Create a free account and describe your company. With the trial, CanPursue checks every opportunity against it and explains the fit.
Create free accountCreate a free account to see past contracts like this one: who won and at what price.
Create free accountTrade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: File: H4133-12931/A
Title: Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS)
Health Canada has a requirement to carry out the 2014-2015 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS) following the existing methodology for the Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) as closely as possible. Data collection will be done by means of a school-based survey.
This is a study to help understand Canadian trends in tobacco, alcohol and drug use vital to the effective development, implementation and evaluation of strategies, policies and programs aimed at addressing substance use and abuse. Effective development and monitoring of programs aimed at reducing substance use, and the regulation of tobacco products and illicit drugs requires a regular measurement of progress. The Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) has become a very important surveillance tool for Health Canada and its partners in this regard.
The target population for the CSTADS is all school children attending grades 6 to 12 in Canada, excluding residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and residents living on First Nation Reserves. Students who are attending special schools (e.g., schools for visually-impaired and hearing-impaired) or who are attending schools located on military bases will also be excluded from the population. The Contractor must try to obtain the participation of all 10 provinces. Data for a minimum of 42,000 youth in grades 6 through 12, on tobacco use, associated knowledge attitudes and beliefs, and demographic information must be obtained. Additional data on drug and alcohol use must be obtained from youth in grades 7 to 12 only. School-aged youth is generally recognized as the population most at risk for experimenting with tobacco products, alcohol and drugs. With a consistent measure of student substance use it is possible to examine the factors that influence youth behaviour with respect to smoking and alcohol and drug use.
Final data sets with all supporting documentation (User Guide, Codebook, and Frequency Tables) for the 2014-15 CSTADS in English and French must be delivered to the Technical Authority upon completion of the Contract. The 2014-15 survey must be conducted in a manner that will provide seamless continuity with previously collected YSS data. The sampling and survey methodology used in data collection for the 2010-11 YSS is described in the 2010-11 User Guide attached as Appendix 1 to Annex "A" to the Request for Proposal. The Contractor's sampling and survey methodology for conducting this 2014-15 survey must produce results that are consistent and comparable to the results that would be produced by the methods described in the 2010-11 sample
The work will commence January 01, 2014 to December 31, 2015 inclusive, with two (2) two year option periods. The maximum funding available for the initial period of the contract resulting from the bid solicitation is $1,805,000.00 (Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax included). The maximum funding available for the first option period of two (2) years one (1) is $1,841,100.00, and the maximum funding for the second option period of two (2) years two (2) is $1,877,922.00, (Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax included) for a total of $5,524,022.00
Mandatory Requirements
Bids will be technically evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria contained in the Request for Proposal. The following mandatory requirements have been identified:
1. The Bidder must demonstrate their experience in conducting school-based substance-use-related surveys of a nature similar to this requirement. To demonstrate compliance, the Bidder must describe in sufficient detail a minimum of two (2) school-based substance-use-related surveys, carried out and completed by the Bidder within the past five (5) years (from date of Bid closing) that are national in scope and involved a sample size of 5,000 or more respondents. The Bidder must provide the following information for each project:
a. Project title b. Project cost c. Description d. Sample size e. Commencement date f. Completion date g. Scope
2. The Bidder must demonstrate that the Project Manager has, at a minimum, a Ph.D., from a recognized Canadian University, or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service,* if obtained outside Canada and at least 3 years of experience in substance-use-related survey project management. The Bidder must include proof of education (copy of diploma or letter from University required) and a curriculum vitae. Each CV must clearly demonstrate where, when (month and year commenced/completed) and how (through what activities/responsibilities) the stated qualifications and experience of the individual/bidder were acquired.
3. The Bidder must demonstrate that at least two (2) key members of the project team possess, at a minimum, a Masters degree from a recognized Canadian University, or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service,* if obtained outside Canada and at least 2 years of experience in conducting substance-use-related survey project . The Bidder must include proof of education (copy of diploma or letter from University required) and a curriculum vitae. Each CV must clearly demonstrate where, when (month and year commenced/completed) and how (through what activities/responsibilities) the stated qualifications and experience of the individual/bidder were acquired.
*The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site, at the following Internet link: http://www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm.
The highest rated within budget responsive bid will be recommended for award of a contract.
Trade Agreements
This procurement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This requirement is excluded from the application of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as specified under Chapter 10 Annex 1001.1b-2, Section B. This requirement is exempt from the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), as the services are not listed under the WTO_AGP.
The Canadian Content policy applies to the requirement. The competition will be solely limited to suppliers who can offer Canadian goods and/or services as the Contracting Officer believes there exists, in the market place, three or more such suppliers.
The Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs) are not applicable to this procurement, as Work will not be delivered to, nor conducted within CLCA areas.
Intellectual Property
Canada will own the Intellectual Property Rights in Foreground Information as per 6.4.1 'the main purpose of the Contract and deliverables contract is to generate knowledge and information for public dissemination'.
Inquiries
François Pageau Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch Science Procurement Directorate Place du Portage, Phase III, 6C1 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
Telephone: 819-956-3563 Facsimile: 819-956-7994 E-mail address: francois.pageau@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
No attachments listed in the open data.
No contact listed in the open data.