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CSC Solicits Urinalysis Collection Services for Male Offenders in Barrie, Ontario

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is seeking a contractor to provide urinalysis collection services for male offenders in Barrie and surrounding areas. - Government Buyer: - Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Ontario Region - Regional Procurement Officer: Monika Alexander - Services Requested: - Urinalysis collection for federally released male offenders - Individual collections (estimated 26 per year) - Group scheduled collections (estimated 72 hours per year) - Court attendance and meetings (estimated 10 hours per year) - Services performed at parole offices, community-based residential facilities (CBRF), police stations, private residences, or other designated locations - Key Requirements: - Collectors must be male and gender-matched to offenders - Maintain sample integrity, proper labeling, storage, and packaging to prevent contamination - Ensure chain of custody documentation - Prepare and ship samples to designated laboratories - Comply with CSC protocols, security clearances, and relevant regulations - Provide protective equipment and backup collectors - Respond to emergency and scheduled collection requests, including after-hours - Attend court, audits, and meetings as required - Travel outside a 40 km radius is reimbursed - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; procurement is open only to Canadian suppliers - Estimated maximum annual volumes: 26 individual collections, 72 group collection hours, 10 court hours - Contract duration is up to 60 months, ending September 30, 2031 - Selection based on lowest price, competitive open bidding - Notable: No trade agreements apply; only Canadian suppliers eligible

Description

The Correctional Service of Canada is soliciting proposals for Urinalysis Collection Services for male offenders in Barrie and surrounding areas. The scope includes collecting urine samples upon referral, providing gender-matched collectors, ensuring sample integrity, labeling, storing, packaging, shipping to designated laboratories, and maintaining documentation. The contract duration is 60 months, with work performed in Barrie and surrounding areas, including private residences. The procurement method is competitive open bidding with selection based on the lowest price.

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