Work Alone Protection Service

Work Alone Protection ServicesThis requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Pacific Region Community Corrections.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 has a requirement to have an effective system in place to monitor the whereabouts of parole staff conducting community visits and other related activities in the province of BC and the Yukon Territory. An automated system has proven the most effective means of doing this. The work will involve the following:Objectives:The Pacific Region Community Corrections District requires lone worker monitoring service for up to 140 employees of CSC who travel and conduct community visits with offenders and/or their families, employers, friends, and acquaintances. Lone worker monitoring service is required up to 16 hours per day, on a 7 days per week basis.Deliverables:The contractor is to provide lone worker monitoring services for up to 140 employees, up to 16 hours per day, 7 days per weekThe Contractor is to provide in person and/or virtual training to new and existing CSC employees on the use of the lone worker monitoring service when and as required.The Contractor is to provide technical support to CSC/Project Authority on the lone worker monitoring service when and as required.The contractor will be required to record all events and contacts on the system and provide access and/or a copy to the PA or delegate when requested.The contractor will provide CSC Community Corrections with administrative authority to change who the designated managers are within their system.Expected Delivery Date: January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (with an option to extend for two additional, one year periods to March 31, 2019) subject to the availability of fundsFile Number: 21895-15-0004/BContracting Authority:Name: Katie SimpsonTitle: District Officer, Contracting and Materiel ServicesCorrectional Service CanadaBranch/Directorate: Community Corrections (Pacific)Telephone: 604-870-2401Facsimile: 604-870-2402E-mail address: Katie.simpson@csc-scc.gc.caNOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by ordering 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:Ÿ Overview of the federal government contracting process;Ÿ Searching for opportunities on the Tenders minisite;Ÿ Bidding on opportunities;Ÿ 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).