Historical Research; Policy Support; and, Survey Interpretation and Title Searching Services – Standing Offer Agreements

This requirement is set-aside for Aboriginal Business in accordance with the government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.  The bidder must certify in its bid that he or she is an Aboriginal Business or joint venture as defined with the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.  

For the bid to compliant, the bidder must submit at the time of bid closing, the completed and duly signed “Certification Requirements and “Owner/Employment Certification“  forms included herein as part of the tender documents.

DIAND intends to award up to Six 6) Standing Offer Agreements (SOA) pursuant to this process.
In the event the required number of award is not attained as a result of solicitation 20-13-6013 .
Under companion solicitation 20-13-6014 DIAND intends to award thirty five ( 35) competitive SOA.
IAND reserves the right to award up to an additional (5) SOA pursuant to this process, for a total of up to (40) SOAs.


BACKGROUND

AANDC has the primary, but not exclusive, responsibility for meeting the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political, and legal responsibilities to Aboriginal peoples and Northerners. Under this mandate, AANDC is responsible for the planning, design, implementation, and assessment of policies and the delivery of a variety of programs and services to Aboriginal and Northern peoples and communities.

Key responsibilities of the Treaties and Aboriginal Government Sector (TAG) are to:
	manage the negotiation and settlement of comprehensive, special  and specific claims;
	lead in developing claims and policy frameworks to guide negotiations;
	put in place comprehensive land claim and self-government agreements; and
	research and provide funding support for negotiation of comprehensive land claims, special claims, specific claims and self-government agreements.  
Given the highly specialized nature of the requirement and the specialized skill sets required by TAG to meet its program requirements, AANDC requires external Contractor services to provide Historical Research; Policy Support; and, Survey Interpretation and Title Searching Services in order to supplement the TAG’s expertise and knowledge.
	

STREAMS : SUPPLIER TYPE AND ACTIVITIES
 This RFP calls for six (6) streams of work, including two (2) Supplier Types: 1) Firms and 2) Individuals and three ( 3) Activity Types: a) Historical Research Services; b) Policy Support Services; c) Survey Interpretation and Title Searching. In order to respond quickly and flexibly to the needs and priorities of TAG, qualified resources are required on an as and when required basis, in both streams - Firms and Individuals - to deliver the services described herein. 
A Bidder proposing as a Firm must be comprised of more than one resource. For Supplier Type Firms, TAG is seeking to qualify multiple entities capable of deploying qualified resources to undertake the work as defined in Appendix D, Statement of Work. There is no limitation on the number of Resources that a firm may propose at the time of the Proposal submission, and Bidders are encouraged to propose all those resources the Firm would like to qualify under any resulting SOA. However, for Historical Research Services, the Bidder must propose and qualify at least (1) one resource in each one of the work categories of this stream (Analysis & Writing (principal), Analysis & Writing; Research Services and Research Support). A proposed Resource can apply to more than one above noted Resource category. 

Bidders may not propose against more than one (1) Supplier Type (Firms or Individuals), but may propose for one or more of the Activity types (Historical Research, Policy Support, and Survey Interpretation and title Searching Service), although in separate proposals. Each supplier type (Firms and Individuals) and Activity type (Historical Research, Policy Support, and Survey Interpretation and title Searching Service) will be evaluated separately.
A Bidder proposing as an Individual must be legally structured as a sole proprietorship; must not be part of a partnership and/or joint venture; and must identify the single individual named resource to provide the services as defined in Appendix D, Statement of Work. For Supplier Type Individuals, TAG is seeking to qualify multiple individual named resources capable of undertaking the work as defined in Appendix D, Statement of Work.
Bidders MUST indicate the applicable all-inclusive fixed per diem rate (CAD) for a 8 hour day, per Work Category for their proposed Resource(s) during the term of the SOA.
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