SOLUTIONS Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement

This requirement is for: PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZN-15TSSB who qualified under Tier 1” (<$2M)

Human Resource Service Stream

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal

1. Confluence Consulting Inc.
2. ConversaArt Consulting Limited
3. Delta Partners Inc
4. Diane Brousseau & Associates Inc
5. Emerion
6. Groupe Intersol Group Ltee
7. Hay Group Limited
8. HDP Group Inc
9. Interis Consulting Inc.
10. MGIS Inc., B D M K Consultants Inc IN JOINT VENTURE
11. Pleiad Canada Inc 
12. QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
13. Right Management Canada Inc
14. Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc
15. Y2 Consulting Psychologists Inc

Description of the Requirement:

TITLE:

Mentoring and coaching of managers and supervisors

OBJECTIVE

Public Safety Canada (PS) currently has a requirement for coaching services to provide its managers with leadership development opportunities through thoughtful and confidential learning conversations. The goal of this project is to put these future leaders on a fast track to strengthen their leadership competencies

BACKGROUND

PS is Canada’s lead department with the mandate to keep Canadians safe from a range of risks such as natural disasters, crime and terrorism. PS works with other federal departments, other levels of government, first responders, community groups, the private sector and other countries to achieve its objectives. The Department plays a key role in developing policies, delivering programs and ensuring cohesion and integration on policy and program issues within the Public Safety Portfolio, which includes: national security, emergency management, law enforcement, border management, corrections, and crime prevention.

PS is finalizing the realignment of departmental functions as well as the implementation of end state structures, which is resulting in pushing the work down to ensure that responsibilities at those levels are applied equally across the Department, as well as to have the right balance of middle managers and lower-level staff. These changes impact the culture, people, leadership and relationships while providing middle managers with more opportunities in shaping key files and programs. 

SCOPE

Public Safety Canada requires the services of qualified resources to deliver coaching services to a PS Managers working in various locations in Canada with the aim to strengthen their leadership competencies. The Contractor must use a variety of coaching methodologies, tools and suggested readings to expand PS managers and supervisors’ knowledge and understanding of desired leadership competencies. Depending on the direction of the coaching, these can include techniques and tools for: giving and receiving feedback and dealing with difficult people, strengthening interpersonal relationships and networks to achieve results for the organization, building managerial courage and self-confidence and improving listening, communication, decision-making and conflict management skills.

It is anticipated that up to 25 managers will participate in this program per year. Each manager will be allotted up to a maximum of 8 hours of coaching (8, one hour sessions). It is anticipated that up to two hours of material preparation and coaching session design will be required per participant above and beyond the 8 one hour sessions.

Level of Security Requirement:

No security requirement.

Proposed period of contract:

Contractor Period

The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award to March 31, 2017.

Optional Contract Period

The Contractor grants to Canada a non-revocable option period to extend the date of the contract by one year.

Contracting Authority:

Jennifer Yee

Phone Number: 613-949-9530

E-Mail: Jennifer.yee@canada.ca

NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA