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TSPS Staffing Consultants for IRB

Status Awarded

Contract number 3000424

Solicitation number 20230816A-IRB

Publication date

Contract award date

Contract value

CAD 550,875.00

    Description
    This contract was awarded to:
    TAG HR The Associates Group Inc.

    NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
    For
    TASK BASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS)

    This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 20230816-IRB dated September 14th, 2023, with a closing of October 19th, 2023, at 2:00 pm ET. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

    This requirement is for Immigration Refuge Board of Canada (IRB)

    Solicitation Date: November 17th, 2023
    Anticipated Start Date: Once evaluations have been completed
    Solicitation: Competitive
    Number of Contracts: 1
    Additional: The IRB will accept up to two (2) additional bids to a max of 29 for this requirement.

    Requirement Details

    This requirement is only open to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 (= $0 - $3.75m) for the following categories:

    1.8 Staffing Consultant, four (4) Senior Resources (Level 3)

    The following SA Holders have been invited to bid on this bid solicitation:

    1. 7792395 Canada Inc.
    2. Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
    3. Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc.
    4. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC.
    5. ARTEMP PERSONNEL SERVICES INC
    6. AZUR HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED
    7. Breckenhill Inc.
    8. Congruence Coach Inc.
    9. Contract Community Inc.
    10. Elevated Thinking Inc.
    11. Évaluation Personnel Sélection International Inc.
    12. Graybridge International Consulting Inc.
    13. Hackett Consulting Inc.
    14. KPMG LLP
    15. MaxSys Staffing and Consulting Inc.
    16. MGIS Inc.
    17. Nisha Technologies Inc.
    18. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.
    19. Ottawa Business & Human Resources Consulting Inc
    20. Promaxis Systems Inc.
    21. QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
    22. Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated
    23. TAG HR – The Associates Group Inc.
    24. Tato Recruiting Inc., S.I. SYSTEMS ULC, in Joint Venture
    25. The AIM Group Inc.
    26. THE SOURCE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC.
    27. Thomas&Schmidt Inc.

    Description of Work:
    The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada requires Staffing Consultants Professional Services under the Human Resources Services stream, under the Task and Solutions Professional Services method of supply, using the Task-Based Supply Arrangement and is issuing this bid solicitation to establish one (1) contract with task authorizations (TA). The anticipated period of the resulting contract will be from the date of contract award to September 30, 2025, inclusive. In addition, the resulting contract will also include an irrevocable option to extend the resulting contract term by up to one (1) additional eighteen (18) months period under the same terms and conditions.

    Security Requirement: Common PS SRCL #6 applies
    Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS)
    Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability

    Applicable Trade Agreements: (details below)

    Applicable Trade Agreements:
    The requirement is subject to the provisions of:
    - Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA);
    - Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement;
    - Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP);
    - Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement;
    - Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA);
    - Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement;
    - Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement;
    - Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA;
    - Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement;
    - Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement;
    - World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP);

    Associated Documents: N/A

    Proposed period of contract:
    The proposed period of contract is from contract award date to September 30th, 2025.

    Estimated Level of Effort:
    The estimated level of effort of the contract is 350 days.

    File number: 202230816A-IRB

    Contract Authority

    Name: Steve Dessureault
    Phone Number: 514-249-2780
    Email Address: steve.dessureault@irb-cisr.gc.ca

    NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA

    Business address

    420 O'Connor Street, 2nd Floor

    Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1W4
    Canada
    Notice type
    RFP against Supply Arrangement
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Selective Tendering
    Language(s)
    English
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    National Capital Region (NCR)

    Contract duration

    The contract will be for a period of 20 month(s), from 2024/01/03 to 2025/09/30.

    Commodity - UNSPSC

    • 80101511 - Human resources consulting service

    Trade agreements

    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
    Address

    344 Slater Street, 12th Floor

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K1
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Steve Dessureault
    Phone
    (514) 249-2780
    Email
    steve.dessureault@irb-cisr.gc.ca
    Address

    344 Slater Street, 12th Floor

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K1
    Canada
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