Emergency Trauma Care Training Service

Emergency Trauma Care Training Service

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Quebec Region

Trade agreement:         Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada Ukraine Free-Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada Korea Trade Agreement (CKTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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 standing offer 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 (CSC) must provide training in Emergency Trauma Care (ETC) to nurses working in its penitentiaries in the Quebec Region.

Objectives: Certify CSC nurses in the Quebec Region in emergency trauma care, using a Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PTHLS) course or an equivalent course. Certified nurses will have acquired strong knowledge and skills to be able to take care of seriously injured victims in a pre-hospital setting.

Deliverables:

1.        The Contractor must provide the required number of sessions to a minimum of two (2) participants per session. The number of participants and sessions are subject to change depending on CSC’s requirements.

2.        The Contractor must provide, upon request, a sufficient quantity of instructors to offer ETC training, including the theory and the situational components of the training, in French and in English. The majority of training courses will be given in French.

3.        The Contractor must provide all manuals necessary for ETC training in paper or electronic format. The Contractor must provide all medical supplies and equipment specified in Attachment 1 to provide ETC training. The Contractor must provide to the Project Authority, for approval prior to training, a list of any additional medical equipment or supplies that the instructor would like to use. The Contractor is responsible of shipping costs, if applicable.

4.        The Contractor must forward all necessary training manuals and other documentation to the Project Authority for approval two (2) weeks prior to the start date of the first training. If the Project Authority requests changes to the manuals and other documentation, the Contractor must provide a revised copy of the manuals within two (2) days. The Contractor is responsible of shipping costs, if applicable.

5.        The instructor must perform the following tasks :

a)        Welcome participants and provide them with administrative information at the beginning of the training. Describe the course content and evaluation;

b)        Have participants sign the attendance sheet on both days of in-class training;

c)        Verify that all participants present have signed the attendance sheet;

d)        Submit signed attendance sheets for both days of training, in accordance with the instructions on the Call-Up against the Standing Offer;

e)        Provide training in accordance with the course description approved by the Project Authority, ensuring that it is delivered in accordance with policies and procedures that reflect a correctional environment. The instructor must use scenarios that reflect the conditions of a correctional environment;

f)        Provide a training that includes, but not limited to, the training elements listed below using theoretical materials, while giving preference to practical situations.

i)        Scene management

ii)        Components of a primary examination

iii)        Components of a secondary examination

iv)        Airway management

(1)        Oxygen therapy

(2)        Ventilatory assistance

v)        Intervention in case of:

(1)        Overdose and intoxication

(2)        Convulsion

(3)        Anaphylaxis

(4)        Shock

vi)        Hemorrhages

(1)        Internal

(2)        External

vii)        Biomechanics and trauma management

(1)        Cranial

(2)        Cervical and spinal

(3)        Thoracic

(4)        Abdominal and pelvic

viii)        Lower limb fracture management

(1)        Open

(2)        Closed

(3)        Circulation and intravenous treatment

ix)        Burns

x)        Multi-patient care according to triage model

xi)        Safe movement of victims including immobilization

g)        Evaluate participants.

h)        Prepare a list of all participants clearly indicating who passed and who failed the training. Send this list and a certificate of completion for each participant who has successfully completed the training to the Project Authority.

The Identified User authorized to make call-ups against the Standing Offer is: Correctional Service of Canada – Health Services Quebec Region.

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: none.

Estimated quantity of commodity: see solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.

Duration of Standing Offer and Time Frame for Delivery:

Period of the Standing Offer: The Work is to be performed during the period of date of Standing Offer award to April 30, 2026 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21301-25-4768236

Contracting Authority: Francine Marcotte

Telephone number: 343-598-9309

Facsimile number: n/a

E-mail: Francine.Marcotte@csc-scc.gc.ca

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

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