National Youth Survey

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Elections Canada File No: ECPB-RFP-14-0611

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH BUYANDSELL.GC.CA/TENDERS.

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 requirements and the full bid instructions.
Background:
Elections Canada commissioned the first National Youth Survey in May 2011 following the federal general election.  The first large-scale study of its kind, the NYS provided detailed information on the motivational and access barriers that Canadian youth and different youth subgroups experience that prevent them from voting.  The results of the survey were subsequently used by EC to target and tailor its outreach activities and educational initiatives.  Understanding barriers to voting is essential for both Elections Canada and youth-serving organizations to be able to effectively reach out to youth and provide them with the information they need on where, when, and the different ways of voting.  
The NYS along with a summary of main findings is available on Elections Canada’s Inspire Democracy website (http://www.inspirerlademocratie-inspiredemocracy.ca/). 
The NYS will be repeated in the next federal general election as part of EC’s ongoing efforts to understand how the barriers to voting are evolving and to ensure the agency is equipped with evidence-based research to inform its outreach activities.  Elections Canada will be responsible for the analysis of survey results. 
Requirement:
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer requires the services of a professional firm specialized in public opinion research to conduct a survey of youth following the 42nd general federal election.
The objective of this project is to design and conduct a survey of Canadian youth aged 18-34, with an additional comparative sample of Canadians aged 35 and older, in accordance with the scope of work below.
Period of the Contract:

The term of the contract will be from the effective date of the contract to March 31, 2016. 
Submission of Bids:
It is requested that bids be provided directly to the Contracting Authority. Bids must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before January 8th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau time).
Mailing Address:
Elections Canada Proposal Receiving Unit 
c/o Business Centre
30 Victoria Street
Gatineau QC   K1A 0M6
Attn: Pascal Bouchard-Phillips
Elections Canada File No: ECPB-RFP-14-0611

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
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