Diabetic Foot Care – Ontario Region

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Ontario 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 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 includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada is mandated, under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA), to “provide every inmate with essential health care and reasonable access to non-essential mental health care”. In broad terms, health care means medical, dental, mental health care and public health services. During the period of incarceration, inmates are provided with a range of coordinated health services that are accessible, affordable, and appropriate to the correctional environment.

Objectives: To provide Diabetes Foot Care to offenders at all Institutions in the Ontario Region including those in the Kingston area: Bath Institution, Collins Bay Institution, Joyceville Institution, Millhaven Institution, and the Regional Treatment Centre, and at Warkworth Institution, located near Campbellford, Ontario, Grand Valley Institution located in Kitchener, Ontario and Beaver Creek Institutions in Gravenhurst Ontario.

Deliverables: The contractor must provide foot care to the offender population in accordance with professionally accepted standards including documentation and communication of findings to the interprofessional team.

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 Contract and Time Frame for Delivery:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of Contract award to three (3) years later.

File Number: 21120-26-5083487

Contracting Authority: Stéphanie Gigoux

Telephone number: (343) 574-3715

E-mail: stephanie.gigoux@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from the Canada buys / tender opportunities website.

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).

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A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None