51019-164017/A - Medical Consultant Services - Hamtilton, Ontario (51019-164017/A)

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy:

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51019-164017/A Donovan, Janine E. Telephone No. - (506) 636-5347

Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

Medical Consultant Services - Hamtilton, Ontario

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) has a requirement for the provision of medical consultation services onbehalf of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) for the Hamilton Area Office located in Ontario. The period of the contract is from April 1, 2017, or date of award, to March 31, 2018 with options to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

This document contains a security requirement.

The Bidder must meet the following Mandatory Requirements:

1) a) The proposed Doctor must possess a Degree from a recognized school of medicine; or, b) if the degree is from outside Canada, the bidder is responsible for having the Canadian equivalency of the degree evaluated by a recognized third party. The list or recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credential website at " http://cicic.ca

2) The proposed Doctor must possess a valid license to practice medicine in the province of Ontario.

3) The proposed Doctor must have one (1) year clinical experience in the examination and management of patients experiencing at least two (2) of the five (5) following conditions within the last five (5) years:

-musculoskeletal problems -mental health problems -complex/multiple health problems -geriatric health problems -chronic pain

4) The proposed Doctor must have at least two (2) years of experience working with the health and non-health professionals in the delivery of health care services for clients in the past five (5) years.

5) The proposed Doctor must have one (1) year experience providing health care for at least two (2) of the following groups of people in the past five (5) years:

-Senior Citizens -Veterans -Canadian Forces -RCMP clients

6) The proposed Doctor must have three (3) years experience within the last five (5) years, conducing Veterans Affairs Canada's Pension Medical Examinations.

Inquiries: All inquiries of atechnical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Janine Donovan, telephone - (506) 636-5347, facsimile - (506) 636-4376, e-mail -janine.donovan@pwgsc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond. Inquiries are to be made in accordance with Part 2.4 Enquiries - Bid Solicitation in the solicitation document.

Firmsintending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS). Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services and may be viewed at buyandsell.gc.ca.

This PWGSC officeprovides procurement services to the public in both official languages.

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.