Educational 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: Policy on Reciprocal Procurement: the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement does not apply to this procurement. As per the Commissioner’s Directive 720 (Education Programs and Services for Offenders), when an inmate's grade level is below grade 12 or its provincial equivalent, education will be identified as a need in their Correctional Plan. The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to: a. Facilitate inmates' reintegration by increasing educational skill levels through the provision of accredited programs. b. Ensure education programs and library services respect gender, ethnic, cultural and linguistic differences, and are responsive to the special needs of women inmates, Indigenous inmates, inmates requiring mental health care and other groups. The work will involve the following: 1.1 Objectives: To provide educational services to the inmates at Nova Institution for Women. 1.2 Tasks: 1 The Contractor must provide the following resources: a. Two (2) teachers/instructors who must provide teaching services - 35 hours per week at 7 hours per day - Monday to Friday 2 The Contractor must deliver the following educational services: a. Adult Basic Education program (ABE); b. Adapted ABE programs for offenders with learning difficulties and disabilities; c. Educational programs leading to the Adult High School Diploma; d. Other education programs, pilot programs, digital education and any other curriculum the Project Authority requests; e. Coordination of post-secondary pre-requisite courses, correspondence courses and other programs including but not limited to, the Walls to Bridges program; f. Provide appropriate provincially recognized certificates, following course and level completions. 3. One (1) of the certified teachers must be designated as Lead teacher to: a. Ensure bilingual educational services at the school, in the Secure Unit (SU) and in the Structured Intervention Unit (SIU); b. Establish and coordinate schedules for the teachers/instructors; c. Ensure teachers/instructors follow the prescribed provincial curriculum; d. Ensure teachers/instructors provide quality educational services to offenders; e. Maintain enrolments in education programs at full capacity; f. Teach and facilitate independent studies (cell studies); g. Review all incoming inmates’ education information and provide parole officers with data necessary to make referrals to education programs; h. Evaluate the inmates’ educational needs, waitlists and suspensions; i. Administer and score the Canadian Adult Achievement Test and the “Test de rendement pour francophones” or other assessment tools approved by the Project Authority; j. Offer educational counseling to students; k. Adjust and combine classes to ensure continuity of educational services to inmates, in the event of teacher/instructor absences; l. Perform other related tasks to ensure proper operation of the school; m. Submit requests to the Project Authority for the purchase of pedagogical resources and office/school supplies; n. Participate in the Correctional Interventions Board (CIB) meetings and provide information/recommendations; o. Follow the CIB guidelines in terms of assigning inmates based on the student-to-teacher ratio to maximize education program capacity; p. Collaborate with the CIB to assign inmates to the educational tutor positions. The Contractor must work in collaboration with CSC to hire inmate classroom tutors. This must include in classroom training and orientation of the tutor by the contract teacher/instructor; q. Collaborate with the Volunteer Coordinator to assign volunteer community tutors to the classrooms; r. Participate in meetings as requested by the Project Authority; s. Supervise contract teachers/instructors, monitor and coordinate visits relative to the education programs; t. Participate in the yearly development of the annual education program plan (AEPP); u. Assist the Project Authority with input, data analysis, and reporting, as it relates to the educational results, prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) credits, progress, forecasting, curriculum development, digital programs, pilot programs, and digital education; v. Ensure an efficient information-sharing process such as e-mails pertaining to work safety, security reminders, and general inform