Psychological Services

An advanced contract award notice (ACAN) is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date and time stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 1. Definition of the requirement: The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychologist for offenders located in the Pacific Region. The work will involve the following: 1.1 Objectives: Provide essential and non-essential mental health and/or psychological assessment or psychological risk assessment services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, at Pacific Region Institution(s) and Community site(s) at the Contractor's business location (professional office) as a psychologist in the Pacific Region. Treatment Orientation The treatment/counselling orientation utilized by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is cognitive-behavioural. All psychological treatments offered to offenders by the contractors must be evidence-based with known application to offender populations. The principal focus of treatment will depend on the nature of the referral and the offender's needs. Although the usual objectives of treatment include the reduction of risk to reoffend, a priority should also be placed on the amelioration of the offender's mental health and emotional or behavioural functioning, including feelings, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that moderately to severely impact or interfere with daily functioning. The offender's motivation for the index offence (particularly in cases of sexual offenders) should be addressed in this context. 1.2 Tasks: 1.2.1 The Contractor must provide mental health services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework including any amendment to this Framework issued by CSC during the contract period and any optional period if and when exercised by CSC. These services include, but are not limited to the following: a. Participate in meetings as a consultant including case conferences, the Interdisciplinary Mental Health Team or the Correctional Intervention Board and other related activities as requested; b. Participate in CSC training, including orientation to CSC and CSC’s risk assessment requirements as requested; c. Provide consultation services for the resolution of CSC internal offender grievance and investigative processes as requested; and d. Prepare and submit psychological assessment and other reports as requested by the Project Authority. 1.2.2 Psychological Risk Assessment Services: a. The Contractor must perform and submit psychological risk assessment reports to the CSC Project Authority and designates for sharing with third parties including the Parole Board of Canada; b. Dates and times for offender interviews will be set by mutual agreement between the Project Authority and the Contractor; c. The Contractor must conduct assessment interviews, administer all psychological tests (unless prearranged for self-report measure – see part f, below), interpret test results, and review offender files. Relevant files include Sentence Management, Case Management, and Psychology files. However, on occasion and if relevant to the specific case, the Contractor must review the Health Care and Security Intelligence files or, alternatively, consult with Health Care and/or Security Intelligence staff about the offender. Consultation with other CSC personnel about the offenders’ referral and/or behaviour might also be necessary. The Contractor must integrate information obtained through testing, file review, clinical interview, and if relevant, staff member interviews, into a comprehensive psychological risk assessment report; d. The Contractor must provide the Project Authority and designates with all original test data; e. The Contractor must use the file-based Statistical Instrument in Recidivism – Revised (SIR-R) test results if available on file (the SIR-R does not apply to Aboriginal and Women offenders), at least one other clinician rated actuarial measure measuring risk and needs that has been shown to be reliable and valid for use with offender populations according to published work, as well as measures of personality and intellectual functioning. The Contractor must interpret all tests in a standardized manner with the use of norms supplied by the test publisher and/or author only. Placement of percentiles tests scores in reports is acceptable when deemed necessary by the Contractor, as part of the standardized test reporting process, or when requested by the Project Authority. Reports must not contain raw test scores under any circumstances; f. In the event that the Contractor negotiates with a particular site to have CSC staff administer self-report measures including those assessing personality and intellectual functioning, or to have them provide recent relevant scores from in-house test administration, and thus does not administer these tests, the Contractor shall apply a discount of 5 % per assessment, for each relevant case. g. Psychological Risk Assessment reports must comply with the following requested content and format. Sections may be added to the standardized format according to case-specific needs. Please note that this format is not necessarily all-inclusive, but represents the minimum number of areas to be covered: i. Demographic information: Full name, age, date of birth, FPS number and ethnicity if relevant; ii. Reason for Referral: Specific referral criteria, source and date of referral, document that the limits of confidentiality (informed consent) have been discussed with the offender, sharing of information; iii. Interview Information: Date(s) seen, location of interview and the length of the interview(s); iv. Documentation Reviewed: Indicate briefly what critical documents were reviewed for the assessment as well as what critical information or documents were, or were not, available to the author; v. Brief Criminal History: A one to two paragraph synopsis of the criminal history, making reference to key files and documents. Include a brief overview/description of current offenses (official and offender versions; if they differ, otherwise indicate whether offender accepts official version), victim impact statements (if available), patterns/dynamics involved in or influencing criminal and/or offending