Medical Advisory Services

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Medical Advisory Services

51019-145028/A Ellis-Herring , Alison PWB Telephone No. - (506) 636-3908 Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) has a requirement for the establishment of three (3) service Contracts for Medical Consultants to conduct pension medical examinations (PMEs) for pensioners and to provide medical consultation services and interdisciplinary planning of health services for clients in accordance with the Statement of Work included in Annex "A". These services are required for each of the following locations: 1) the Quebec City Office of VAC, 2) the Valcartier Office of VAC and 3) the Bagotville Office of VAC. The Service Contracts are for the period of date of award to June 30, 2016 with options to extend the contracts for three additional one year periods.

Please note: Contractors have an opportunity to provide pricing for one (1) VAC office location, two (2) VAC office locations or for all three (3) VAC office locations. Three Service Contracts will be awarded for this requirement.

New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications included in the solicitation documents requires attention. The Bidder must meet the following Mandatory Requirements:

1) a) The proposed Doctor must possess a Degree from a recognized school of medicine; or, b) if the degree is from outside Canada, the bidder is responsible for having the Canadian equivalency of the degree evaluated by a recognized third party. The list or recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for Internation Credential website at " http://cicic.ca

2) The proposed Doctor must possess a valid license to practice medicine in the province of Quebec.

3) The proposed Doctor must have clinical experience in the examination and management of patients experiencing at least two (2) of the five (5) following conditions within the last five (5) years: musculoskeletal problems mental health problems complex/multiple health problems geriatric health problems chronic pain

4) The proposed Doctor must have at least two (2)years of experience working with the health and non-health professionals in the delivery of health care services for clients in the past five (5) years.

5) The proposed Doctor must have experience providing health care for at least two (2) of the following groups of people in the past five (5) years:

Senior Citizens Veterans Canadian Forces RCMP clients

Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Alison Ellis-Herring, telephone - (506) 636-3908, facsimile - (506) 636-4376, e-mail - alison.ellis-herring@pwgsc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond. Enquiries are to be made in accordance with the Bid Solicitation Document, Part 2- Bidder's Instructions, Article 3. Enquiries - Bid Solicitation.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS). Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS. Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services and may be viewed at buyandsell.gc.ca. This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages.

Delivery Date: 01/07/2014

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.