Infectious Disease Specialist – Pacific Region

Infectious Disease Specialist – Pacific Region This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific Region. Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid. Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid. 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 Canada Health Services requires the services of an Infectious Disease Specialist for several institutions within the Pacific Region. This includes Matsqui, Pacific, Mountain, Kent, Kwìkwèxwelhp, Mission (medium), Mission (minimum), and Fraser Valley Institutions. Objectives: The purpose of this contract is for the provision of essential infectious disease services (including Fibroscans) to inmates incarcerated in the various federal institutions located throughout the Pacific Region. Deliverables: 1.0 Inmate care: a) The Contractor must provide essential infectious disease services, as requested by the Project Authority, in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework, including any amendment to this Framework issued by CSC during the contract period and any optional period if and when exercised by CSC.  b) These services include, but are not limited to the following:

Assessment of all referred inmates; Consultation; Treatment; Urgent health services (any condition that is likely to deteriorate to an emergency or affect the inmate's ability to carry out their activities of daily living is considered to be "urgent") including referral to the appropriate community hospital for emergency medical services when required.

1.2 The Contractor must document health assessment, treatment, and consultations in the inmate’s health care record. This includes making entries in the electronic health file (e.g. OSCAR). 1.3 Recommendations for non-formulary medication and Special Authorization items: The Contractor must ensure that: a) Medications are prescribed according to CSC’s National Drug Formulary;  b) Requests for non-formulary medications are made in accordance with CSC’s National Drug Formulary; and c) Requests for Special Authorization items that are being recommended by the Contractor are made in accordance with CSC’s Essential Health Services Framework. 1.4 Call Back Services In the rare event that the Contractor is recalled (called-back) to the institution to provide a service outside of their institutional clinic hours, the Contractor will be compensated as per the established hourly rate. Telephone consultations are payable at a set rate per call, as outlined in the terms of payment. Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 with the option to renew for three (3) additional one-year periods. File Number: 21801-21-0010/A Contracting Authority: Elise Salter Telephone number: 604-870-2603 Facsimile number: 604-870-2444 E-mail: Elise.Salter@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).