behaviour(s) and the offender’s understanding of these dynamics/patterns; vi. Institutional and/or Community Adjustment: A one to two paragraph synopsis of institutional and/or community adjustment, making note of a reference to the files for the interested reader should detailed information be required. Includes as applicable adjustment to the prison setting (e.g., relationships with peers, program involvement, misconducts, etc.) and adjustment/functioning in the community (e.g., employment, supports, programming, suspensions, etc.). vii. Brief Psychosocial History: Provide the elements of the history which contribute to the analysis of risk. Include, as applicable, a brief overview of family, marital, school, employment, psychiatric/mental health, substance abuse, behavioural and adjustment problems, medical injuries and impairments. Given the need for brevity, the focus should be on elements directly relating to risk while making note of a reference to the files for the interested reader can access should more detailed information be required. viii. Interview Impressions/Mental Health: Comment on presentation during interview, current mental and emotional functioning, a brief overview of mental health history, including history of self-harm (if applicable) as well as an assessment of self-harm risk and management strategies (if applicable) and any circumstances that would increase this risk. Management strategies for other mental health issues should be provided as applicable. ix. Summary of Previous Assessments: : A brief summary of findings of previous psychological and/or psychiatric risk assessment reports with a focus on patterns of and antecedents of crime (dynamic and static risk factors), and offence dynamics and the offender’s understanding of these dynamics. x. Cognitive Functioning and Personality: A brief synopsis of psychological tests administered and their validity, interpretation, and diagnosis where appropriate and applicable. xi. Treatment Needs/Responsivity: Identify treatment needs areas specifically related to the offender’s risk, areas of strengths as well as the relationship between risk and need. The type and intensity of intervention required, prioritization of treatment needs, special needs with respect to treatment delivery, and responsivity factors should be described. This typically involves consideration of issues such as age, ethnicity, cognitive deficits and/or learning style, interpersonal style, mental health, motivation and prior treatment experiences as applicable. The Contractor should also document indicators/examples of behavioural and attitudinal changes since incarceration in both positive and negative directions as applicable. xii. Assessment of Risk, Risk Management Strategies and Recommendations: The results of the actuarial measures (both static and dynamic) used in the current assessment must be summarized in this section and must include an overall statement of risk that is congruent with guidelines or a current manual (if applicable) and empirical data associated with the tool(s) that was used. Reporting of percentile scores is acceptable while reporting of raw scores in the report is not acceptable under any circumstances. If applicable, an explanation should be given of any significant variance between the current results and those reported in earlier reports. This section of the report should also include an opinion on how risk could be best managed. This should reflect both actuarial and clinical factors, identification of risk factors and protective factors, assessment of institutional and community risk issues, and case-specific risk management strategies, including critical aspects of a relapse prevention plan, if applicable, and referrals to correctional programs, psychiatry, training programs, etc. The offender’s ability to function in reduced security and/or on conditional release (including, but not limited to Statutory Release) should be considered, recognizing not only their personal needs, but also the community’s safety. The Contractor should comment on ongoing treatment needs, whether special conditions such as abstinence from drugs or alcohol would be required, or any special residential, outpatient or other welfare needs that should be met in preparation for release or as a part of reintegration. If the offender’s behaviour begins to deteriorate, the Contractor should render an opinion on what would be the kinds of situations within the community to which the offender would become most vulnerable. As well, if the offender is on medication, the Contractor should advise what would be the likely early signs of the offender’s failure to maintain to medication as prescribed and what would be the general, early signs of deterioration in conduct and whether or not this might indicate a drift back into criminal behavior; xiii. Offender and Contractor Signature Block: The Contractor must sign the report and copies. Unless pre-arranged with the Project Authority, the Contractor must share the information with the offender and request that the offender sign the report to acknowledge that the information has been shared. CSC will distribute copies of the report in accordance with policy requirements. h. The Contractor must only make recommendations for mental health counselling in instances where the offender is at acute risk of self-harm or harm to others, where there is a clear need for such counselling to assist the offender in maintaining mental and emotional stability or as it pertains to criminogenic factors and risk. Recommendations for counselling should be generic as to the practitioner who will be providing the service and for community release cases must take into account the offender's motivation (i.e., motivated offenders will not need this as a condition of parole). Should it be felt that mental health counselling must be a condition of parole, it must be established in the report that: i. The offender needs such counselling for safe reintegration; and ii. It is necessary to impose such a condition to ensure that the offender participates. All recommendations for counselling must include the reason for the need for this service, the goals, and comments on the possible duration; i. The Contractor must share the final report with the assessed