Organizational Design and Classification Services

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

Organizational Design and Classification Services

Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS)

The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) document for a full description of the requirement and the full bid instructions.

1. Elections Canada File No: ECBR-RFP-16-0628
2. Applicability of Trade Agreements: Yes
3. Tendering Procedure: Open Competitive (Buy & Sell.gc.ca)
4. Tendering Procedure: Attachment: No
5. Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating Technical & Merit
6. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
7. Supply Arrangement Number: E60ZN-15TSPS/xxx/ZN

This requirement is open only to those TSPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the following workstream:

WORKSTREAM 1 – 1.2 Organizational Design and Classification Consultant (Senior)

The following security requirements apply to this requirement and must be met by SA holders to be invited to submit a proposal:

Resource Security Clearance: Reliability Status

Organizational Security Clearance: Reliability Status

 The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

• Access Corporate Technologies Inc.
• Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
• ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp.
• Excel Human Resources Inc.
• Groupe Conseil Richelieu CF Inc.
• Hackett Consulting Inc.
• Human Resource Systems Group Ltd.
• MacKinnon-Charlton Limited Management Consultants
• Mercer (Canada) Limited
• O’Grady Human Resources & Management Consulting Inc.
• PGF Consultants Inc.
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
• TAG HR The Associates Group Inc.
• The VCAN Group Inc.
• Y2 Consulting Psychologists Inc./Psychologues consultants Y2 inc.

Background

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (“CEOC”), an agent of Parliament, exercises general direction and supervision over the conduct of elections and referendums at the federal level. The CEOC heads the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, commonly known as Elections Canada.

The objective is to address the increased workload in classification as a result of the organizational realignment and to support the professional development of Human Resources Advisors in EC pursuing their classification accreditation.

Requirement

EC requires the services of a Senior Organizational Design and Classification Consultant with extensive experience in the provision of coaching, mentoring and training for organizational design and classification in the federal public service. The Organizational Design and Classification Consultant will be responsible to carry out organization and classification training and tutoring activities that will support the Chief Human Resources Officer in maintaining the mixed generalist/specialist model and are in alignment with EC’s Human Resources strategy.

Period of the Contract

The Contract period will be from the Effective Date of the Contract until March 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”). The Contractor will grant to Elections Canada irrevocable options to extend the period of the Contract by three additional periods of one year under the same terms and conditions.

International Trade Agreements

This procurement process is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Submission of Bids

It is requested that bids be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Authority and delivered to the Proposal Receiving Unit. Bids must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before March 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).

Mailing Address:

Elections Canada

30 Victoria Street -1st Floor (Business Centre)

Gatineau, QC

K1A 0M6

Attn: Barbara Robertson, Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Services

Elections Canada File No: ECBR-RFP-16-0628

For sending packages by courier or for dropping off, please note that the Business Centre hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).

Bids sent via electronic mail or facsimile will not be accepted.

All enquiries and other communication with Elections Canada officials are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be the bidder’s primary contact. All requests for information must be directed to this contact. Bidders who contact anyone other than the Contracting Authority may be disqualified. All enquiries must be submitted in writing to Proposition-Proposal@elections.ca no later than the deadline indicated in the RFP. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

Interested parties wishing to obtain the solicitation documents for this RFP must do so through https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. The documents downloaded through this site take precedence over any copies that may also be made available.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Elections Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Further information about Elections Canada may be obtained at www.elections.ca.

Debriefings

Once the successful bidder has been announced, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the RFP process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority as per the terms of the RFP. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

NOTE: Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on an annual basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact spts.tsps@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.