Television Signal Services

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

Trade agreement:         Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free 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 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 has a requirement to provide Television Signal Services to offenders at eight separate institutions in the Ontario Region.

Objectives: To provide Television Signal Services at: Bath Institution, Beaver Creek Institution, Collins Bay Minimum Institution, Collins Bay Medium/Max Institution, Grand Valley Institution, Joyceville Institution, Millhaven Institution and Warkworth Institution.

Deliverables:

The Contractor must provide all personnel, tools, services, supplies, materials, supervision, equipment and components necessary to install, operate and maintain a television signal system.

The Contractor must provide a basic tier of services, which must include services required by the rules of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission and any other Federal Laws or Regulation, public access channels and educational access channels, the retransmission of locally broadcast television signals and other appropriate services.

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 October 1st, 2025, to March 31st, 2030, at Beaver Creek Institution.

The Work is to be performed during the period of April 1st, 2025, to March 31st, 2030 in all of the other institutions.

File Number: 21401-30-4901153

Contracting Authority: Robin Riha

Telephone number: 613-328-9727

E-mail: robin.riha@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).

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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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