Inmate Paid Television Services

Inmate Paid Television ServiceThis requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Prairie Region, Bowden Institution.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 Indigenous Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.Security Requirements: This contract does not include 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 for Offender Paid Television Services at Bowden Institution.Objectives:To provide a viable and balanced 0 dB signal for CATV signal or equivalent throughout the Institution to up to 596 outlets at Bowden Institution in the Prairie Region.Deliverables:Bowden Institution has 596 cable drops. CSC requires all drops to be active at all times. The television cable system feeds into a sub-station; from there it is split, amplified and fed via lines within the institution's manhole system to the various buildings. The signal is then amplified a second time to provide a viable, balanced 0dB signal to each of the institution's CATV outlets. All equipment the Contractor supplies must be serviced, maintained and remain the sole responsibility of the Contractor during the term of the contract.The respective CSC institutions will be responsible for the maintenance of all coaxial cable wiring connections throughout the institution, not the Contractor.The Contractor’s regular published installation or relocation charges, or both will apply including charges for additional outlets or relocation of the existing outlets when requested by the project authority.The Contractor must provide a channel package that includes a minimum choice of SIXTY channels. These sixty channels must include the basic channel package, plus a minimum of THREE movie channels, and TEN a la carte channels.Sexually explicit channels are prohibited, and the Contractor must not include them in the list of channels. Bidders must acknowledge and confirm they understand them will comply with this exclusion in their proposal.Term of ContractPeriod of the Contract the Work is to be performed during the period of contract award to March 31, 2027.File Number: 53700-22-3875271Contracting Authority: Jill PelrineTelephone number: (306) 659-9300E-mail: 501Contracts@csc-scc.gc.caNOTE 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).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.Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC) 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).