April 20, 2020
This amendment is issued to:
Extend the closing date to
Wednesday, April 22 nd , 2020 at 5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
due to technical issues with the online submission platform.
Include as an attachment, a PDF copy of the submission form for reference only for bidders to better prepare until the submission platform is back up and running.
Please
note the limit on the number of characters/words for each question. Also please note that if there is a discrepancy between this form and the online form, the online form will take precedence.
At this point, the online submission platform remains the accepted method to submit proposals.
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April 17, 2020
Amendment to include Questions and Answers as attachment 1.
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This Testing Stream Notice is issued under the Innovative Solutions Canada Program (ISC) Call for Proposals 001 (EN578-20ISCD). The ISC Program Testing Stream (formerly known as the Build in Canada Innovation Program) is soliciting interested suppliers to participate in the Program to enhance Canada’s capacity in research and innovation in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Interested suppliers will have the opportunity to bid on various themes under specific Covid-19 categories outlined below.
For more ISC information, Bidders can visit the
ISC website.
SOLICITATION PERIOD : From April 9, 2020 closing April 21, 2020.
Please refer to the
Solicitation Documents
which contain the process for submitting a proposal.
Steps to apply:
Step 1:
read this Notice
Step 2:
read the
Call for Proposals
Step 3:
Submit your application
here
Canadian content:
This requirement is solely limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
CATEGORIES:
Medical and Non-Medical
Medical Category:
The medical category refers to innovations that will directly support doctors, researchers, and healthcare workers in their efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Innovations applying under the medical category should have a direct application towards the combating of the COVID-19 or be of direct use for healthcare professionals to assist and protect them in the course of their duties.
1.) Theme: Prevention and Protection
Solutions under this theme could include, but are not limited to:
a. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Masks, gloves, clothing or other equipment that protects individuals from infection
Solutions around the recycling and re-purposing of PPE
PPE manufacturing process improvements to increase the overall output of PPE
Training solutions designed to assist personnel to work with PPE and/or deal with hazardous environments/materials
b. Sanitization
Sanitization agents or chemical protective measures to assist in combatting the spread of COVID-19 in hospitals, clinics, labs, or other medical facilities
Automated cleaning/sanitization of PPE
2.) Theme: Testing and Diagnostics
Solutions under this theme could include, but are not limited to:
Rapid, portable, and/or Point-of-care (POC) or other testing methods and solutions
Reagents solutions to improve diagnostic testing
Laboratory equipment (both POC and non-POC) for research, study and development of treatments
3.) Theme: Patient Monitoring, Tracking and Wellness
Solutions under this theme could include, but are not limited to:
Patient monitoring, tracking, and management solutions and tools to support in-hospital/disease center, non-hospital or in-home health care and services
Tracking, consolidating and acquisition of data from provincial health experts and authorities such as epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists.
Ventilators and other medical devices to address COVID-19 or other infectious diseases
Solutions relevant to the assessment and improvement of mental health during public health emergencies
Mobile quarantine facilities
Non-Medical Category:
The non-medical category refers to innovations that will assist Government of Canada departments and agencies, including through their partnerships with provinces, territories and municipalities, in addressing the challenges and impacts posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies in the future.
1.) Theme: Surveillance, Tracking, Situational Awareness and Critical Response
Solutions under this theme could include, but are not limited to:
Solutions or applications to support education, information sharing and guidance between public sector organizations and individuals/citizens
Disease predictive modeling and tracking solutions that enable information sharing among public health professionals/medical service providers
Solutions and tools that boost situational awareness and allow medical, public health, first responder and security personnel to coordinate, decide and respond to crisis initiatives in real-time
Solutions that will assist with remote detection of infections and/or surveillance and/or enforcement of pandemic/crisis lockdowns
Solutions and tools to improve planning, tracking and assignment of medical, first responder, and law enforcement personnel, and/or health supplies during pandemic responses
Methods for analyzing information sources to understand how communities and public health agencies are responding to public health emergencies
Food supply chain stabilization solutions that promote efficient and sustainable agricultural production to enhance food security
Solutions that help address awareness, information sharing and mitigation of increased COVID-19 themed (or like public health emergencies) cyber threats and online scams
Solutions or tools to support impact analysis and decisions regarding economic recovery 2.) Theme: Sanitization
Solutions under this theme could include, but are not limited to:
Sanitization agents or chemical protective measures for a variety of applications or settings to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases
Automated sanitization and remote sanitization tools
Testing Departments:
All interested federal departments and agencies.
Funding Mechanism:
Contract
MAXIMUM FUNDING:
The maximum overall funding available for all Covid-19 Contracts under the Testing Stream is $10,000,000.00 CAD excluding applicable taxes, shipping, travel and living expenses.
Maximum Contract Value:
Multiple contracts could result from this requirement.
The maximum funding available for any contracts resulting from this Notice is: $550,000.00 CAD excluding applicable taxes, shipping, travel and living expenses.
This disclosure is made in good faith and does not commit Canada to contract for the total approximate funding. Final decisions on the number of awards will be made by Canada on the basis of factors such as evaluation results, departmental priorities and availability of funds.
This ISC Thematic Covid-19 Testing Stream Notice is an invitation to the scientific, technical and innovation communities to submit pre-commercial innovative science and technology proposals in response to Government of Canada requirements.
All information related to Testing Stream Proposal Submission, Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection are contained in the CFP solicitation document and its attachments on the
ISC Website .
Background and Context
The goal of this CFP is to help the Government of Canada enhance Canada’s capacity in research and innovation on medical countermeasures, including antivirals, vaccine development and support for clinical trials for delivery of Canada’s Research and Innovation response to COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions, as well as on-going Bidder questions will be answered and published in an amendment to the Testing Stream Notice Document.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries must be submitted in writing to
TPSGC.PASICCOVID19-APISCCOVID19.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
no later than five calendar days before the Notice closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
