Kwan@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain copies of the solicitation documents by contacting the contracting authority named in this notice.

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.