offender. The Contractor must document that information sharing has occurred by having the offender sign and date the original report. If the offender refuses to sign, the Contractor must note this on the report and information sharing requirements will be considered to have been met. The Contractor must advise the Project Authority if he/she is unable to share the reports and coordinate signatures with the offender. At the discretion and prior approval of the project authority, CSC will assume the information sharing and offender signature responsibility. j. The Project Authority or designate will refer any questions or concerns the offender has on the report back to the attention of the Contractor. While under contract with CSC, the Contractor must answer questions posed by an offender regarding a report for a two (2) year period after sharing the report. k. The Contractor must submit completed reports to the Project Authority or designate no later than four (4) weeks from the date of referral. The Contractor must share the completed report with the offender no later than 2 weeks after initially interviewing the offender. Upon request of the Contractor, and at the sole discretion of the Project Authority, either or both of these deadlines can be extended for a period not exceeding four (4) weeks. l. The CSC Mental Health Department will enter finalized psychological risk assessment reports into OMS, and ensure that a copy has been share-printed to the Parole Board of Canada. m. If requested by the Project Authority or designates, the Contractor must submit a completed emergency risk assessment no later than five (5) business days from the date of referral. n. CSC is required to complete Judicial Review Risk Assessments for some offenders. At the request of the Project Authority, the Contractor must complete a Judicial Review Risk Assessment and assume any future court costs related to the case assessed. o . The Contractor must collect information related to the dynamics of the offence, identify treatment needs and risk factors and determine the sexual offender's suitability for individual or group treatment programming. These assessments can also be carried out at intake or pre-release. When an assessment of a sexual offender is requested the Contractor must provide, in addition to the above content, a comprehensive description of psycho-sexual development, sexual misconduct and offenses. p. Specific content references to be included but not limited to in this description would be: history and development of sexual behaviour, information pertaining to prior child abuse, domestic abuse or violence against women perpetrated by the offender whether sexual or otherwise, information pertaining to co-offending and the relationship with the current sexual offense or sexual offense pattern, any attitudes supportive of sexual offending and sexual abuse, relationship problems particularly as they relate to intimacy deficits and social competence, factors relevant to their sexual offending (i.e., sexual self-regulation, intimacy issues, general self-regulation), general antisocial characteristics and psychopathology that may influence sexual offending and misbehaviour, and relevant medical history. Previous assessment results, including assessment of deviant sexual preference and prior programming results should also be considered. Psychological risk assessments of sexual offenders should attend to risk variables based on empirically based, clinician-rated measures of actuarial, static and dynamic risk that focus on sex offence specific factors where possible. q. For male sex offenders, it is mandatory for the Contractor to use the STATIC-99R for all sexual offender risk assessments (including non-contact offenders, but not offenders exclusively involved in child pornography). Dynamic risk must be assessed using a clinician rated actuarial measure that has been shown to be reliable and valid (e.g., STABLE-2007, VRS-SO or the RSVP). For cases where there is currently limited data specific to that population (e.g., child pornography only offenders) then the Contractor must use a measure that is based on the available evidence (e.g., CPORT). No sex offending risk and recidivism actuarial measures are to be used for women sex offenders. 1.2.3 Continuity of services: The Contractor must provide a backup resource to ensure continuity of services if the Contractor is unable to provide services in person due to, but not limited to, vacation or prolonged illness (illness of more than five (5) days). Any backup resource must have the qualifications and experience needed to meet the criteria used to select the Contractor and must be acceptable to CSC. The backup resource must also possess a valid security clearance in accordance with the contract’s security requirements. 1.2.4 Subcontracting a. At the discretion of the Project Authority and upon their prior approval, the Contractor may use subcontractors to provide services described in this statement of work. The Contractor must provide a current resume for any proposed subcontractor. The Project Authority will review the resume and decide, at their sole discretion, whether the subcontractor is acceptable to CSC. Any subcontractor must meet the security requirements of the contract. Subcontractors are not to perform any work until the Project Authority’s has granted their approval. b. Any subcontractors must sign reports and will be responsible for their contents. All reports prepared by a subcontractor, including students or trainees, will be countersigned by the registered psychologist named in the contract. c. Any of the Contractor's personnel not delivering direct services but with access to Correctional Service Canada documentation must meet the security requirements of the contract prior to handling the material. 1.3 Expected results: The completion of Psychological Risk Assessments, as assigned. 