1000198610 Research analysis, research services and document management services.

Solicitation number 1000198610

Publication date

Closing date and time 2018/12/17 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), – CIRNA/ISC Secretariat – Litigation Research Analysis, Litigation Research Services and Document Management Services Standing Offer Agreement (Firms)

    1. BACKGROUND

      The CIRNA/ISC Secretariat and the Department’s sectors develop and coordinate, in conjunction with Justice Canada and other government departments, DIAND’s positions on policy, technical issues and legal positions related to all litigation against the Crown where DIAND is the Department responsible for the impugned actions, as well as all litigation that the Crown brings against others on behalf of DIAND. Litigation cases are broad-ranging and involve all sectors of the Department. In the delivery of its responsibilities, the Department has an ongoing need for the determination and planning of research requirements arising in litigation and the analysis and written presentation of documentary evidence from historical sources, government records, past and present DIAND Program personnel and various professionals within the field.

    2. OBJECTIVES
      1. The Secretariat seeks Research Firms to work with the Secretariat and the Department’s various sectors to conduct all of the research analysis, research and writing required to ensure that a complete evidentiary record is compiled for use in litigation or litigation-related activities; to plan, manage and direct research projects and teams; to conduct primary and secondary research to identify, collect, summarize and extract information from documents related to DIAND litigation, to create document collections, document databases, bibliographies, reports, file summaries, map/survey collections and provide other related research services.
      2. Firms shall be capable of providing services in all three (3) service areas. The above services are required in the following three (3) service areas:
        1. Research Analysis;
        2. Research Services; and
        3. Document Management Services.
      3. DIAND intends to award up to sixteen (16) Standing Offer Agreements (SOAs) as follows:
        1. up to five (5) in the NCR,
        2. up to four (4) in the Quebec Region,
        3. up to two (2) in the Calgary Region, and
        4. up to five (5) in the Vancouver Region.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada
    Contracting authority
    Moyeda, Alma
    Phone
    819-953-6153
    Email
    alma.moyeda@canada.ca
    Address
    10 Wellington St.
    Gatineau, QC, K1A 0H4
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    French
    22
    English
    22
    008
    French
    18
    008
    English
    21
    007
    French
    2
    007
    English
    21
    French
    21
    English
    21
    French
    24
    006
    French
    3
    006
    English
    20
    English
    24
    French
    24
    005
    French
    9
    English
    25
    005
    English
    26
    French
    23
    004
    French
    6
    English
    23
    004
    English
    26
    French
    22
    003
    French
    4
    003
    English
    20
    English
    23
    French
    21
    002
    French
    4
    002
    English
    27
    English
    22
    French
    24
    English
    24
    001
    French
    4
    French
    28
    English
    28
    001
    English
    41
    French
    5
    English
    38
    000
    French
    19
    000
    English
    149

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding