Radiology Technologist Services
This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Quebec Region
Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.
Competitive Procurement Strategy: compliant bid with the lowest price per point
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 includes security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
Correctional Service Canada must provide radiography services to federal inmates at La Macaza, Port-Cartier, Archambault Institution, the Federal Training Centre and the Regional Reception Centre in the Quebec region.
Objectives: Provide inmates with safe radiology services in the institution, according to specialists’ prescriptions, in the following institutions:
• La Macaza Institution, 321 Airport Road, La Macaza, Quebec J0T 1R0.
• Port-Cartier Institution, 1 Airport Road, Port-Cartier, Quebec G5B 2W2.
• Archambault Institution, 244 Gibson Boulevard, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
• J5N 1V8.
• Regional Reception Centre, 246 Gibson Blvd, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
• J5N 1V8
• Federal Training Centre, Lévesque Blvd. East, Laval, Quebec H7C 1P1
Deliverables:
The Contractor must:
1. Receive requests for radiological exams for patients;
2. Review applications to determine the nature and scope of the exams;
3. According to the agreement established with the Project Authority, manage the schedule of the Radiology Services of the institution served based on the assessment of clinical priorities;
4. Identify the files (on CD or memory stick) in the patients’ names according to the naming convention, add the radiology plan, burn the CDs or save the memory sticks, prepare them for shipping, and keep the registry of reading records up to date;
5. Place patients and immobilize them in the position conducive to providing the desired alignment, using sandbags or other weights;
6. Protect patients from excessive radiation using devices such as lead screens;
7. Adjust the voltage, amperage, and exposure time as needed based on the body part and characteristics of the patients being examined to produce a digital radiography with the required level of detail, density, contrast, and distortion-free quality.
8. Give patients all the necessary instructions related to the exam;
9. Charge, adjust, plug in, and organize related equipment;
10. Submit radiological films (on CD or memory stick) to radiologists approved by the Project Authority for analysis by the radiologists;
11. Receive the radiologists’ analyses and archive them;
12. Keep the files that are necessary for the proper functioning of this service up to date;
13. Maintain the inventory of operating supplies for the radiology department;
14. Check and ensure that the procedures in place at the institution comply with the relevant laws and standards governing the practice of the profession of medical imaging technologists and radiation oncology technologists in Quebec.
15. Assist the Project Authority with questions regarding the improvement of radiology services.
16. Submit a report on the statistics of the use of the radiology service to the Project Authority after each radiology clinic.
17. Provide the services in the official language chosen by the inmate, either French or English.
The radiology technologist who will provide services from the Federal Training Centre point of service (which is the radiological archives centre for the Quebec Region) will be responsible for maintaining the radiography archives.
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 from date of Contract to April 30, 2027 with the option to renew for one (1) additional one-year period.
File Number: 21120-25-4851393
Contracting Authority: Francine Marcotte
Telephone number: 343-598-9309
Facsimile number: n/a
E-mail: Francine.Marcotte@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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