CSTADS

This Letter of Interest (LOI) is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal (RFP). No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this LOI. This LOI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.

1. Requirement

Public Services and Procurement Canada on behalf of Health Canada is looking to inform industry about a possible Request for Proposal for services to conduct a National paper based survey on student tobacco, alcohol and drug use of at least 36,000 students in schools, grades 7-12 (Secondary I-V in Quebec), in all 10 Canadian provinces.

The objective is to collect data that will allow Health Canada to monitor the trends in use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs and contribute to the development of sound and effective tobacco and substance control policies and programs.

Data is collected from a minimum of 36,000 youth, approximately 6,000 students in each of grades 7 to 12 in all provinces in Canada, excluding residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Residents of First Nation Reserves and students who are attending special schools (e.g., schools for visually impaired and hearing impaired) or who are attending schools located on military bases will also be excluded from the study population. The requirement excludes work performed, delivered or conducted within Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.

Tobacco, alcohol and drug use and demographics will be collected from approximately 6,000 students per year, from grades 7 to 12. The sampling frame and design must produce a representative sample of youth in Canada in these respective grades. The survey will track smoking status and amount smoked, as well as other indicators that describe substance use behaviour, and provide both national and provincial estimates. The survey must be administered during one class period with an approximate completion time of 30 minutes.

The Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey will collect detailed information on various topics related to tobacco, alcohol and drug use, including the following:

Tobacco:

· smoking status;
· smoking behaviour;
· use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes);
· where and how cigarettes and e-cigarettes are obtained;
· use of various tobacco products.

Alcohol and drugs:

· alcohol use and high risk drinking (5 or more drinks on one occasion);
· use of cannabis, illegal drugs, prescription medications and over the counter medications.

The Services must be provided in both official languages (English and French).

2. Period of the proposed Contract

Initial contract period: date of contract award to December 31, 2021
Option 1: January 1st, 2022 to December 31st, 2023
Option 2: January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2025

3. Security Requirement:

If a Request for Proposal is posted for this requirement, it could include the following security requirements:

At the date of the RFP closing date, the following conditions must be met:

1) The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS) with approved Document Safeguarding at the level of PROTECTED B, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) of the Industrial Security Sector (ISS), Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC).

At the date of contract award, the following conditions must be met:

2) The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP/ISS/PWGSC. Until the security screening of the Contractor personnel required by this Contract has been completed satisfactorily by the CSP/ISS/PWGSC, the Contractor personnel MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS to PROTECTED information or assets, and MAY NOT ENTER sites where such information or assets are kept, without an escort.

3) The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store PROTECTED information until the CSP/ISS/PWGSC has issued written approval. After approval has been granted or approved, these tasks may be performed at the level of PROTECTED B.

4) Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP/ISS/PWGSC.

For more information on personnel and organization security screening, Suppliers should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s)

This procurement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

5. Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

The Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) is not applicable to this procurement, as Work will not be set-aside under PSAB.
6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements

The Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs) are not applicable to this procurement, as Work will not be delivered to, nor conducted within CLCA areas.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.