Work Placement Management Services for CORCAN

Work Placement Management Services for CORCAN

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada Ontario Region (including the National Capital Region (NCR)).

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 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 of Canada (CSC) – CORCAN has a requirement for Work Placement Management Services (WPMS) to provide ongoing administrative management related to transitional employment and training, including wage administration for offenders who are participating in the CORCAN program while under Federal community supervision and on work release in Ontario (including National Capital Region (NCR)).

Objectives:

To provide Offenders with opportunities for additional employment and vocational training to contribute to their transition to the community from incarceration.

Deliverables:

The report the Contractor must provide include, but are not limited to, the following:

The Contractor must submit the report within five (5) working days after the end of each month end or any given month.

Job Placement Tracking Report:

This report must be cumulative from Fiscal Year start to end dates and, as a minimum, must include:

a)        Number of offenders screened;

b)        Number of offenders interviewed;

c)        Name of each offender worker the Contractor has recommended for placement;

d)        Work placement position title and category for each offender worker (including part time and full time);

e)        Work placement start and end dates (where applicable) for each offender worker, and

f)        Work placement status at 3 and 6 months after the placement start date for each offender worker.

The Project Authority will provide a template for this report.

The Contractor must submit the report within five (5) working days after the end of each month.

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 from standing offer award to April 30th, 2026 with an option to extend the contract for three (3) additional one (1) year periods.

File Number: 21C40-24-4877869

Contracting Authority: Lynn-Stacy Gracia-Jules

Telephone number: 343-596-7363

E-mail: Lynn-Stacy.Gracia-Jules@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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• None