Metis Artisan and Cultural Workshops

An advanced contract award notice (ACAN) is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date and time stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 1. Definition of requirement: The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide cultural workshops to Indigenous offenders in the community and institutions as a way to connect them with their culture in order to meet CSC Corporate Priority #3: Effective, culturally appropriate interventions and reintegration support for First Nations, Métis and Inuit offenders. The work will involve the following: 1.1 Objectives: The workshops will contribute to Aboriginal Initiatives’ mandate to assist in reducing the overrepresentation of indigenous people in custody. 1.2 Tasks: The Contractor must deliver up to twenty (20) cultural workshops for Community Corrections in the Pacific Region as agreed upon by the Contractor and the Project Authority. The workshop must:

Consist of up to thirty (30) indigenous offenders; Be on average, half a day in length, but may be up to a full day depending on the number of offenders present; Include as supplied by the Contractor all tools, materials or supplies needed to fulfill the contract; Provide for the creation of a piece of traditional Metis artwork and education of the cultural significance of the piece; Include education on the history of the Metis people in Canada; Include education on the Spiritual and Cultural beliefs of the Metis people, including teachings on important Metis symbols, flag, sash, and language.

1.3 Expected results: The Contractor must deliver up to twenty (20) cultural workshops for Community Corrections in the Pacific Region as agreed upon by the Contractor and the Project Authority. 1.4 Performance standards: The contractor must conduct the work using standards outlined in applicable CSC policies and regulations and in Canadian laws. 1.5 Deliverables: 1.5.1 The Contractor to provide delivery of twenty (20) workshops as detailed in Article 1.2 Task. 1.5.2 Paper consumption: a. Should printed material be required, double sided printing in black and white format is the default unless otherwise specified by the Project Authority. b. The Contractor must ensure printed material is on paper with a minimum recycled content of 30% and/or certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest. c. The Contractor must recycle unneeded printed documents (in accordance with Security Requirements). 1.6 Constraints: Location of work: The Contractor must perform the work in all Federal Institutions in the Pacific Region, at various Community Parole Offices in the Pacific Region, and at various CRF’s in British Columbia, as designated by the Project Authority. b. Travel Travel to the following locations will be required for performance of the work under this contract: Vancouver Parole Office 401-877 Expo Blvd, Vancouver, BC Surrey/New West Parole Office 100-7404 King George Boulevard. Surrey, BC V3W 1N6 Victoria Parole Office 101-1230 Government Street. Victoria, BC V8W 3M4 Nanaimo Parole Office 256 Wallace St #200, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B3 Abbotsford Parole Office 100-32544 George Ferguson Way. Abbotsford, BC V2T 4Y1. Maple Ridge Parole Office 105-20110 Lougheed HighwayMaple Ridge, BC V2X 2P7 Chilliwack Parole Office 8990 Young Rd, Chilliwack, BC V2P 4R8 Kamloops Parole Office 175 2 Ave, Kamloops, BC V2C 5W1 Kelowna Parole Office 1863 Bredin Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7S9 Federal Institutions in the Pacific Region: William Head Institution: 6000 William Head Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V9C 0B5 Mission Minimum Institution: 33737 Dewdney Trunk Road, P.O. Box 50, Mission, British Columbia, V2V 4L8 Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village: 16255 Morris Valley Road, P.O. Box 110, Harrison Mills, British Columbia, V0M 1L0 Mission Medium Institution: 8751 Stave Lake Street, P.O. Box 60m Mission, British Columbia, V2V 4L8 Matsqui Institution: 33344 King Road, P.O. Box 2500, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2S 4P3 Pacific Institution: Regional Treatment Centre, Regional Reception and Assessment Centre and La Lem Xeyíyá:qt : 33344 King Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2S 4P4 Fraser Valley Institution: 33344 King Road, PO Box 5000, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2S 6J5 Mountain Institution: 4732 Cemetery Road, P.O. Box 1600, Agassiz, British Columbia, V0M 1A0 Kent Institution: 4732 Cemetery Road, P.O. Box 1500, Agassiz, British Columbia, V0M 1A0 1.6.2 Language of Work: The contractor must perform all work in English. 1.6.3 Security Requirements: This contract includes the following security requirements: 1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) of the Industrial Security Sector (ISS), Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC). 2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP/ISS/PWGSC. 3. The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction. 4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP/ISS/PWGSC. 5. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the: a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex _____; b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition). 2. Criteria for assessing the statement of capabilities (minimum essential requirements): Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: Must have at least two (2) years of experience in providing cultural services and/or workshops to Indigenous peoples Must have at least two (2) years of experience with providing education on Indigenous (First Nation, Metis and/or Inuit) history to support the needs of Indigenous people.  Must have at least two (2) years of experience with creating traditional Indigenous artwork, providing Indigenous artwork workshops and with providing education on the significance of the piece(s). Must have at least two (2) years of experience on the Spiritual and Cultural beliefs of the Indigenous people, including teachings on important Indigenous symbols, flag, sash or regalia and Indigenous language. The ability to work with Indigenous communities, organizations and indigenous offenders in and around the location(s) of work to establish a process for CSC engagement on corrections. 3. Applicability of the trade agreement (s) to the procurement This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. 4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business This procurement is set-aside for an Aboriginal Supplier in accordance with the government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) (https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032802/1100100032803). Therefore, only suppliers who meet the definition of an Aboriginal business, as defined in the PSAB, may submit a statement of capabilities. 5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (s) This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement. 6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The pre-identified supplier meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN. 7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: (d) only one person is capable of performing the contract. 8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. 9. Ownership of Intellectual Property There are no intellectual property terms in the contract. 10. Period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s) The proposed contract is for a period of one year from July 18, 2019 to March 31, 2020, with an option to extend the contract for one additional one-year period. 11.Cost estimate of the proposed contract The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $48,000.00 (GST/HST extra). 12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier Name: Patrick Calihou Address: Coquitlam, BC 13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date and time of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. 14. Closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is July 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM PST. 15. Inquiries and submission of statement of capabilities Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to: Teri Fraser, A/Contracting and Procurement Officer CSC RHQ, Pacific Region PO Box 4500 Unit #100 33991 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford, BC  V2S 2E8 Telephone: 604-870-2521 Facsimile: 604-870-2444 E-mail: Teri.Fraser@csc-scc.gc.ca