RFI: Legal Services for the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre’s Independent Legal Assistance Program

Solicitation number W6869-25-0015/A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/09/19 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    This Request for Information (RFI) seeks feedback from individual lawyers/law firms on their interest, capacity and ability to provide legal assistance, on an as and when required basis, in support of the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre’s (SMSRC) Independent Legal Assistance Program.

    Suppliers would be required to provide legal information, advice, and/or representation to individual victims of sexual misconduct, whose victimization has a nexus with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) / Department of National Defence (DND), when internal legal resources are unavailable due to timelines, specific expertise requirements, jurisdictional limitations, or where there may be a conflict of interest.

    DND is considering issuing a Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) following completion of the RFI.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    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

    Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of National Defence (DND)
    Address

    101 Colonel By Drive

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Kayla Tolhurst
    Phone
    (343) 598-1355
    Email
    kayla.tolhurst@forces.gc.ca
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    001 FR 3 2025/09/03
    This document was removed on 2025/08/15
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    0 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable
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