1.4 Performance standards: The Contractor must take into account gender, cultural, religious and linguistic differences and be responsive to the special needs of women and Aboriginal People. Quality Assurance of Psychological Services: a. The Contractor must provide all services in compliance with federal and provincial legislation and standards, provincial and national guidelines, practice standards and CSC Policy/Guidelines including the CSC Mental Health Policy and guidelines. b. The Contractor must provide services in accordance with the ethical and professional practice standards of the applicable provincial regulatory body, the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists and relevant legislation guiding the practice of Psychology within correctional settings. c. The Contractor is expected to consult with the Project Authority to ensure that all psychological practices are consistent with the relevant and most current legislation, practice standards and policies. d. On a yearly basis or as determined by the Project Authority, the Project Authority or designate will review a sample of reports to determine if they meet CSC and professional standards for psychological reports. If a report is judged to be substandard, the Contractor must amend the report as requested at no extra cost to the Crown. The amendment must be completed and the amended report submitted to the Project Authority within one (1) week following the date when the amendment was requested. e. Timeliness of the submission of all reports will be monitored on an ongoing basis by the Project Authority. Timeliness will form part of the assessment of the Contractor's work. The following is a list of key relevant legislation and CSC Policy/Guidelines but should not be considered an exhaustive list. CSC's policies and guidelines can be found on the CSC internet website at www.CSC-SCC.GC.ca or available in hard copy. • Corrections and Conditional Release Act - Section 85 Health Care • Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations – Section 3 • Commissioner’s Directive 060 – Code of Discipline • Commissioner’s Directive 800, Health Services • Commissioner’s Directive 843, Interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm • National Essential Health Services Framework • National Formulary • Documentation for Health Services Professionals • Guidelines for Sharing Personal Health Information • Discharge Planning Guidelines: A Client Centred Approach • Clinical Discharge Planning and Community Integration Service Guidelines • Integrated Mental Health Guidelines • Mental Health Service Delivery Guidelines Documentation on CSC’s Health Care Records: a. The Contractor must document all information relevant to the mental health services provided in compliance with relevant legislation, professional standards of practice and CSC's Documentation for Health Services Professionals guidelines. b. The Contractor must provide this documentation to the Project Authority or delegate for placement in the offender’s psychology file and, at the request of the Project Authority, the Offender Management System (OMS). Placement of reports on the psychology file and in OMS will normally be carried out by CSC staff. However, the Project Authority may, at their sole discretion, request that the Contractor place reports in the offenders' psychology file and OMS. c. The Project Authority will provide an encrypted laptop to the Contractor for documentation in CSC’s Electronic Health Care Records. The Project Authority will obtain all necessary CSC internal approvals and must comply with requirements for taking CSC assets off site. The Project Authority will also ensure the Contractor is aware of all CSC requirements regarding care and protection of CSC assets and IT security requirements including those associated with the use of Portable Data Storage Devices (encrypted laptops). d. As an accountability and quality assurance measure, the Project Authority will periodically review the Contractor’s documentation for compliance with contract requirements, consistency and completeness. Limits of Confidentiality: a. Most psychological reports will be available to anyone with access to the Offender Management System (OMS), on a need to know basis. As the limits of confidentiality are broad, as described in CD 803 - Consent to Health Service Assessment, Treatment And Release of Information, before interviewing the offender, the Contractor must ensure that the limits to confidentiality have been communicated and that the offender has consented - in writing - to the assessment and/or counselling process. b. In community settings, the Contractor must advise offenders of the Contractor's responsibility to report breaches of the law [such as illicit drug use] or violations of release conditions if they become known to the Contractor. c. Contractors must use CSC Form 4000-18: Consent to Participate In / Receive Health Services for all cases and ensure that the form, signed by the offender and a witness, is included with all reports. (The Project Authority will supply copies of this form to the Contractor upon request). The Contractor must document the consent process in all reports by the Contractor. d. Relative to the assessment of risk, in the event that the offender refuses to provide consent, the Project Authority may request that Contractor complete the risk assessment process using all available information. Information Sharing – Psychology Reports: a. Unless pre-arranged with the Project Authority, the Contractor must share all reports that are written for Case Management purposes (including for the Parole Board of Canada) and/or those that contribute to decision-making with the offender by the author of the report. Correctional Service Canada policy specifies that the author and offender sign and date the report at the time that the report is shared. The Contractor must advise the Project Authority if he/she is unable to share the reports and coordinate signatures with the offender. At the discretion and prior approval of the Project Authority, CSC will assume the information sharing and offender signature responsibility. b. In community settings, should the "wait for the offender's signature" compromise the timeliness of the report, the Contractor may forward a dated, hard copy of the report with only the Contractor's signature, provided that a hard copy, signed and dated by both the offender and the Contractor is submitted as soon as possible. In the event that the offender is temporarily detained, unlawfully at large, or has had their parole revoked, the Project Authority will assume the information sharing and offender