Vocational Cleaning Program and Services

Vocational Cleaning Program and ServicesThis requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Corcan, Atlantic 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.CSC may award of up to a maximum of two (2) contracts as a result of this Request for proposal (RFP), one (1) per each stream.One (1) contract Stream A - Community Correctional Centre and Parole Office, St John’s, NLOne (1) contract Stream B – Jamieson Community Correctional Centre, Dartmouth, NSBidders can bid on one or on multiple streams; however, Bidders submitting a bid for multiple streams must be able to provide Vocational Cleaning Program and Services to all of sites listed within the identified stream. Bidders must also be able to supply sufficient resources for the volume of services required for all streams for which they are submitting a 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 requirementCSC has a requirement to keep offices clean while helping offenders obtain hard and soft skills to help find employment in the community.Objectives: The Contractor must deliver a Cleaning Training Program that includes:- Vocational training, including third party certification;- On-the-job training, including monitoring and employment support; and- Cleaning services.Deliverables: The Contractor must provide the following:- A qualified resource (supervisor/instructor);- Third party certification to successful participants;- On-the-job training, monitoring and employment support to participants;- Complete post program performance reports on each participant;- Cleaning services according to the facility’s cleaning schedule and ensure the cleanliness of the facility;- A monthly cleaning inspection report or at CSC's request, that must include, at a minimum, the following information:Inspection dateName(s) of person(s) who performed the inspectionNotes of unsatisfactory conditions observed and the steps taken to correct such conditionsThe name of the Correctional Service Canada representative who was present during the Inspection.Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of contract award to July 31st, 2022 with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods.File Number: 21C20-20-3371919/BContracting Authority: Linda MandevilleTelephone number: 438-357-6503E-mail: linda.mandeville@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 by 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).