Optometry Services (Bowden Institution)

Optometry Services This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Bowden Institution in the Prairie 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 has a requirement to ensure that the health needs of offenders are identified and that services/programs are developed and maintained to meet those needs. The Bowden Institution requires a contractor to provide Optometry services to the offenders housed at the Bowden Institution. Objectives: The goal of the Optometry Services contract will be to provide eye care assessments, recommendations for treatments to the offenders at the Bowden Institution. The service is to be delivered within the medium security Bowden Institution, and act as part of the overall Health Services program provided to offenders at the Bowden Institution Deliverables: Provide Optometry services to inmates in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework. Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, with two (2) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions. File Number: 53700-17-2504916 Contracting Authority: Claudette Chabot Telephone number: 306-659-9255 Facsimile number: 306-659-9317 E-mail: 501Contracts@csc-scc.gc.ca  NOTE 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: ? 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).