Professional Media Spokesperson Training Services (1000192768)

PROJECT TITLE: Professional Media Spokesperson Training Services

SUMMARY: DIAND requires the services of professional media spokesperson training firms or individuals to carry out individual and/or group media spokesperson training sessions in English and/or French for senior officials and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on an as-and-when requested basis and typically within tight timelines.

The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Master Standing Offers for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada and may include areas subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs).

James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA)

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement

Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement

Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Final Agreement

First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Final Agreement

Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement

Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Final Agreement

Ta'an Kwach'an Council Final Agreement

Kluane First Nation Final Agreement

Kwanlin Dun First Nation Final Agreement

Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement

Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement

Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement

Tlicho Land Claims Agreement

Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement

DIAND intends to award three (3) Standing Offer Agreements

M1 Professional Experience and Equipment

The Bidder must propose up to two (2) trainers.

The Bidder must provide documentary evidence in the form of a detailed corporate or individual curriculum vitae (including each media trainer in the case of firms) that indicates a minimum of five (5) years of experience delivering media spokesperson training services as described in the Statement of Work in English and/or French in both individual and group (more than three (3) persons) settings for senior officials (minimum Director-level) for a municipal, provincial or federal government department or for medium- to large-sized organizations (defined as 100 or more employees).

The years of experience are calculated on the closing date of this RFSO.

Each curriculum vitae must include the following:

1. Chronological professional background and academic credentials and relevant areas of expertise
2. A list of media training completed for municipal, provincial or federal government departments or for medium- to large-sized organizations (defined as 100 or more employees).
3. English and/or French language capabilities of proposed media trainer(s) (reading, writing and oral)
4. A list of video and audio equipment that will be used for the training sessions

M2 Project Summaries Showing Media Spokesperson Training Experience

The Bidder MUST provide two (2) project summaries:

 – One (1) English and one (1) French, or Two (2) English or Two (2) French, one (1) group setting of more than three (3) persons and one (1) private, one-on-one, completed within the last two (2) years as of the closing date of this RFSO, that demonstrate media spokesperson training services to senior officials (minimum Director-level) in a municipal, provincial or federal government department or for medium- to large-sized organizations (defined as 100 or more employees).

The project summaries will be evaluated under R2 Project Summaries Showing Media Spokesperson Training Services, and will serve as the references for R3 References.

Each project summary must not exceed one (1) page (paper size 8 ½ x 11, Font: Arial 10), (excluding agenda, training manuals and other supporting documentation which may be submitted in electronic format on a disc or memory stick)

Each project summary must include: the Client department, generic title/level of participant(s) (e.g., Director, Assistant Deputy Minister, etc.) date, duration of training and the name, phone number and email of the Department Representative and must include the following:

a) Agenda

b) Type of training session (Private or Group)

c) Approach to conducting training sessions

d) Content in the form of a Training Manual specific to Department, including PowerPoint presentations

e) Tips and techniques (as part of the Training Manual) for understanding media trends and dealing with media, including the importance of meeting deadlines, definitions of key terms, etc.

f) Exercises and scenarios for each participant (as part of the Training Manual)

g) Type of video and audio equipment for conducting the mock interviews

M3 The Bidder MUST provide with their offer the completed and signed Annex E (Independent Bid Determination certification).

Security: Pursuant to the Government of Canada Security Policy, the nature of the services to be provided under the Standing Offer Agreement requires a Government of Canada Security Clearance.

RFSO 1000192768

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).