signature responsibility. The Contractor must advise the Project Authority if he/she is unable to share the reports and coordinate signatures with the offender. At the discretion and prior approval of the Project Authority, CSC will assume the information sharing and offender signature responsibility. c. The Contractor must submit all reports in type written format. The Contractor must send a signed hard copy of reports along with an electronic copy on an encrypted USB stick (Microsoft Word compatible) or via an encrypted e-mail to Correctional Service Canada staff designated by the Project Authority. Electronic copies are required for uploading to the OMS. d. Completed psychological reports are to be signed by the Contractor, a psychologist registered for autonomous practice with adults in the province of practice. The Contractor assumes all responsibility for report content. e. If amendments to reports are requested by the Project Authority, the Contractor will respond to these requests and make amendments to the report as necessary within one (1) week of notification. If the request for an amendment originates with the offender, the institution will facilitate contact between the offender and the Contractor by phone as necessary. However, should the Project Authority determine that the situation requires direct intervention by the Contractor, the Contractor will arrange to interview the offender in person at the institution. Grievance and Investigation Processes, Review Panels, CSC Boards of Investigations: The Contractor must participate in various CSC internal offender grievance/investigation processes which may include a review of the Contractor's documentation on the Health Care Records. Upon request from the Project Authority, the Contractor may have to undergo interviews as a result of an offender grievance/investigation process. Participation in interviews as part of a grievance/investigation process will be billable at the hourly rate up to a maximum of one (1) billable hour per interview. At the request of the Project Authority, the Contractor must participate in CSC Boards of Investigation. Participation in Boards of Investigation will be billable at the hourly rate up to a maximum of one (1) billable hour per meeting. Notification Requirements: The Contractor must notify the Project Authority of any issues that may call into question the Contractor's competency and any restrictions imposed by the licensing body affecting the Contractor's ability to provide psychological services. The Contractor must notify the Project Authority immediately of any complaints lodged against the Contractor. Hours of Service Provision/Timely Access to Care: It is estimated that the Contractor may have to provide up to a maximum of five reports per month, as determined between the Contractor and the Project Authority at the beginning of the contract. All offender contacts must occur during normal institutional business hours unless otherwise requested by the Project Authority. The Contractor must provide the services according to the operational requirements of the Institution and operational requirements may include varied hours of work. The Project Authority may, at their discretion, change the hours of service provision during the course of the contract, including any options if and when exercised by CSC. The Project Authority will notify the Contractor of any changes to the hours of service provision a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to implementation of the change. Meetings: At the discretion of the Project Authority, there will be an initial meeting at the beginning of the contract to finalize the scope of services to be provided under the contract. At the request of the Project Authority, the Contractor may be required to attend meetings in person at Pacific Regional Headquarters. At the sole discretion of the Project Authority, other arrangements will be made (e.g., video or teleconference) for the Contractor to participate in Regional Headquarters meetings. The Contractor must attend Institutional and Community Health Services team meetings when requested by the Project Authority. Reporting Requirements: At the request of the Project Authority, the Contractor must produce or contribute to regional reporting and any other tracking and reporting processes. Confidentiality: In accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the contract, the Contractor must not have contact with the media with regards to the mental health services provided to CSC. The Contractor must advise the Project Authority immediately if he/she has been contacted by the media concerning mental health services provided to CSC. Support to the Contractor: CSC will provide the supplies and equipment required for psychological services to offenders, as determined and approved by the Project Authority and as applicable to the location(s) where services are provided. 1.5 Deliverables: 1.5.1 The psychologist will provide psychological assessment and/or treatment services to offenders and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health services team that includes, but is not limited to nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and other allied healthcare professionals. Collaboration with the case management team is also essential and in community sites, the treatment/supervision team also includes the Parole Officer Supervisor, Parole Officer, and the CSC staff psychologist and/or the Project Authority. 1.5.2 Paper consumption: a. Should printed material be required, double sided printing in black and white format is the default unless otherwise specified by the Project Authority. b. The Contractor must ensure printed material is on paper with a minimum recycled content of 30% and/or certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest. c. The Contractor must recycle unneeded printed documents (in accordance with Security Requirements). 