Disability Benefits Consultants — Subject matter Experts on Disability Management Industry Best Practices, Design Options and Service Levels.

OBJECTIVE

The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) has a requirement for the provision of consulting services to support the Disability and Sick Leave Management (DSLM) Transformation Project in the Federal Public Service.  

The Contractor will support TBS and its partners in a number of activities to implement the DSLM transformation project including providing input into the Request for Proposal(s) for the procurement of a new short term disability plan for the Federal Public Service (FPS), as well as the retendering of the existing long term disability insurance plans.
To help accomplish the required transformation to a system of seamless, coherent, integrated and sustainable services, the Disability and Sick Leave Management (DSLM) Transformation Project is looking for a Contractor to assist the GC by providing support.
This support is crucial for developing and delivering common services required by departments and agencies to address the cause, duration and frequency of disability absence relevant to their particular employees and workplace.
Recommendations made as well as support provided by the Contractor are designed to help the project achieve effective structural changes to disability and sick leave management within the time frame provided.

SCOPE OF WORK

On an as-and-when requested basis, through the issuance of Task Authorisations (TAs), the Contractor will be required to provide support in the areas of:

1.	Research and analyses of leading practices in the area of disability and sick leave management:
2.	Advice and support for Strategic Procurement of Services to Support disability management plans;
3.	Advice and support on achieving changes with  stakeholders; and,
4.	Advice and support on planning transition to steady state operations under the Modernized Disability and Sick Leave Management Framework.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 

The project team must include Disability Benefit Consultants at the senior, intermediate and junior levels as well as a Senior Certified Actuary. 

Personnel Category	Quantity
Senior Disability Benefit Consultant	1
Intermediate Disability Benefit Consultant	1
Junior Disability Benefit Consultant	1
Senior Certified Actuary	1