Urinalysis Collection Services

Urinalysis Collection Services This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Edmonton, Alberta and area. 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 provide Urinalysis Collection Services to conditionally released, federal offenders within Edmonton, Alberta and area. Objectives: Collections will take place within the Edmonton Area Parole Office located at 9530 - 101 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. The collector must be male. The contractor will be responsible to collect the urine samples, ship the samples with a bill of lading to the Department approved laboratory for testing. The Contractor may be required to attend court hearings, meetings with auditors, or meet with CSC managers as required Deliverables: The contractor will be responsible for the collection of approximately 180 collections per month. The collector must be male. The contractor must complete the urinalysis log sheets monthly and a detailed invoice and forward to the Project Authority. The Contractor must provide details of all expenditures with supporting documents with each invoice. Samples will be collected in compliance with Section 66(1) of the CCRA regulations, and Commissioner’s Directive 566-10 or updated policy with the maintenance of privacy, confidentiality and non-disclosure as to the identity of the donor. Cost of the personal protective equipment is the responsibility of the Contractor (Collector). Collection schedules normally occur Monday to Friday, with the potential for collections scheduled during the late afternoon to early evening hours (for example: 15:00 hours to 19:00 hours) to accommodate working offenders. The Contractor will be required to come in prior to the testing to prepare the required documents to facilitate the testing (this could be a period of approximately 2 hours). The Collector will normally be required to provide a minimum of 2-3 collection days a week The Project Authority will develop the testing schedule and provide this to the Collector at least one week before the next month.  There may be an occasional need for unscheduled, urgent/emergency collections, in which a 3 to 4 hour response time will be required as requested by the Technical or Project Authority only. Term of Contract: Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of date of contract award to August 31st, 2023. File Number: 57101-18-2880988 Contracting Authority: Amanda McCaig Telephone number: 306-659-9258 E-mail: 501Contracts@csc-scc.gc.ca NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain copies of the solicitation documents by contacting the contracting authority named in this notice. 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).