1.6 Constraints: 1.6.1 Location of work: a. The Contractor must provide mental health care to offenders on-site at the Institution and Community site and at the Contractor's business location (professional office) mentioned under section 1.1 Objective. b. The Contractor must visit incarcerated offenders in interview rooms in segregation or cell range areas as requested by the Project Authority. c. Telepsychology by Videoconferencing The Contractor must provide Telepsychology sessions (psychology services by videoconference) to offenders if qualified and experienced, as requested and approved by the Project Authority. The Contractor must contact the Project Authority to obtain written approval prior to any work being done via videoconference. The Project Authority will grant approval, at their sole discretion, on a site-by-site basis. The Contractor must also provide a summary of any work being done via videoconference to the Project Authority. Videoconferencing may be used up to a maximum of 80% for this contract. d. Travel No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract. 1.6.2 Language of Work: The contractor must perform all work in English. 1.6.3 Security Requirements: This contract includes the following security requirements: SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER: PWGSC FILE No. 21807-23-0164 1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). 2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC. 3. The Contractor MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified site(s), and the Contractor must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction. 4. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP, PWGSC. 5. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the: a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C; b) Contract Security Manual (Latest Edition). CSC Approved Health Services Exemption for the Removal, Offsite Storage and Electronic Data Processing of Offender Personal Medical Information under CSC issued contracts. 1. The Contractor/Offeror must practice and take measures to protect shared personal health information in accordance with the applicable legislation which governs the disclosure of personal and health information under federal and provincial laws, applicable provincial health information acts, and the provincial/territorial regulatory body’s professional practice standards. This includes collection, receipt, transmission, storage, disposal, use and disclosure of information under its control among authorized persons of employees of the Contractor/Offeror. 2. In case of security breach or the unauthorized use of shared personal information, the Contractor/Offeror must notify the CSC Project Authority and implement all procedures and disclosure requirements as defined by their professional certifying body and those required of federal and provincial laws and regulations. Confidentiality: In accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the contract, the Contractor must not have contact with the media with regards to the mental health services provided to CSC. The Contractor must advise the Project Authority immediately if he/she has been contacted by the media concerning mental health services provided to CSC. Support to the Contractor: CSC will provide the supplies and equipment required for psychological services to offenders, as determined and approved by the Project Authority and as applicable to the location(s) where services are provided. 2. Criteria for assessment of the statement of capabilities (minimum essential requirements): Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: Experience: The proposed psychologist must have two (2) years of experience in correctional or forensic psychology over the past five (5) years prior to the ACAN closing date. The proposed psychologist must have completed a minimum of ten (10) psychological risk assessments within the last five (5) years prior to the ACAN closing date. The proposed psychologist must have one (1) year of experience in the past five (5) years prior to the ACAN closing date in assessing complex cases (individuals with dual diagnosis, severe personality disorders with emotional dysregulation, self-injury or self harm history, neurocognitive deficits or other chronic major mental illness.) The proposed psychologist must have one (1) year of experience in the last five (5) years prior to the ACAN closing date in providing differential diagnosis of complex cases and devising prioritized multi-target treatment plans. Professional designation, accreditation and/or certification: The proposed psychologist must hold a current license from, or current registration with, the provincial registering or licensing body for psychologists in the province(s) where services are to be provided. 3. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. 4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers. 5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement. 6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The current demand for Psychological Risk Assessments greatly exceeds the current psychological resources and this significantly and negatively impacts our legislative mandate for PRAs. Not all registered psychologists within the province have the clinical expertise and training to complete PRAs. The pre-identified supplier meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN. 7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: (a) the estimated expenditure does not exceed; (iv) in the case of any other contract to which these Regulations apply, $40,000.00. 8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement. 9. Ownership of Intellectual Property There are no intellectual property terms in the contract. 10. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date The proposed contract is for a period of two months, from 2024-10-01 to 2024-11-30. 11. Cost estimate of the proposed contract The estimated value of the contract is $ 40,000.00 (GST/HST extra). 12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier Name: Pierre Jean Ouellet, R. Psych., Address: Mission, BC 13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date and time of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. 14. Closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is September 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM PST. 15. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to: Judy Scherbey, Procurement & Contracting Specialist Unit#100, 33991 Gladys Ave, PO Box 4500, Abbotsford, BC V2S 2E8 Telephone: 236-380-4231 Facsimile: 604-870-2444 E-mail: judy.scherbey@csc-scc.gc.ca